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Employment Opportunities Employment Opportunities
Building a
Medicaid Infrastructure Grant
Task Force
What role do you see yourself playing?What do you want to see MIG accomplish?
Who is missing from the group?
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Everyone with a disability should have the opportunity and should be expected to
work and earn income.
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THE CONSEQUENCES OF CHOICE(particularly for people with severe disabilities)
•low status (unemployment);
•limited competence (little or no challenge);
•In the name of choice, Florida has supported services that promoted long-term dependence (poverty);
and
• lack of respect (segregation)
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FLORIDA COMMITMENT(includes people of working age with severe disabilities)
•Florida expects that working-age people will pursue and maintain gainful employment.
•The “day” service option available to working age people should be employment support – not “adult day training” or sheltered workshops.
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Recent Statutory Language (2007)
Section 393.13(2)(b)4, F.S.Reduce the use of sheltered workshops and other noncompetitive employment day activities and promote opportunities for gainful employment.
Section 393.066(6), F.S.To promote independence and productivity, the agency shall provide supports and services, within available resources, to assist clients enrolled in Medicaid waivers who choose to pursue gainful employment.
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Five Year Initiative•A goal of 50% of the
individuals receiving any day service being employed in 5
years
•A goal of 25% of individuals in a sheltered program
working in the community within 5 years
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Line Graph Showing the Progress of the Statewide Initiative: Number of Individuals Employed as of J uly 2008
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Goal 3110.8 3793.8 4476.8 5159.8 5842
Number Employed 2428 3151 4636 4490 4869 4936
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2009 Target
Good
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On The Job in the U.S.•11.8 million
Number of 16- to 64-year-olds who reported a medical condition that makes it difficult to find a job or remain employed. They comprise 6 percent of the population this age.
•56% employed in past year
Percentage of people 21 to 64 having some type of disability who were employed in the past year. The rate ranged from 82 percent of those with a non-severe disability to 43 percent with a severe disability. For those without a disability, the employment rate is 88 percent for the same period.
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Floridians with Disabilities and Unemployment
• 1,122,010 Floridians with disabilities between the ages of 21-64, (according to the 2003 U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.)
•The estimated unemployment rate for these citizens is 62.4 percent or 700,134 Floridians without jobs. The 2004 National Organization on Disability, Harris survey found that two-thirds of unemployed Americans with disabilities want to work.
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Veterans with Disabilities
The Florida Division of Vocational Rehabilitation projects that 30,000-40,000 veterans with disabilities will return to Florida from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Florida has the second largest veteran population but is projected to have the largest veteran population before 2020, according to the Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs.
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Younger veterans are seeking employment and educational
opportunities, and it is estimated that one in five of the returning
soldiers has at least one disability.
Meanwhile, the American workforce is projected to shrink by
10,000,000 workers as baby boomers retire in large numbers.
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Business Leadership Networks
•14 BLNs in Florida
•10 BLNs supported with MIG funds Miami, Lakeland, Tallahassee, Jacksonville, Orlando, Tampa, West Palm Beach, Gainesville, Ft. Myers, and Panama City
4 Independent BLNs -
Pensacola, Destin/Ft. Walton, Brevard County, and Broward County
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•56% of people 21 to 64 having some type of disability who were employed in the past year.
•The rate ranged from 82% of those with a non-severe disability to 43% with a severe disability. (67% unemployed)
•For those without a disability, the employment rate is 88% for the same period.
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Full-time Employment
44% with non-severe disability Percentage of people with a non-severe disability who work full time, year-round. This
compares with 53 percent without a disability and just
13% with a severe disability.Read more under “Resources of Interest” and access the issue at:
http://www/releases/archives/facts for features special editions/019953.html
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/cb08ff-11.pdf
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From 4 Pilot Sites to Statewide Coverage in 3 years
Area 2 - Panama City -2007
Area 3 - Gainesville - 2007
Area 4 – Jacksonville - 2006
Area 7 – Orlando - 2006
Suncoast – Tampa - 2006
Area 8 - Ft. Myers - 2007
Area 9 - West Palm Beach - 2006
Area 10 - Ft. Lauderdale - 2007
Area 11 – Miami - 2007
New in 2008Area 1 – PensacolaArea 2 - TallahasseeArea 12 – Daytona BeachArea 13 – WildwoodArea 14 – LakelandArea 15 – Ft. Pierce
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2008 MIG
Employment Coordinators:
Jacksonville = Nancy Hanisch
Tampa = Valerie Reed-Martin
Orlando = Judy Dunning
Ft. Lauderdale = Bob Wessels
Miami = Vacant Position
Tallahassee = LeeAnn Herman
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Passage of Medicaid Buy-In (WIMC)
“Work Incentive Medicaid Coverage” Expansion of PCA Ensuring Quality Providers of
Employment Services through: 1. Supported Employment and Social Security Work
Incentives and Benefits Pre-Service Training
and
2. Advanced SE and SSWI/Benefits Training
ADT SE Pilot Program Employment First Initiative
MIG Strategies
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SE Certification Training
Ten 4-day sessions of
Pre-Service SE training
(2 days of SE and 2 days of Benefits)
Conducted by Leslie Wilson of Wilson Resources, Inc.
and
Sharon Brent of the National Disability Institute
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Social Security Benefits and Work Incentives (SSWI) Intensive Training
• National Disability Institute - Trainer of Ten-Day Intensive Training Session (3 classes completed = 78 graduates)
• Purpose: Creation of Florida Network able to Provide Referrals to Certified Experts in Benefits Analysis and Planning to ensure that SSA benefits are maintained as necessary while people with disabilities earn income and develop assets
Florida Benefits Information Resource Network (F-BIRN)
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Advanced Training w/MIG•Florida Benefits Information Resource Network (F-BIRN)
•78 Members Strong
•Creation of SSWI/Benefits Information Infrastructure
•DCF, DVR, DOE, FDDC, APD, AWI/DBNs, CILs, WIPAs, CWICs
•Florida’s two SSA AWICs
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What about Self-Employment ?
•Self-Employment Projects
Start-Up Florida & Start-Up USA
Micro-Enterprise Training and Technical Assistance (METTA)
Supported, Competitive, Integrated Employment Training Team (SCIETT)
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What’s New for 2009 MIG ?
1. Employment First Initiative
Contact all students with disabilities who are leaving or finishing high school
Document Employment Status
If not employed, document reason not working
Document reasons should be working
Explain Employment Potential
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2. ADT Pilot Program
Three (3) Selected ADTs Each must have minimum of five (5)
people transitioned to integrated, competitive employment by end of 2009
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3. Creation of Florida MIG Website
• w/MIG Information and Updates
• Employment Connections
• Employee and Employer Friendly
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Funding Issues
Improve and Expand Incentives for Employment
DVR/APD/DOE Payment Issues
Increased Transportation Costs w/Reduced Rates
More Creative Payments
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Future Developments
State Funding Development
Payment of Private Businesses
BLN Internships
Independent Providers
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Helpful Web Sites•www.partnershipforwork.com
•www.flapse.org
•www.flse.net
•www.flsupportedemployment.com
•www.rehabworks.org
•www.apdcares.com
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APD MIG Staff Email Addresses