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    • Find information on meeting WIOA requirements, strategies to reduce challenges and broaden access, state-by-state data on outcomes, successful initiatives that can serve as models, and more.

      • Direct Support Professional (DSP) Workforce
      • State Specific Policies and Data
      • WIOA Data Visualization Tool
      • WIOA Data Resources
      • WIOA From a Disability Perspective
      • WIOA State Plan Analysis
  • Financial Empowerment Expand Dropdown Menu
    • Discover WIOA requirements and resources for financial empowerment, as well as tools to promote economic advancement as an individual’s work income grows.

      • ABLE
      • Workforce-Bank Partnerships
      • Medicaid Buy-In
      • A Financial Toolkit for People with Disabilities
      • Aligning Employment and Financial Conversations in American Job Centers
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    • Find creative approaches to promote Customized Employment, get information on career pathways, learn about available technical assistance and training, and more.

      • Apprenticeship
      • Building Partnerships
      • Customized Employment and Discovery
      • Employment Success Stories
      • IPS for People with Mental Health Conditions
      • Provider Transformation
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Webinar: State-Level Cross Agency Collaborations: Stories and Strategies from the Field Designed to Address the Direct Support Professionals Staff (DSP) Crisis May 7, 2026
Webinar: Building Financial Independence: The ABLE Age Adjustment Act and Tools to Support Financial Empowerment April 14, 2026
Webinar: From Collaboration to Action: State Initiatives Advancing Disability Employment March 25, 2026
Webinar: Universal Design as the Foundation of AI Literacy: Preparing the Workforce of Tomorrow January 22, 2026
Webinar: Advancing Direct Support Professional (DSP) Careers: Start Here, Go Anywhere! December 16, 2025
Webinar: Policy in Action: State-Level Innovation with Deaf and Hard of Hearing Job Seekers at American Job Centers July 30, 2025
Webinar: Expanding Your Toolkit: Strategies to Support People with Mental Health Conditions in Workforce Programs June 24, 2025
Webinar: Using Individual Placement and Support to Assist Job Seekers and Workers with Mental Health Conditions February 4, 2021

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The LEAD Center is led by National Disability Institute. This grant is fully funded by the United States Department of Labor, Office of Disability Employment Policy in the amount of $8 million under Grant Number: OD-38977-22-75-4-11. This item does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the U.S. Department of Labor, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

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