People with disabilities can work, want to work, and should be afforded every opportunity to work. Powered by Able SC and the South Carolina Disability Employment Coalition (SCDEC), a coalition formed to eliminate employment barriers for individuals with disabilities, Hire Me SC is a campaign that promotes a culture of inclusion across the state of South Carolina, one in which employment for every individual, disability or not, is the norm rather than the exception.
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Customized Employment Updates
During our quarterly meeting on September 1, several Coalition members presented on Customized Employment efforts in South Carolina.
Rey Miller with the SC Vocational Rehabilitation Department provided an overview of what Customized Employment (CE) is and their efforts toward implementing CE. Customized Employment is different from Supported Employment in that it involves job creation and is not labor market driven. It includes several service components:
- Discovery
- Job Search Planning
- Job Development & Negotiation
- Post-employment Supports
SCVRD continues to receive technical assistance to support them in implementing CE statewide. Customized employment is a service that they would like to purchase from a qualified provider network and they are hopeful that the upcoming year will see a lot of progress made in this process.
Sandy Jordan with Able SC and Kim Stuber with SOS Care gave presentations on Customized Employment grants that their organizations have worked on for the past three years. Funding for both grants came from the SC Developmental Disabilities Council. Able SC partnered with several agencies to provide CE services to a group of consumers and collected data on outcomes and barriers. SOS Care has provided CE services directly to consumers under the grant, and Kim shared several success stories with the Coalition. Both organizations received technical assistance from Griffin-Hammis Associates. Check out the presentation and report below for more information!
Check out the PowerPoint Presentation
Check out the ACCESS Grant Report
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Transition Workgroup Updates
The SCDEC Transition Workgroup has regrouped to more efficiently share all the exciting and wonderful work being done around employment opportunities for students with disabilities in our state.
Each month, organizations and agencies listed on the resource document linked below will receive this google form to fill out about current initiatives, programs, and partnerships that will benefit youth with disabilities in employment. Once responses are collected and the document is updated, it will be sent to the Transition Workgroup and other partners to share with their networks. If you have an update from your agency that you would like to be featured or see any agencies that should be added to the list please let us know!
Check out the Resource Document
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