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Project

Hawaii Jobs Now Partnership

Center:

HI-Hawaii Center on Disability Studies UCEDD/JABSOM LEND Program

Fiscal Year:

2022

Contact Information:

Chuan Chinn
[email protected]
808-956-5379

Project Description:

JNP is developing and implementing a comprehensive set of policies, procedures and evidence based practices that remove barriers, decrease funding redundancies, and facilitate the transition process from secondary, postsecondary, and prevocational training settings, and improve competitive employment outcomes in integrated community based settings for youth and young adults with ID/DD. Objective 1: Identify emerging, promising and sustainable policies, procedures and evidence based practices. Objective 2: Conduct a pilot to demonstrate effectiveness. Objective 3: Implement a sustainable plan with legislation to remove barriers that impede competitive employment opportunities.

Keyword(s):

Employment, postsecondary transitions, family engagement

Core Function(s):

Developing & Disseminating Information, Demonstration Services

Area of Emphasis

Employment-Related Activities

Target Audience:

Professionals and Para-Professionals, Family Members/Caregivers, Adults with Disabilities, Children/Adolescents with Disabilities/SHCN, Legislators/Policy Makers, General Public

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Disadvantaged Circumstances

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

State

Funding Source:

COVID-19 Related Data:

N/A

1100 Wayne Avenue, Suite 1000 Silver Spring, MD 20910

Mailing address:
PO Box 8787
Silver Spring, MD 20907-8787