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January 2020 Monthly News and Updates
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A Vision for 2020
The start of a new year is a good time to refocus on Maryland and the Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA)'s Employment First initiative within the context the administration's vision:
People with intellectual and developmental disabilities will have full lives in the communities of their choice where they are included, participate, and are active citizens.
The values of Employment First
- All individuals have the right to explore the full range of employment options to empower informed choice and foster self-determination.
- All individuals have the right to earn a living wage in a job of their choosing, based on their unique talents, gifts, skills, and interests.
- As with all employees, persons with developmental disabilities should have access to services and integrated supports necessary to succeed in the workplace.
- Businesses universally value employees with disabilities as an integral part of their workforce and include all people within recruitment and hiring efforts as standard practice.
DDA's Employment Data Initiative
Since 2014, the DDA's Employment First initiative has utilized a robust data collection system which shows the progress toward employment goals. Data is collected twice a year on all people receiving Meaningful Day Services through traditional provider agencies. Those services include, Day Habilitation, Community Development Services, Career Exploration, Employment Services.
Maryland's latest data collection below shows the triumphs and accomplishments over the last year related to Employment First.
October 2019 Data Collection
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Activity
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Percentage of people engaged in each activity in October 2014
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Percentage of people engaged in each activity in May 2019
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Number of people
engaged in each activity in October 2019
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Percentage of people engaged in each activity in October 2019
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Overall trend
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Individual Competitive Job
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17%
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22.1%
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2,605
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22.8%
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increase
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Individual Contracted Job
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3%
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4.4%
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355
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3%
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decrease
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Group Integrated Job
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14%
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8.1%
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904
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8%
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about the same
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Facility Based/Sheltered Job
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22%
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9.1%
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821
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7%
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decrease
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Self-Employment
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.03%
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.04%
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34
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.04%
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about the same
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Community Based Nonwork
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34%
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49.8%
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5,449
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46%
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decrease
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Volunteer Job
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22.7%
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Facility Based Nonwork
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50%
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55%
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5950
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53%
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decrease
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Unduplicated Total
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11,340
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Join the Maryland Chapter of the APSE
Maryland now has an APSE Chapter! Are you a current APSE member and want to get connected to fellow Maryland APSE members, please join the full membership meeting. If you're not currently a member or would like to get more information, contact Chapter President Stacey Herman.
Meeting Info:
Date:
March 17th from 10:00 -11:30 am
Location: Maryland Works - 10270 Old Columbia Rd., Columbia, MD.
For more information contact:
Stacey Herman MSEd, CESP
Kennedy Krieger Institute
Director, Post-Secondary Services
Hermanst@KennedyKrieger.org
For more information about APSE or to find out more about APSE membership, go to
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ABLE Accounts
Given that ABLE to Work contributions have only been available for ABLE account holders since June 2018, MarylandABLE is thrilled to see that so many people have taken advantage of this opportunity to save additional money based on their employment status.
Maryland ABLE would like to inform stakeholders of the new amount that is allowed for
ABLE to Work contributions for 2020. You may remember that the maximum annual contribution above the $15,000 standard contribution for people who are working and not contributing to their employers retirement plan (nor is their employer contributing to a retirement plan for them) was $12,140. This number is based on the prior year's federal poverty level wage for a single person household.
In 2020, the amount is $12,490! This mean that a person who has an ABLE account and qualifies for ABLE to Work contributions, can deposit an amount of money up to their annual wages not to exceed $12, 490 in 2020, in addition the to $15,000 standard deduction!
| Maryland ABLE |
Count # of Unique Accounts participating |
Gross Dollar $ Amount of transactions |
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130 |
$347,138
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State Agencies' Transition Collaborative of Maryland Leadership
Round-table
Leadership from Maryland partner agencies met in December to hear updates related to intensive technical assistance the state has been receiving through the National Technical Assistance Center on Transition (NTACT) since 2016. The core partner agencies of this collaborative include Behavioral Health Administration (BHA), Coalition of Inclusive Education (CIE), Department of Labor (DOL), Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA), Division of Rehabilitation Services (DORS), Maryland Department of Disabilities (MDOD), Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE), The Parents Place of Maryland (PPMD) and University of Maryland (UMD) College Park Center for Transition and Career Innovation (CTCI).
The collaborative, known as the State Agencies' Transition Collaborative of Maryland (SATC-MD) focuses on the values and systems alignment needed to support all youth with disabilities and their families to successfully transition from school to Community, Career and/or College.
While SATC-MD's intensive technical assistance is scheduled to end in 2020, the group is committed to continued collaboration, systems change and partnership sustainability. Future outcomes already in the works include cross-agency training and staff development, quarterly leadership meetings, continued gap analysis and work on a services tracker to assist students and families in getting connected to necessary services and supports prior to exit from school.
Pictured left to right: Matt Elburn (Worcester County Public Schools), Deputy Secretary Bernard Simons (DDA), Jade Gingrich (MDOD), Natalee Solomon (BHA), Christy Stuart (MSDE), Nancy Hauswald (MSDE), Assistant State Superintendent, Division of Special Education/Early Intervention Services, Marcella Franczkowski (MSDE), Staci Jones (DDA), Assistant State Superintendent Scott Dennis (DORS), Tim Kelly (DORS), Teara Booker-Dwyer (CTE), Kristen Patterson (DOL) Deputy Secretary Christian Miele (MDOD), Rene Averitt-Sanzone (PPMD), Betsy Tornquist (CIE), Christina Sprauge (Charles County Public Schools)
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Employment First Community of Practice Webinar
The Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)'s Employment First Community of Practice (CoP) webinar series is structured to augment the technical assistance areas of primary focus in Employment First systems change (Capacity Building, Provider Transformation, School-to-Work Transition, Employer Engagement, and Policy/Funding Alignment).
CoP participants hear from national subject matter experts (SMEs) presenting information and resources to support
Employment
First efforts.
January's Webinar Topic: IPS Supported Employment: Research and Practice Updates.
This recorded webinar highlights the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model of supported
employment
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IPS is an evidence-based
practice
for helping people with serious mental disorders achieve competitive
employment
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Guest Speaker: Robert E. Drake,
Vice President of the Westat Corporation and Professor (Retired), of the Dartmouth Institute on Health Policy and Clinical
Practice
, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, and the former Director of the Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center.
Guest Speaker: Jackie Pogue,
Research Associate and IPS Trainer at the IPS
Employment
Center, where she helps states develop and sustain effective vocational programs.
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The DDA Educational Series Webinar Recordings
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