Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities Employment and Training Task Force

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Mission

The CCD Employment and Training Task Force works on issues relevant to the employment of people with disabilities, particularly issues related to the programs and projects funded under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.

The Task Force has also been working with on recent proposals regarding the Social Security Administration's efforts to facilitate the employment of individuals receiving Social Security benefits, and the employment and training programs administered by the Department of Labor.

Co-chairs

Cheryl Bates-Harris
National Disability Rights Network (NDRN)
202-408-9514 phone
202-408-9520 fax
Cheryl.Bates-Harris@ndrn.org

Susan Prokop
Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA)
202-416-7707 phone
202-416-7706 fax
suzan@pva.org
Charles Harles
Inter-National Association of Business, Industry & Rehabilitation (I-NABIR)
202-543-6353 phone
202-546-2854 fax
Charlie@harles.com
Celane McWhorter APSE
APSE: The Network on Employment
703-683-1166 phone
703-683-1166 fax
Celanem@yahoo.com
Brad Turner-Little
Easter Seals
202-347-3066 phone
202-737-7914 fax
bturner@easterseals.com

Update
Throughout the quarter, the Employment and Training Task force continued to monitor Hill action on the Workforce Incentives Act and the Rehabilitation Act and followed up with the Office of Personnel Management on the status of the final regulations for Excepted Service for People with Disabilities in federal employment.

Acitivities

Employment and Training Task Force Annual Report 2007 (January 14, 2008)
Fture of Vocational Rehabilitation Dialogue Update
The vocational rehabilitation community, including state vocational rehabilitation agencies, community rehabilitation providers, advocacy groups, researchers, and government partners, began a discussion in 2006 to explore the changing needs of individuals with disabilities who looking to enter or advance in the world of work. This discussion has sought to produce concepts as well as tangible models for equipping the broad community engaged in employment and training issues for people with disabilities to begin crafting now the systems to support workers with disabilities in the next decade. Two national forums have been held to date, with a third meeting scheduled for early to mid September 2007 in Washington, DC. The groups charged with crafting the discussion for that meeting recently reported on their activities since the last national gathering. The presentation materials are available to the public here (insert link to doc). For additional information on this process and/or next steps in the discussion, contact Brad Turner-Little (bturner@easterseals.com) or Carl Suter ( carlsuter@rehabnetwork.org ).(June 2007)
Response to the Notice of Proposed Priority for a RRTC on Vocational Rehabilitation that the Department of Education’s Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) (April 2007)
Employment and Training 1st and 2nd Quarter Report (August 2006)
Submitted comments to Department of Education in Response to Proposed Priorities for DRRPs, RRTCs, and RERCs.
Participated in CCD Employment Summit to set direction in working with Congress in the coming year.
Reviewed the U.S. Census Bureau report regarding disability and employment and attended the Interagency Committee on Disability Research (ICDR) meeting seeking comments with respect to the federal disability and rehabilitation research agenda. The Task force had submitted comments on their published priorities and strives to understand disability data as it relates to program needs.
Task force members attended a focus group meeting sponsored by NISH soliciting input on the pending modernization of the Javits-Wagner-O’Day Act.

Archive
Visit the Archive for past documents and information from the Task Force