Title I—Workforce Development Activities
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Resources
- A Resource Developed by LEAD Center for ODEP
Summary Description from a Disability Perspective - Title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (Workforce Development Activities) Notices of Proposed Rulemaking
| April 2015 | Report/Brief
LEAD Center
This policy brief outlines, from the disability perspective, key provisions of two Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) pertaining to the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), i.e., those provisions in title I of WIOA pertaining to...
LEAD Center Policy Brief: Summary of Major Policies Included in Titles I and IV of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
| October 2014 | Report/Brief
LEAD Center
On July 22, 2014, President Obama signed into law the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) (Public Law No. 113-128). The LEAD Center has created a summary of the major amendments to Titles I and IV of the Workforce Investment Act from a...
System Innovation Brief: MAKING CHANGE HAPPEN: Virginia’s Cross-System Accessibility Taskforce Addresses Equal Opportunity and Access
| March 2019 | Report/Brief
This brief details the LEAD Center’s work with the state of Virginia, the strategic direction they chose, their approaches and strategies to building infrastructure to support Equal Opportunity and what they learned along the way.
LEADing to Employment Brief: Implementing the Equal Opportunity Provisions of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (Section 188)
| March 2019 | Report/Brief
This LEADing to Employment Brief highlights Section 188 of WIOA (29 CFR Part 38) and emphasizes how to use Section 188 as a framework for improving access, equal opportunity and employment outcomes.
New Promising Practices In Achieving Nondiscrimination and Equal Opportunity: A Section 188 Disability Reference Guide
| February 2019 | Tool/Manual
This Section 188 Disability Reference Guide provides updated information and technical assistance that can help American Job Centers and their partners in the workforce development system meet the nondiscrimination and equal opportunity requirements...
System Innovation Brief: Missouri’s Commitment to Equal Opportunity: Using WIOA’s Section 188 to Create a Blueprint for Improving Access & Equal Opportunity
| February 2019 | Report/Brief
This brief details the LEAD Center’s work with Missouri, the strategic direction they chose, Missouri’s statewide approach to building infrastructure to support Equal Opportunity, and what they learned along the way.
Joint System Innovation Brief: WIOA Section 188 & AJC Certification: A Window of Opportunity to Impact Equal Opportunity Policy & Practice to Better Serve Individuals with Disabilities
| January 2019 | Report/Brief
The LEAD Center, Disability Employment Initiative (DEI) and Workforce Innovation Technical Assistance Centers (WINTAC) joined forces in the new Joint System Innovation Brief on WIOA Section 188 & AJC Certification.
Workplace Education Videos: South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation
September 2018 | Video
The South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation recently released three videos that employers can use to educate about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Archive: WISE Webinar: October 2017: Achieving Financial Independence with Ticket to Work and an ABLE Account
October 2017 | Webinar
Ticket To Work
If you are age 18-64, receive Social Security disability benefits (SSI or SSDI) and want to make more money through work, Ticket to Work can provide the support that you need!
Archive: WISE Webinar September 2017: Ticket to Work and Work Incentives - Part 2 - Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)
September 2017 | Webinar
Ticket To Work
If you are age 18-64, receive Social Security disability benefits (SSI or SSDI) and want to make more money through work, Ticket to Work can provide the support that you need!
- A Resource Developed by LEAD Center for ODEP
Webinars
Achieving Equal Access and Opportunity: Requirements and Promising Practices
February 27, 2019
Don’t miss this webinar on promoting Equal Opportunity and complying with the requirements of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act’s (WIOA’s) Section 188.
Advancing Disability Employment in Your State: Resources and Information
October 18, 2017
Are you interested in national and state-level disability employment statistics, policy and initiatives?
Community of Practice Meeting Adult and Continuing Education: Options and Resources to Promote Inclusive Career Pathways and Employment Outcomes
October 9, 2018
All Career Pathways partners should be aware of the substantial resources and collaboration opportunities that exist in their regions with career, technical and adult education programs.
Promoting Competitive Integrated Employment: What You Can Do
October 24, 2018
Competitive Integrated Employment (CIE) is critical to achieving equal opportunity, full participation, and economic self-sufficiency for people with disabilities -- and so are you.
Policy Updates
Neurodiversity Brief: Building an Accessible Workforce Development System: Recommendations to American Job Centers on Supporting Autistic People and Others with Disabilities to Promote Successful Employment
December 10, 2018
This brief discusses actions that American Job Center (AJC) staff can take to make their services more accessible to autistic people and others with psychosocial, cognitive, intellectual, and developmental disabilities (DD); this supports the crea
New Mathematica Policy Article on Long-Term Work Activity and Use of Employment Supports for Supplemental Security Income Recipients
March 30, 2015
Professional staff from the Mathematica Policy Research’s Center for Studying Disability Policy has published a new article in the Social Security Bulletin explor
LEAD On! Articles
News
New from the LEAD Center: Summary Review of the Final Rules Implementing Titles I and IV of WIOA, from a Disability Perspective
July 8, 2016
The LEAD Center is pleased to make available to you two policy briefs to provide a summary description from a disability perspective on the Final Rules implementing Title I and Title IV of WIOA.
