Because a lifetime is too long to wait!
(September 26, 2018) “Successes of Youth with Disabilities Transitioning From School to Competitive Integrated Employment” To celebrate the start of October as National Disability Employment Awareness Month The briefing was presented by CPSD and the National Council on Disability, in collaboration with …
PDF of CPSD, APSE, and NDRN Statement on WIOA regulations Statement Regarding the Department of Education’s Notice to Revise the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Regulations Jointly issued by CPSD, APSE, and NDRN. May 17, 2018 The Collaboration to Promote …
February 2018 Dear CPSD Members – As we look back at our accomplishments over the last several months and forward to our plans for the upcoming year, we continue to find ways to promote CPSD’s mission and core values. This …
PDF of Statement February 8, 2018 STATEMENT ON WORK REQUIREMENTS The Collaboration to Promote Self Determination (CPSD) and the Association of People Supporting Employment First (APSE) are organizations dedicated to the employment of people with disabilities. With needed …
On Feb 2, 2018 CPSD submitted comments to the Social Security Administration on strategies to improve adult outcomes for youths receiving SSI. To read the response, click here.
Jan. 8, 2018 Hon. John Gore Acting Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20530 Dear Acting Assistant Attorney General Gore: The undersigned members and allies of the Consortium for Citizens …
On December 21, the U.S. Department of Justice rescinded its Statement on Application of the Integration Mandate of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Olmstead v. L.C. to State and local Governments’ Employment Service Systems for Individuals …
On October 2, the Collaboration to Promote Self-Determination (CPSD) commemorated National Disability Employment Awareness Month with a Congressional briefing on the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Advisory Committee Report and legislative recommendations for improving employment outcomes for people with …
Letter to Secretary DeVos can also be accessed here. September 5, 2017 The Honorable Betsy DeVos United States Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20202 Dear Secretary DeVos: The undersigned organizations are writing to express our strong …
The Collaboration to Promote Self-Determination in partnership with the Workforce Innovation Technical Assistance Center and the Youth Technical Assistance Center will be presenting a Webinar on: The Implementation of Section 511 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and National …