Inclusive Employment Solutions

National Disability Institute is excited to introduce Inclusive Employment Solutions.

Inclusive Employment Solutions (IES) offers technical assistance, tools and resources to support community leaders and Workforce/Human Service system managers, service professionals and others in efforts to improve employment services and outcomes for individuals with disabilities. Our solutions and services are informed by our body of knowledge and more than 15 years of Subject Matter Expert (SME) involvement in national disability and employment technical assistance centers.

Services

Our team is available to provide intensive and targeted services to specifically address:

Cross System Alignment

Meeting career objectives of job seekers, including those with disabilities, by strategic service alignment and planning across workforce and community service systems.

Integrated Resource Teams

Service delivery strategy at the direct service level to integrate services supports, and braid expertise and resources across multiple service delivery systems to support the career pathway needs of an individual job seeker.

Inclusive Career Pathways

Increase access to, and the participation of, individuals with disabilities in employment and training services, particularly those related to career pathways.

Apprenticeship

Strengthening the “Earn and Learn” model through the engagement of greater diversity among apprentices and community partners.

Programmatic Access

Developing strategies that increase access to a diverse population of customers to the full range of services available with or without support.

Workforce EN Operation

Expanding the workforce system’s capacity to serve as Employment Networks for beneficiaries under the Social Security Administration’s Ticket to Work program.

Customized Employment & Discovery

Focus on the capacity of community based and workforce systems in creative, individualized approaches to careers. Includes using Discovery as an aspect of customized employment strategies as an alternative assessment for career exploration to support job seekers with disabilities and others with barriers to employment.

Financial Capability

Strengthen resiliency of job seekers and workers with disabilities (and others) through strategies and supports in the improvement of their financial capability.

The IES Team

The IES team includes subject matter expertise in the areas of employment services, workforce development, vocational rehabilitation, cross system collaboration, blending and braiding of resources, the Ticket to Work program and integration of employment and asset development objectives. IES SMEs are prepared to provide support to collaborative workforce systems and agencies with technical assistance and training that can include:

Initial Assessments
Overview/Trainings and Roadmaps for Implementation
Leadership Planning
Pilot Implementation
Communities of Practice
Facilitated Evaluations for Program Improvement and Sustainability

Doug Keast
40 years’ experience in the fields of disability and employment working at a local, state and national level to facilitate cross-system strategic planning and implementation.
Nancy Boutot
30 years’ experience in local, state and national employment programs, focusing on community integration, employment policy, career pathways, customized employment strategies and asset development.
Nikki Powis
30 years’ experience in the field of workforce development with an extensive working knowledge of employment and human service programs serving diverse populations.

Brian Ingram
20 years’ experience in the fields of disability and employment, focusing on issues of access toWIA/WIOA services for customers with disabilities and other challenges to employment at a regional, state and national level.
Sarah Loizeaux
15 years’ experience in the fields of disability and employment with expertise in career pathways, job placement, work-based learning and cross-agency coordination.

Contact Us

For more information on how IES can support your work in achieving desired career outcomes for individuals with disabilities, please contact us at IES@ndi-inc.org.