WIOA NPRMS Now Available
April 3, 2015
On April 2, 2015, the U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (ETA) issued five notices of proposed rulemaking (NPRMs) on the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).
Blogs
The Empowering Nature of Work
October 31, 2018
As National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) concludes, the Campaign for Disability Employment (CDE) shares with us their new public service announcement (PSA), "Working Works."
Showing the World That ‘Inclusion Drives Innovation’
October 3, 2017
The Campaign for Disability Employment (CDE) shares information on their national effort aimed at shaping attitudes and improving employment opportunities for people with disabilities, and how their work intersects with October being National...
WIOA: New Opportunities for People with Disabilities
March 20, 2015
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) represents new opportunities for job seekers with disabilities to access employment, education, training and support services to succeed in the labor market. This blog post features edited excerpts...
Advancing the Ideals of National Disability Employment Awareness Month
October 24, 2014
As we head into the final week of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), much progress has been in the disability employment movement. Momentum is obviously on our side. But, that does not mean the road ahead will be easy or as fast...
Eight Actions You Can Consider to Support Youth and Adults with Disabilities in WIOA Implementation
October 14, 2014
President Obama signed the Workforce innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) into law on July 22, 2014.
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Resources
- A Resource Developed by LEAD Center for ODEP
Summary Description from a Disability Perspective - Title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (Workforce Development Activities) Notices of Proposed Rulemaking
| April 2015 | Report/Brief
LEAD Center
This policy brief outlines, from the disability perspective, key provisions of two Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) pertaining to the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), i.e., those provisions in title I of WIOA pertaining to...
LEAD Center Policy Brief: Summary of Major Policies Included in Titles I and IV of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
| October 2014 | Report/Brief
LEAD Center
On July 22, 2014, President Obama signed into law the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) (Public Law No. 113-128). The LEAD Center has created a summary of the major amendments to Titles I and IV of the Workforce Investment Act from a...
System Innovation Brief: MAKING CHANGE HAPPEN: Virginia’s Cross-System Accessibility Taskforce Addresses Equal Opportunity and Access
| March 2019 | Report/Brief
This brief details the LEAD Center’s work with the state of Virginia, the strategic direction they chose, their approaches and strategies to building infrastructure to support Equal Opportunity and what they learned along the way.
LEADing to Employment Brief: Implementing the Equal Opportunity Provisions of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (Section 188)
| March 2019 | Report/Brief
This LEADing to Employment Brief highlights Section 188 of WIOA (29 CFR Part 38) and emphasizes how to use Section 188 as a framework for improving access, equal opportunity and employment outcomes.
New Promising Practices In Achieving Nondiscrimination and Equal Opportunity: A Section 188 Disability Reference Guide
| February 2019 | Tool/Manual
This Section 188 Disability Reference Guide provides updated information and technical assistance that can help American Job Centers and their partners in the workforce development system meet the nondiscrimination and equal opportunity requirements...
System Innovation Brief: Missouri’s Commitment to Equal Opportunity: Using WIOA’s Section 188 to Create a Blueprint for Improving Access & Equal Opportunity
| February 2019 | Report/Brief
This brief details the LEAD Center’s work with Missouri, the strategic direction they chose, Missouri’s statewide approach to building infrastructure to support Equal Opportunity, and what they learned along the way.
Joint System Innovation Brief: WIOA Section 188 & AJC Certification: A Window of Opportunity to Impact Equal Opportunity Policy & Practice to Better Serve Individuals with Disabilities
| January 2019 | Report/Brief
The LEAD Center, Disability Employment Initiative (DEI) and Workforce Innovation Technical Assistance Centers (WINTAC) joined forces in the new Joint System Innovation Brief on WIOA Section 188 & AJC Certification.
Workplace Education Videos: South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation
September 2018 | Video
The South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation recently released three videos that employers can use to educate about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Archive: WISE Webinar: October 2017: Achieving Financial Independence with Ticket to Work and an ABLE Account
October 2017 | Webinar
Ticket To Work
If you are age 18-64, receive Social Security disability benefits (SSI or SSDI) and want to make more money through work, Ticket to Work can provide the support that you need!
Archive: WISE Webinar September 2017: Ticket to Work and Work Incentives - Part 2 - Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)
September 2017 | Webinar
Ticket To Work
If you are age 18-64, receive Social Security disability benefits (SSI or SSDI) and want to make more money through work, Ticket to Work can provide the support that you need!
