In California there are over 35,000 youth ages 16- 22 with developmental disabilities….

Most expect to finish school and get a job…….

More and more also want to go to college…….

Very few have that chance today…….

We can make that happen….

ECY

WHO WE ARE

Association of Regional Center AgenciesDepartment of Developmental ServicesDepartment of EducationDepartment of RehabilitationDisability Rights CaliforniaEmployment Development DivisionFamily Resource Centers NetworkState Council on Developmental DisabilitiesSelf Advocate, Employment First CommitteeSELPA AdministratorsTarjan Center at UCLA, University Center for Excellence in DDUCLA Anderson School of Management

California Employment Consortium for Youth and Young Adults with Intellectual and Other Developmental

Disabilities (CECY, pronounced SEE SEE)

CECY Mission

To build capacity in California state systems and local communities to increase the number of youth and young adults with intellectual and other developmental disabilities in integrated competitive employment.

We Will Do This By: Establishing a shared vision and expectation for integrated competitive employment.

Delivering and promoting training across all sectors (individuals with ID/DD, families, professionals, providers).

Sharing information across all sectors.

Incubating and implementing effective practices in local communities.

Measuring employment outcomes for youth and changes in policy and practice.

For our weekly E-News or more information:

Olivia Raynor Ph.D., CECY Director Tarjan Center at UCLAoraynor@mednet.ucla.edu

CECY, is a Project of National Significance Partnerships in Employment Systems Change Grant federally funded by the Administration on Developmental Disabilities.