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This page will bring you up-to-date on all the latest information, events, reports and products on disability and employment. You may also visit our Site Index for help finding what you need.
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New Ticket to Work Toolkit from HDA & NCHSD
NCHSD and HDA created the Ticket to Work Toolkit to assist MIG grantees who want to devote time and resources into assuring effective implementation of the new Ticket to Work Program in their state. The Toolkit has a range of policy and practice briefs, analystical tools, and presentations - you can find them all on our new Ticket to Work webpage in the Hot Topics section.
Visit the Ticket to Work Toolkit page.
ADA Resources for Business: Reaching Out to Customers with Disabilities
Businesses have many questions about what they have to do to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The U.S. Department of Justice has developed a free electronic training course called Reaching Out to Customers with Disabilities, with ten short lessons explaining how to comply with the ADA and welcome customers with disabilities to their business. This and other ADA technical assistance resources are also available on CD-ROM through www.ada.gov.
Preview the online training course.
USBLN New Workforce Conference - October 5-8
The US Business Leadership Network is holding its 11th Annual Conference and National Career Fair at the Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront Hotel on October 5-8, 2008. The theme this year is “Expanding Inclusion: The Business Strategy.” This is billed as "the preeminent national event for business, community leaders and BLN chapters that have an interest in hiring, retention and marketing to people with disabilities."
Visit the conference website.
New NCHSD Products
NCHSD's 2008 National Fall MIG Conference Final Agenda
This is the final meeting agenda for NCHSD's 2008 Annual Fall MIG Conference entitled - Sustaining Innovation: A Strategy Conference for Medicaid Infrastructure Grantees.
MIG Discussion Board New User Guide
This is a detailed guide for new users of the MIG Discussion Board, which is part of NCHSD's website. The Guide has instructions for registering as a user, posting information on the Board, and sending messages to other users.
NCHSD's Guide to the 2009 Medicaid Infrastructure Grant Solicitation
NCHSD puts together this handy guide each year for states that are preparing new (competitive) Medicaid Infrastructure Grant applications. It highlights key features of the MIG program, and collects some of the strategies, tips and resources gained from our work with MIGs over the years.
State-Federal National Marketing Campaign Collaboration Framework
This outlines a collaboration of Medicaid Infrastructure Grantees, together with state and federal partners, to undertake development of a national marketing campaign about disability and employment.
(New) Ticket to Work Regulations At-A-Glance
This At-A-Glance brief summarizes changes to the Ticket to Work program made in the new regulations recently released by the Social Security Administration. The new regulations create a payment system based on the attainment of increasing levels of employment over time that is attractive enough to entice Employment Networks to participate. The regulations also modify the interaction of the VR cost reimbursement system with the Ticket system to encourage collaboration among state VR agencies and private ENs. Visit NCHSD's new Ticket to Work webpage in the Hot Topics section for more Ticket resources.
Hot Topics
We've collected valuable technical assistance tools and resources related to specific topics, including PAS, benefits planning, working with business, Medicaid Buy-In programs and more.
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Grant Opportunities
Expand your horizon beyond the Medicaid Infrastructure Grant program by learning about other grants related to employment and people with disabilities!
Visit our Grant Opportunities page.