- A Resource Developed by LEAD Center for ODEP
Webinars
Achieving Equal Access and Opportunity: Requirements and Promising Practices
February 27, 2019
Don’t miss this webinar on promoting Equal Opportunity and complying with the requirements of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act’s (WIOA’s) Section 188.
Advancing Disability Employment in Your State: Resources and Information
October 18, 2017
Are you interested in national and state-level disability employment statistics, policy and initiatives?
Community of Practice Meeting Adult and Continuing Education: Options and Resources to Promote Inclusive Career Pathways and Employment Outcomes
October 9, 2018
All Career Pathways partners should be aware of the substantial resources and collaboration opportunities that exist in their regions with career, technical and adult education programs.
Promoting Competitive Integrated Employment: What You Can Do
October 24, 2018
Competitive Integrated Employment (CIE) is critical to achieving equal opportunity, full participation, and economic self-sufficiency for people with disabilities -- and so are you.
Policy Updates
Neurodiversity Brief: Building an Accessible Workforce Development System: Recommendations to American Job Centers on Supporting Autistic People and Others with Disabilities to Promote Successful Employment
December 10, 2018
This brief discusses actions that American Job Center (AJC) staff can take to make their services more accessible to autistic people and others with psychosocial, cognitive, intellectual, and developmental disabilities (DD); this supports the crea
New Mathematica Policy Article on Long-Term Work Activity and Use of Employment Supports for Supplemental Security Income Recipients
March 30, 2015
Professional staff from the Mathematica Policy Research’s Center for Studying Disability Policy has published a new article in the Social Security Bulletin explor
LEAD On! Articles
News
New from the LEAD Center: Summary Review of the Final Rules Implementing Titles I and IV of WIOA, from a Disability Perspective
July 8, 2016
The LEAD Center is pleased to make available to you two policy briefs to provide a summary description from a disability perspective on the Final Rules implementing Title I and Title IV of WIOA.
WIOA NPRMS Now Available
April 3, 2015
On April 2, 2015, the U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (ETA) issued five notices of proposed rulemaking (NPRMs) on the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).
Blogs
The Empowering Nature of Work
October 31, 2018
As National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) concludes, the Campaign for Disability Employment (CDE) shares with us their new public service announcement (PSA), "Working Works."
Showing the World That ‘Inclusion Drives Innovation’
October 3, 2017
The Campaign for Disability Employment (CDE) shares information on their national effort aimed at shaping attitudes and improving employment opportunities for people with disabilities, and how their work intersects with October being National...
WIOA: New Opportunities for People with Disabilities
March 20, 2015
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) represents new opportunities for job seekers with disabilities to access employment, education, training and support services to succeed in the labor market. This blog post features edited excerpts...
Advancing the Ideals of National Disability Employment Awareness Month
October 24, 2014
As we head into the final week of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), much progress has been in the disability employment movement. Momentum is obviously on our side. But, that does not mean the road ahead will be easy or as fast...
Eight Actions You Can Consider to Support Youth and Adults with Disabilities in WIOA Implementation
October 14, 2014
President Obama signed the Workforce innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) into law on July 22, 2014.
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Resources
- A Resource Developed by LEAD Center for ODEP
Summary Description from a Disability Perspective - Title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (Workforce Development Activities) Notices of Proposed Rulemaking
| April 2015 | Report/Brief
LEAD Center
This policy brief outlines, from the disability perspective, key provisions of two Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) pertaining to the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), i.e., those provisions in title I of WIOA pertaining to...
LEAD Center Policy Brief: Summary of Major Policies Included in Titles I and IV of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
| October 2014 | Report/Brief
LEAD Center
On July 22, 2014, President Obama signed into law the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) (Public Law No. 113-128). The LEAD Center has created a summary of the major amendments to Titles I and IV of the Workforce Investment Act from a...
System Innovation Brief: MAKING CHANGE HAPPEN: Virginia’s Cross-System Accessibility Taskforce Addresses Equal Opportunity and Access
| March 2019 | Report/Brief
This brief details the LEAD Center’s work with the state of Virginia, the strategic direction they chose, their approaches and strategies to building infrastructure to support Equal Opportunity and what they learned along the way.
LEADing to Employment Brief: Implementing the Equal Opportunity Provisions of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (Section 188)
| March 2019 | Report/Brief
This LEADing to Employment Brief highlights Section 188 of WIOA (29 CFR Part 38) and emphasizes how to use Section 188 as a framework for improving access, equal opportunity and employment outcomes.
New Promising Practices In Achieving Nondiscrimination and Equal Opportunity: A Section 188 Disability Reference Guide
| February 2019 | Tool/Manual
This Section 188 Disability Reference Guide provides updated information and technical assistance that can help American Job Centers and their partners in the workforce development system meet the nondiscrimination and equal opportunity requirements...
