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Or Are Sheltered Workshops Cheaper to Operate? In this economic climate, vocational programs for adults with disabilities have to compete for the limited funds available. In order to obtain these funds, services providers have to demonstrate the fiscal merits of …
CPSD believes that the fully realized implementation of the WIOA Advisory Committee Report recommendations will result in a dramatically different system of CIE employment supports from what is available today. It recognizes that such a system will necessitate time and …
Washington, D.C. (October 14, 2016) – The Collaboration to Promote Self-Determination (CPSD) held a briefing yesterday in response to the Advisory Committee on Increasing Competitive Integrated Employment for Individuals with Disabilities (ACICIEID)’s report on integrated competitive employment for youth and …
Washington, D.C. (June 14, 2016) – The Collaboration to Promote Self-Determination (CPSD) today released The Implications of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act for Seamless Transition of Youth with Significant Disabilities, a policy prepared by Richard G. Luecking, Ed.D. The brief highlights how …
Comments may also be accessed here. May 4, 2016 U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander Chairman, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) United States Senate SD-428 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 U.S. Representative Patty Murray Ranking Member, Senate Committee on Health, …
Comments may also be accessed here. May 4, 2016 U.S. Representative John Kline Chairman, Education and the Workforce Education and the Workforce Committee Committee United States House of Representatives 2176 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20510 U.S. Representative Bobby Scott Ranking …
A trio of bills called the Transitioning towards Excellence in Achievement and Mobility (TEAM) legislation were introduced in Congress in February of 2011. Per the original summary of the bill, “each of the three bills, the TEAM-Education Act, TEAM-Employment Act, …
CPSD has made a number of exciting moves in its work to promote self determination for people with significant disabilities. With a renewed commitment to its mission, CPSD has identified the persisting gaps related to policy and advocacy work for …
CPSD 14C Comments may also be accessed here. October 5, 2015 Division of Regulations, Legislation, and Interpretation Wage and Hour U.S. Department of Labor Room S-3502 200 Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC 20210 On behalf of the Collaboration …