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Employment, Productive Life Roles and Income Maintenance
Description: This group will discuss the issues, barriers, and implementation strategies
necessary for making competitive employment outcomes and careers more likely for
persons with intellectual disabilities. Specific discussion will revolve around
Social Security reform initiatives such as the Ticket to Work roll-out, self
employment, supported employment especially in the context of Medicaid reform,
customized employment strategies and DOL initiatives, and how the impact of
Olmstead on expanding productive empolyment actvities. Conversion from sheltered
employment to competitive employment, the role of SSA work incentives and the
role of business partnerships with the public sector and VR will also be
discussed.
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Paul Wehman, Ph.D.
Director
Virginia Commonwealth University
Research and Training Center
1314 West Main St.
P.O. Box 842011
Richmond, VA 23284
Phone: 804-828-1851 Fax: 804-828-2193
pwehman@atlas.vcu.edu
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