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Richard Luecking, [email protected]
The Way to Work:
Effective practices for employment preparation, placement, and support for youth with disabilities
WORK IS
GOOD!
WORK IS
GOOD!
# 1 Factor predicting post school career success:
Work experience
during school
Research about work experiences and work
* National Longitudinal Transition Survey
* National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability/Youth (research based Guideposts for Success)
* Center on Transition to Employment for Youth with Disabilities
Optimum Career Preparationincludes:
•Youth empowerment•Family involvement and supports•Academic preparation paired with work experience•Connections to ancillary services
•!WORK!
Youth Empowerment:Kyndal at Sinai Hospital
Work experiences in HS +
Self-directed IEP =
Job in telecommunications
department
Family Supports:Ramon at Dr. Morgenstern
Family Supports:Ramon at Dr. Morgenstern
Academic Preparation & Work:Phillip becoming a graphic designer
Service Connections:Camille at Department of Corrections
Work!:
Tamika at Department of Agriculture
Work!: Kirsten at Consumer Product Safety Commission
Presumed employability
Every student receiving special education services should expect secondary or post-secondary education to culminate in a job and career path
It doesn’t happen without Employers
How they see it
Disability
The presence of a disability neither deters or promotes employer hiring behavior
What employers want
Employees who are:
Technically competent;
Trustworthy; and/or
Skilled in social interactions
What employers want
Opportunities to influence the development of the future workforce
*Work experiences
*Internships
Disability in the workplace
Employers value:
*Employees who add value to operation
*Disclosure information that is credible and linked to accommodations and performance
The Bottom Line
The most important factors to employers:
Meeting a perceived need:• Making money,• Saving money, and/or• Operating more efficiently
Colin at Ross Dress for Less*Receives and unpacks shoe
shipments*Sorts shoes into size categories
*Censors and tags shoes
*Delivers shoes to proper rack on sales floor – and retrieves
returned shoes
Benefit to Ross
* Fewer complaints from customers
* Smoother operation for other staff
* Increased sales
•The Trifecta!:•Saves money, makes money, operates
more efficiently
The Bottom Line for Students?
Work is Good!
More information:
www.transitiontoemployment.org
www.transcen.org
