1. Cesilee Coulson
Making it Work

2. What does it take to realize employment for ALL?

3. An Employment Culture Belief Shared values– CHIRPS
Start with the willing
Yes, Yes, Yes
Strong leadership
An Employment Culture

5. Why Employment? One of the best investments government can make
Human’s need to contribute and participate-
a job
a place in the community and
friends
Employment is a fundamental right- a social justice issue
Participation in our society is harder when you are poor

6. Our Strategies

7. Build Long Term Relationships
Gatherings
Shared Learning
Celebrations and Recognitions
Value Retention
All Means All!

8. INVEST
By choosing to invest in our training and technical assistance effort, we demonstrate that our state’s goal is to be among the best in the country in supporting people with ID/DD to be employed in regular community jobs.
Paraphrased- Charles Hopkins State of Georgia

9. Plan to Grow Employment
Core training & specialized training
Statewide and local goals for jobs
Align funding with goals
Alderbrook!

10. Encourage New Ideas! Balanced focus policy AND implementation
Prototype and Pilot
Honor and face our fears AND keep moving
Fund innovation
Use 21st century tools
Include families and self advocates at all levels
Educate and include your community – Especially employers!

11. Kristin Rytter, Ph. D. First person with cerebral palsy to earn Ph. D
Kristin Rytter, Ph.D. First person with cerebral palsy to earn Ph.D. from the University of Washington Completed Ph.D. dissertation and two books tapping Morse Code with her head Has now authored several more books using Eye gaze software Consults internationally from her home with schools, children and their families- re: creating effective communication supports