ABLE Act
ABLE Act National Resource Center
https://www.realeconomicimpact.org/public-policy/able-act
Oregon ABLE Act Status
http://ablenrc.org/state-review/oregon
Disability Rights Oregon
https://droregon.org/will-able-act-help/
Arc of Oregon: Able Accounts versus Special Needs Trust
http://www.thearcoregon.org/able-accounts-vs-special-needs-trusts/
Proposed changes
https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2016/03/22/congress-tweaks-able-accounts/22074/
WIOA
National Association of Work Boards, Overview
http://www.nawb.org/documents/Publications/WIOA_Overview.pdf
US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration Overview
https://www.doleta.gov/wioa/Overview.cfm
Oregon Plan
DRAFT – VR Portion of the State of Oregon Workforce System Unified State Plan 2016-2019
www.oregon.gov/DHS/EMPLOYMENT/VR/Documents/DRAFT%20VR%20STATE%20PLAN%202016-2019.pdf
Social Security
Social Security Work Incentives:
Red Book on Social Security Work Incentives https://www.ssa.gov/redbook/documents/TheRedBook2016.pdf
Ticket to Work Resources:
For Providers: www.yourtickettowork.com
For Job Seekers: www.choosework.net
Plan to Achieve Self Support:
Working While Disabled: A Guide to Plans for Achieving Self-Support https://www.ssa.gov/pubs/EN-05-11017.pdf
Social Security Administration: Spotlight on Plan to Achieve Self Support https://www.ssa.gov/ssi/spotlights/spot-plans-self-support.htm
National Disability Institute – Plans for Achieving Self Support https://www.realeconomicimpact.org/asset-building-opportunities/plan-for-achieving-self-support-(pass)
Links to Employment Videos
Oregon Council on Developmental Disabilities: Success Stories
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tirIcgIHeX4
Office of Disability Employment Policy Videos on Customized Employment
http://www.dol.gov/odep/topics/customizedemployment.htm
Articles
Evidence-Based Practices & Predictors in Transition by Vidya Munandar and Sarah Carlson
Great Books
Callahan, M., Shumpert, N., Condon, E. (2009). Discovery: Charting the course to employment. Marc Gold and Associates, Gautier, MS.
Callahan, M., Shumpert, N., Condon, E. (2009). Profiles: Capturing the information of discovery. Marc Gold and Associates, Gautier, MS.
Callahan, M., Shumpert, N., Condon, E. (2009). The customized plan for employment. Marc Gold and Associates, Gautier, MS.
Griffin, G., Hammis, D., and Geary, T. (2007). The job developer’s handbook. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Company. Second edition coming soon!
Griffin, C., Hammis, D., Keeton, B, and Sullivan, M. (2014). Making self-employment work for people with disabilities. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Company.