System Innovation Brief: Missouri’s Commitment to Equal Opportunity: Using WIOA’s Section 188 to Create a Blueprint for Improving Access & Equal Opportunity
| February 2019 | Report/Brief
This brief details the LEAD Center’s work with Missouri, the strategic direction they chose, Missouri’s statewide approach to building infrastructure to support Equal Opportunity, and what they learned along the way.
Joint System Innovation Brief: WIOA Section 188 & AJC Certification: A Window of Opportunity to Impact Equal Opportunity Policy & Practice to Better Serve Individuals with Disabilities
| January 2019 | Report/Brief
The LEAD Center, Disability Employment Initiative (DEI) and Workforce Innovation Technical Assistance Centers (WINTAC) joined forces in the new Joint System Innovation Brief on WIOA Section 188 & AJC Certification.
Workplace Education Videos: South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation
September 2018 | Video
The South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation recently released three videos that employers can use to educate about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Archive: WISE Webinar: October 2017: Achieving Financial Independence with Ticket to Work and an ABLE Account
October 2017 | Webinar
Ticket To Work
If you are age 18-64, receive Social Security disability benefits (SSI or SSDI) and want to make more money through work, Ticket to Work can provide the support that you need!
Archive: WISE Webinar September 2017: Ticket to Work and Work Incentives - Part 2 - Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)
September 2017 | Webinar
Ticket To Work
If you are age 18-64, receive Social Security disability benefits (SSI or SSDI) and want to make more money through work, Ticket to Work can provide the support that you need!
- A Resource Developed by LEAD Center for ODEP
Webinars
Achieving Equal Access and Opportunity: Requirements and Promising Practices
February 27, 2019
Don’t miss this webinar on promoting Equal Opportunity and complying with the requirements of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act’s (WIOA’s) Section 188.
Advancing Disability Employment in Your State: Resources and Information
October 18, 2017
Are you interested in national and state-level disability employment statistics, policy and initiatives?
Community of Practice Meeting Adult and Continuing Education: Options and Resources to Promote Inclusive Career Pathways and Employment Outcomes
October 9, 2018
All Career Pathways partners should be aware of the substantial resources and collaboration opportunities that exist in their regions with career, technical and adult education programs.
Promoting Competitive Integrated Employment: What You Can Do
October 24, 2018
Competitive Integrated Employment (CIE) is critical to achieving equal opportunity, full participation, and economic self-sufficiency for people with disabilities -- and so are you.
Policy Updates
Neurodiversity Brief: Building an Accessible Workforce Development System: Recommendations to American Job Centers on Supporting Autistic People and Others with Disabilities to Promote Successful Employment
December 10, 2018
This brief discusses actions that American Job Center (AJC) staff can take to make their services more accessible to autistic people and others with psychosocial, cognitive, intellectual, and developmental disabilities (DD); this supports the crea
New Mathematica Policy Article on Long-Term Work Activity and Use of Employment Supports for Supplemental Security Income Recipients
March 30, 2015
Professional staff from the Mathematica Policy Research’s Center for Studying Disability Policy has published a new article in the Social Security Bulletin explor
LEAD On! Articles
News
New from the LEAD Center: Summary Review of the Final Rules Implementing Titles I and IV of WIOA, from a Disability Perspective
July 8, 2016
The LEAD Center is pleased to make available to you two policy briefs to provide a summary description from a disability perspective on the Final Rules implementing Title I and Title IV of WIOA.
WIOA NPRMS Now Available
April 3, 2015
On April 2, 2015, the U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (ETA) issued five notices of proposed rulemaking (NPRMs) on the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).
Blogs
The Empowering Nature of Work
October 31, 2018
As National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) concludes, the Campaign for Disability Employment (CDE) shares with us their new public service announcement (PSA), "Working Works."
Showing the World That ‘Inclusion Drives Innovation’
October 3, 2017
The Campaign for Disability Employment (CDE) shares information on their national effort aimed at shaping attitudes and improving employment opportunities for people with disabilities, and how their work intersects with October being National...
WIOA: New Opportunities for People with Disabilities
March 20, 2015
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) represents new opportunities for job seekers with disabilities to access employment, education, training and support services to succeed in the labor market. This blog post features edited excerpts...
Advancing the Ideals of National Disability Employment Awareness Month
October 24, 2014
As we head into the final week of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), much progress has been in the disability employment movement. Momentum is obviously on our side. But, that does not mean the road ahead will be easy or as fast...
Eight Actions You Can Consider to Support Youth and Adults with Disabilities in WIOA Implementation
October 14, 2014
President Obama signed the Workforce innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) into law on July 22, 2014.