Cross-System Collaboration
The LEAD Center fosters cross-system collaboration by partnering with federal agency leaders, state and local agency policymakers, and practitioners and subject matter experts to build a progressive vision to improve the employment outcomes and economic advancement of youth and adults with disabilities. No single organization or resource is able to respond effectively to the diverse needs of each individual with a disability, and others who face multiple barriers to employment. The LEAD Center facilitates and highlights promising practices in resource coordination across systems by proactively engaging with agencies and organizations to spur systems change that translates into significant improvements in the employment and economic advancement of individuals with disabilities.
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Resources
- A Resource Developed by LEAD Center for ODEP
Promoting Employment and Economic Advancement: A Toolkit for CILs and AJCs
| March 2016 | Tool/Manual
LEAD Center
The Promoting Employment and Economic Advancement: A Toolkit for CILs and AJCs is a collection of resources for Centers for Independent Living (CIL) and American Job Centers (AJC) to deepen their understanding of each other’s services and structure...
Employment First Technical Briefs
| December 2015 | Report/Brief
LEAD Center
These Employment First Technical Briefs are for anyone working to implement Employment First in their state, region or agency.
The Impact of Employment on the Health Status and Health Care Costs of Working-age People with Disabilities
| November 2015 | Report/Brief
LEAD Center
This policy brief examines the correlation between employment, health status and health care costs of people with disabilities. Employment can improve health by increasing social capital, enhancing psychological well-being, providing income, and...
Career Pathways Initiatives
September 2015 | Report/Brief
Americans Institutes for Research
This brief describes major national and regional career pathways initiatives and provides lessons learned for states considering the development and implementation of statewide career pathways programs.
Transition Quickguide: Take Charge of Planning and Managing Your Own Health and Career Goals
July 2015 | Report/Brief
U.S. Department of Labor
This information is for youth and young adults, including those with disabilities and chronic health conditions, from ages 12-30.
Emerging Practices in the High Performing States Transition Model
May 2015 | Report/Brief
Partnerships in Employment
In October 2011, the Administration on Developmental Disabilities awarded grants to lead agencies in six states: California, Iowa, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, and Wisconsin. Two additional states, Alaska and Tennessee, received grants in...
Supporting Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in Their Communities
May 2015 | Report/Brief
Partnerships in Employment
This report highlights the latest strategies and best practices to better support adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) living and working in their community.
The Art of the Possible: Aiming High in Employment First - Federal Policy Changes and Opportunities
| December 2014 | Presentation
LEAD Center
These presentation slides accompanied a LEAD Center session of the same title during the 2014 TASH Conference.
2013 LEAD Center Policy Roundtable Report – Making Collaboration Real
| January 2014 | Report/Brief
LEAD Center
LEAD Center, Jan. 2014. This report summarizes the first annual LEAD Center Policy Roundtable discussions with recommendations to engage other federal agencies in a coordinated effort to improve integrated employment outcomes and economic...
A Better Bottom Line: Employing People with Disabilities
December 2013 | Report/Brief
The National Governors Association
This December 2013 report, commissioned by Governor Jack Markell (D-Delaware), Chair of the National Governor’s Association, is intended to spur governors from across the country to improve efforts aimed at increasing the employment outcomes for...
- A Resource Developed by LEAD Center for ODEP
Policy Updates
CMS Releases Report on Medicaid LTSS Expenditures
August 30, 2016
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released a report on changes to long-term services and supports (LTSS), “
EEOC Releases New FAQS for Employers on How to Create Notices That Comply with Its Final Regulations on Employee Wellness Programs
August 30, 2016
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently released a sample notice and FAQs that may assist employers in complying with its final ADA regulations on employer-sponsored wellness programs, published on May 17, 2016.
Harvard School of Public Health Study Finds Lack of Workplace Accommodations and Supports May Lead to Poorer Health Outcomes for Workers with Disabilities
August 30, 2016
A July 2016 survey by Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health reports that people with disabilities, who are not provided with necessary workplace accommodations and health-related supports in the workplace, are disproportionately likely to...
