Knowledge Building

Building and improving knowledge and understanding of how to effectively promote a person centered approach to improving the economic well-being for people with barriers.

Knowledge Building

System Improvement

Systematic approach to improving delivery systems, integrating funding and service design to deliver the right service at the right time

System Improvement

Consumer and Family Advocacy

A planful approach to empowering individuals to speak up about an issue that is important to them.

Consumer and Family Advocacy

Technical Assistance and Training

Hands on technical assistance and comprehensive training tailored to meet the needs of individuals, states, tribes and communities—with a focus on person centered practice.

Technical Assistance and Training

Employment that Changes Lives

Engaging business as partners to build pathways to employment, career ladders and long term economic well-being for people with barriers

Employment that Changes Lives

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Latest from the CISI

Virtual Career Connections

A Job Exploration and Readiness for Middle Schools. CISI Career Connections is a unique pre-ets 10-week classroom curriculum designed for middle school students (14+, IEP, 504). Each week our expert staff conduct virtual group sessions on career readiness and employability skills.

Diversity & Inclusion Training

Fostering a respectful and productive company culture CISI tailors instructional series to meet organizational goals towards an inclusive workplace to benefit employees and customers. Our online and in-person trainings focus on ending stigmas and developing understanding about disabilities, different behavior and communication.

Summer Work Readiness 2020 Impact

Summer of 2020 presented it’s challenges but we continued to work together with the business community and are happy to report our virtual workforce development programs successfully connected students (high-school & college) and adults with disabilities to over 20 employers in the past few months.

10 Facts On Disability

People with disabilities are among the most marginalized groups in the world. People with disabilities have poorer health outcomes, lower education achievements, less economic participation and higher rates of poverty