Disability scoop: Two federal agencies are joining forces in an effort to expand employment among those with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Under an agreement reached this week, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy and the Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities plan to work together to encourage broader adoption of so-called “employment first” policies.
The approach emphasizes integrated employment — where people with disabilities earn at least minimum wage working in environments where most employees are typically developing — as a first option for all individuals no matter how severe their needs.
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