HCBS Transition Plans: Update on Select Plans
August 30, 2016
During the months of July and August, the states of Missouri, Massachusetts, and Arkansas released revised versions of their home and community-based services (HCBS) Transition Plans and posted them for public comment.
New Hampshire Self-Advocates and Long-Term Support Agencies Sue to Prevent Managed Care of Medicaid-Funded Supports
August 30, 2016
Fifteen New Hampshire individuals with disabilities who rely on long-term community-based services and supports (LTSS), including supported employment, and 10 agencies that provide LTSS, have sued to stop New Hampshire’s plan to move Medicaid-fund
October Marked Opening of ACA Exchanges
August 30, 2016
Enrollment in statewide health care exchanges began on Oct. 1, 2013.
CMS Grants Initial Approval to HCBS Transition Plans for Kentucky and Ohio
June 29, 2016
On June 2, 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) granted initial approval to the Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Transition Plans of Kentucky and Ohio.
Department of Health and Human Services Issues Final Regulations Implementing the Nondiscrimination Provisions of the Affordable Care Act, Including Impact on Employee Health Benefit Programs
June 29, 2016
The Department of Health and Human Services’ (DHHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) recently issued a final rule implementing Section 1557 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
EEOC Issues Guidance on Employee Wellness Programs, Clarifying How the Programs Can Remain in Compliance with the ADA
June 29, 2016
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently released a final rule amending its regulations implementing Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA).
OPM Proposes Regulations to Implement the Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act, Giving Disabled Veterans Who Are Federal Employees Access to New Type of Leave for Medical Appointments
June 29, 2016
On June 6, 2016, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) proposed final regulations implementing a statute that increases the availability of medical leave for United States veterans with disabilities. The Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act of 2015...
LEAD On! Articles
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Resources
- A Resource Developed by LEAD Center for ODEP
Promoting Employment and Economic Advancement: A Toolkit for CILs and AJCs
| March 2016 | Tool/Manual
LEAD Center
The Promoting Employment and Economic Advancement: A Toolkit for CILs and AJCs is a collection of resources for Centers for Independent Living (CIL) and American Job Centers (AJC) to deepen their understanding of each other’s services and structure...
Employment First Technical Briefs
| December 2015 | Report/Brief
LEAD Center
These Employment First Technical Briefs are for anyone working to implement Employment First in their state, region or agency.
The Impact of Employment on the Health Status and Health Care Costs of Working-age People with Disabilities
| November 2015 | Report/Brief
LEAD Center
This policy brief examines the correlation between employment, health status and health care costs of people with disabilities. Employment can improve health by increasing social capital, enhancing psychological well-being, providing income, and...
Career Pathways Initiatives
September 2015 | Report/Brief
Americans Institutes for Research
This brief describes major national and regional career pathways initiatives and provides lessons learned for states considering the development and implementation of statewide career pathways programs.
Transition Quickguide: Take Charge of Planning and Managing Your Own Health and Career Goals
July 2015 | Report/Brief
U.S. Department of Labor
This information is for youth and young adults, including those with disabilities and chronic health conditions, from ages 12-30.
Emerging Practices in the High Performing States Transition Model
May 2015 | Report/Brief
Partnerships in Employment
In October 2011, the Administration on Developmental Disabilities awarded grants to lead agencies in six states: California, Iowa, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, and Wisconsin. Two additional states, Alaska and Tennessee, received grants in...
Supporting Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in Their Communities
May 2015 | Report/Brief
Partnerships in Employment
This report highlights the latest strategies and best practices to better support adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) living and working in their community.
The Art of the Possible: Aiming High in Employment First - Federal Policy Changes and Opportunities
| December 2014 | Presentation
LEAD Center
These presentation slides accompanied a LEAD Center session of the same title during the 2014 TASH Conference.
2013 LEAD Center Policy Roundtable Report – Making Collaboration Real
| January 2014 | Report/Brief
LEAD Center
LEAD Center, Jan. 2014. This report summarizes the first annual LEAD Center Policy Roundtable discussions with recommendations to engage other federal agencies in a coordinated effort to improve integrated employment outcomes and economic...
