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Thursday, July 23, 2009
APSE Releases White Paper on Establishing a National Employment First Agenda
Employment First means making employment in competitive-wage, integrated, community businesses the priority, or first option, for individuals receiving taxpayer funded services.
They say that "Establishing a National Employment First Agenda" should be a top priority.
It seems that, at this point in time, here's where we're at:
"In recent years, there has been a growing grass roots movement to establish Employment First initiatives in the United States (Tennessee, 2002; California, 2005; Indiana, 2005; Minnesota, 2006; Georgia, North Dakota, Wisconsin & Missouri in progress). Many of these states have worked with their state APSE chapter to secure input from all stakeholders."
Does West Virginia have a APSE chapter? According to the National Website . . . NOT YET!
http://www.apse.org/chapters/index.cfm
Start a Chapter
Thank you for your interest in starting an APSE chapter! APSE currently has chapters and chapters in development in 36 states and the District of Columbia. APSE Chapters are advancing equitable employment for individuals with disabilities in their states through building partnerships, offering cutting edge training and conferences, raising awareness at the local and state level, affecting public policy through grassroots efforts and more!
For more information on starting an APSE chapter, contact Betsy Elwood, APSE Chapter Director, as Betsy@apse.org.
Step 1 - Get the information
Call the APSE office at (804) 278-9187 for a startup packet which will include the following information:
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ReplyDeleteGreat read . . . Don Lavin is so on it!
ReplyDeleteThey say that "Establishing a National Employment First Agenda" should be a top priority.
It seems that, at this point in time, here's where we're at:
"In recent years, there has been a growing grass roots movement to establish Employment First initiatives in the United States (Tennessee, 2002; California, 2005; Indiana, 2005; Minnesota, 2006; Georgia, North Dakota, Wisconsin & Missouri in progress). Many of these states have worked with their state APSE chapter to secure input from all stakeholders."
Does West Virginia have a APSE chapter? According to the National Website . . . NOT YET!
http://www.apse.org/chapters/index.cfm
Start a Chapter
Thank you for your interest in starting an APSE chapter! APSE currently has chapters and chapters in development in 36 states and the District of Columbia. APSE Chapters are advancing equitable employment for individuals with disabilities in their states through building partnerships, offering cutting edge training and conferences, raising awareness at the local and state level, affecting public policy through grassroots efforts and more!
For more information on starting an APSE chapter, contact Betsy Elwood, APSE Chapter Director, as Betsy@apse.org.
Step 1 - Get the information
Call the APSE office at (804) 278-9187 for a startup packet which will include the following information:
http://www.apse.org/chapters/start.cfm
Ha! Great Brian! I've got the APSE application folder on my desk--it was a program goal of last years that I didn't accomplish.
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