California Welfare and Institutions Code §4646.5
Addresses the requirements behind creating an individual program plan for a transition age youth or working age adult with developmental disabilities.
State: California
California Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities (CCEPD)
“The California Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities (CCEPD) advances employment for people with disabilities by making policy recommendations to the Secretary of the Labor and Workforce Development Agency (external link) and the Secretary of the California Health and Human Services Agency.”
California CIE Blueprint for Change
“The California Department of Rehabilitation (DOR), California Department of Education (CDE) (external link), and California Department of Developmental Services (DDS) (external link) have entered into a new agreement consistent with the State’s “Employment First” policy and other laws to make employment in an integrated setting, at competitive wage, for individuals with Intellectual Disability and Developmental Disabilities (ID/DD) its highest priority.
The California Competitive Integrated Employment (CIE) Blueprint is the combined effort of the CDE, DOR and DDS in partnership with a wide range of stakeholders, including Disability Rights California (DRC) (external link) with leadership provided by the California Health and Human Services Agency (CHHSA). The purpose of the Blueprint is to increase opportunities for Californians with ID/DD to prepare for and participate in CIE.”
California Employment Consortium for Youth and Young Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (CECY)
“(CECY) is a collaboration of 23 state agencies, centers, and organizations, families, and self-advocates with responsibilities for the education, rehabilitation, employment, and support of youth with disabilities. CECY is a five-year (2011-2016) Project of National Significance Partnerships in Employment Systems Change grant (#90DN0284) by the Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AIDD). The Tarjan Center at UCLA, a University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, provides its administrative leadership.“
California Government Code §§12803.6
Requires the California Department of Health and Human Services Agency and the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, using existing resources, to create “a sustainable, comprehensive strategy to accomplish various goals aimed at bringing persons with disabilities into employment,” including ensuring that state government is a model employer of individuals with disabilities.
California Unemployment Insurance Code §§18000 et seq.
Requires each local workforce investment board to establish at least one comprehensive one-stop career center that includes accessible services for people with disabilities.
California Medicaid State Plan Amendments
The website includes amendments to the California State Plan that were recently approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Stakeholders can update their copies by following the links and instructions attached to the documents.
Resources for Independence, Central Valley, Self Advocacy for Youth
"We provide a foundation of core consumer-controlled, community-based, cross-disability and person-focused services. From work readiness to assistive technology training, and much more–RICV is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for individuals with disabilities. Through strategic programs and services, our team strives to empower persons with disabilities achieve maximum potential."
Employment First Committee Annual Report
The Community of Practice (COP) is located within the Department of Education’s Office of Special Education and was formed and funded by the DOE to help improve transition and employment outcomes. This is a voluntary group of educational professionals.
The COP seeks to ensure the seamless transition of services for youth, ages 16 –22, which will lead to positive post-school outcomes. They carry out their work through a statewide community of practice and a statewide list serve,which disseminates compliance information, resources and evidence-based practices and statewide technical assistance through webinars and conference calls. Their key goal, with respect to employment ,is integrated ,competitive employment in any area of interest for each individual youth, ages 16-22.
California San Francisco Community Living Support Benefit (0855.R00.00)
Provides care coordination, community living support benefit in licensed settings, behavior assessment and planning, community living support benefit in housing sites, enhanced care coordination, environmental accessibility adaptations, home delivered meals for aged individuals ages 65 – no max age, physical and other disabilities ages 21-64