A Better Bottom Line: Employing People with Disabilities
December 2013 | Report/Brief
The National Governors Association
This December 2013 report, commissioned by Governor Jack Markell (D-Delaware), Chair of the National Governor’s Association, is intended to spur governors from across the country to improve efforts aimed at increasing the employment outcomes for...
- A Resource Developed by LEAD Center for ODEP
Policy Updates
CMS Releases Report on Medicaid LTSS Expenditures
August 30, 2016
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released a report on changes to long-term services and supports (LTSS), “
EEOC Releases New FAQS for Employers on How to Create Notices That Comply with Its Final Regulations on Employee Wellness Programs
August 30, 2016
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently released a sample notice and FAQs that may assist employers in complying with its final ADA regulations on employer-sponsored wellness programs, published on May 17, 2016.
Harvard School of Public Health Study Finds Lack of Workplace Accommodations and Supports May Lead to Poorer Health Outcomes for Workers with Disabilities
August 30, 2016
A July 2016 survey by Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health reports that people with disabilities, who are not provided with necessary workplace accommodations and health-related supports in the workplace, are disproportionately likely to...
HCBS Transition Plans: Update on Select Plans
August 30, 2016
During the months of July and August, the states of Missouri, Massachusetts, and Arkansas released revised versions of their home and community-based services (HCBS) Transition Plans and posted them for public comment.
New Hampshire Self-Advocates and Long-Term Support Agencies Sue to Prevent Managed Care of Medicaid-Funded Supports
August 30, 2016
Fifteen New Hampshire individuals with disabilities who rely on long-term community-based services and supports (LTSS), including supported employment, and 10 agencies that provide LTSS, have sued to stop New Hampshire’s plan to move Medicaid-fund
October Marked Opening of ACA Exchanges
August 30, 2016
Enrollment in statewide health care exchanges began on Oct. 1, 2013.
CMS Grants Initial Approval to HCBS Transition Plans for Kentucky and Ohio
June 29, 2016
On June 2, 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) granted initial approval to the Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Transition Plans of Kentucky and Ohio.
Department of Health and Human Services Issues Final Regulations Implementing the Nondiscrimination Provisions of the Affordable Care Act, Including Impact on Employee Health Benefit Programs
June 29, 2016
The Department of Health and Human Services’ (DHHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) recently issued a final rule implementing Section 1557 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
EEOC Issues Guidance on Employee Wellness Programs, Clarifying How the Programs Can Remain in Compliance with the ADA
June 29, 2016
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently released a final rule amending its regulations implementing Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA).
OPM Proposes Regulations to Implement the Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act, Giving Disabled Veterans Who Are Federal Employees Access to New Type of Leave for Medical Appointments
June 29, 2016
On June 6, 2016, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) proposed final regulations implementing a statute that increases the availability of medical leave for United States veterans with disabilities. The Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act of 2015...
LEAD On! Articles
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Resources
- A Resource Developed by LEAD Center for ODEP
Promoting Employment and Economic Advancement: A Toolkit for CILs and AJCs
| March 2016 | Tool/Manual
LEAD Center
The Promoting Employment and Economic Advancement: A Toolkit for CILs and AJCs is a collection of resources for Centers for Independent Living (CIL) and American Job Centers (AJC) to deepen their understanding of each other’s services and structure...
Employment First Technical Briefs
| December 2015 | Report/Brief
LEAD Center
These Employment First Technical Briefs are for anyone working to implement Employment First in their state, region or agency.
The Impact of Employment on the Health Status and Health Care Costs of Working-age People with Disabilities
| November 2015 | Report/Brief
LEAD Center
This policy brief examines the correlation between employment, health status and health care costs of people with disabilities. Employment can improve health by increasing social capital, enhancing psychological well-being, providing income, and...
Career Pathways Initiatives
September 2015 | Report/Brief
Americans Institutes for Research
This brief describes major national and regional career pathways initiatives and provides lessons learned for states considering the development and implementation of statewide career pathways programs.
Transition Quickguide: Take Charge of Planning and Managing Your Own Health and Career Goals
July 2015 | Report/Brief
U.S. Department of Labor
This information is for youth and young adults, including those with disabilities and chronic health conditions, from ages 12-30.
Emerging Practices in the High Performing States Transition Model
May 2015 | Report/Brief
Partnerships in Employment
In October 2011, the Administration on Developmental Disabilities awarded grants to lead agencies in six states: California, Iowa, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, and Wisconsin. Two additional states, Alaska and Tennessee, received grants in...
Supporting Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in Their Communities
May 2015 | Report/Brief
Partnerships in Employment
This report highlights the latest strategies and best practices to better support adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) living and working in their community.
The Art of the Possible: Aiming High in Employment First - Federal Policy Changes and Opportunities
| December 2014 | Presentation
LEAD Center
These presentation slides accompanied a LEAD Center session of the same title during the 2014 TASH Conference.
2013 LEAD Center Policy Roundtable Report – Making Collaboration Real
| January 2014 | Report/Brief
LEAD Center
LEAD Center, Jan. 2014. This report summarizes the first annual LEAD Center Policy Roundtable discussions with recommendations to engage other federal agencies in a coordinated effort to improve integrated employment outcomes and economic...
A Better Bottom Line: Employing People with Disabilities
December 2013 | Report/Brief
The National Governors Association
This December 2013 report, commissioned by Governor Jack Markell (D-Delaware), Chair of the National Governor’s Association, is intended to spur governors from across the country to improve efforts aimed at increasing the employment outcomes for...
- A Resource Developed by LEAD Center for ODEP
Policy Updates
CMS Releases Report on Medicaid LTSS Expenditures
August 30, 2016
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released a report on changes to long-term services and supports (LTSS), “
EEOC Releases New FAQS for Employers on How to Create Notices That Comply with Its Final Regulations on Employee Wellness Programs
August 30, 2016
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently released a sample notice and FAQs that may assist employers in complying with its final ADA regulations on employer-sponsored wellness programs, published on May 17, 2016.
Harvard School of Public Health Study Finds Lack of Workplace Accommodations and Supports May Lead to Poorer Health Outcomes for Workers with Disabilities
August 30, 2016
A July 2016 survey by Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health reports that people with disabilities, who are not provided with necessary workplace accommodations and health-related supports in the workplace, are disproportionately likely to...
HCBS Transition Plans: Update on Select Plans
August 30, 2016
During the months of July and August, the states of Missouri, Massachusetts, and Arkansas released revised versions of their home and community-based services (HCBS) Transition Plans and posted them for public comment.
New Hampshire Self-Advocates and Long-Term Support Agencies Sue to Prevent Managed Care of Medicaid-Funded Supports
August 30, 2016
Fifteen New Hampshire individuals with disabilities who rely on long-term community-based services and supports (LTSS), including supported employment, and 10 agencies that provide LTSS, have sued to stop New Hampshire’s plan to move Medicaid-fund
October Marked Opening of ACA Exchanges
August 30, 2016
Enrollment in statewide health care exchanges began on Oct. 1, 2013.
CMS Grants Initial Approval to HCBS Transition Plans for Kentucky and Ohio
June 29, 2016
On June 2, 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) granted initial approval to the Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Transition Plans of Kentucky and Ohio.
Department of Health and Human Services Issues Final Regulations Implementing the Nondiscrimination Provisions of the Affordable Care Act, Including Impact on Employee Health Benefit Programs
June 29, 2016
The Department of Health and Human Services’ (DHHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) recently issued a final rule implementing Section 1557 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
EEOC Issues Guidance on Employee Wellness Programs, Clarifying How the Programs Can Remain in Compliance with the ADA
June 29, 2016
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently released a final rule amending its regulations implementing Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA).
OPM Proposes Regulations to Implement the Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act, Giving Disabled Veterans Who Are Federal Employees Access to New Type of Leave for Medical Appointments
June 29, 2016
On June 6, 2016, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) proposed final regulations implementing a statute that increases the availability of medical leave for United States veterans with disabilities. The Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act of 2015...