Library
The CISI Library is a critical vehicle for sharing up-to-date information on the reforms that are happening within the state and across the country, as well as research and best practices in the area of supported employment and full inclusion of people with developmental and intellectual disabilities.
The CISI Library will be updated frequently as new promising practices are identified.
The CISI Library will also archive videos of consumers, family members and people within the state who have a perspective on improving the lives of people with developmental and intellectual disabilities.
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Latest Addition to the Library
Feds Take Aim At Sheltered Workshops
Michelle Diament, avid writer for disabilityscoop, the premier source for developmental disability news, recently wrote "Feds Take Aim At Sheltered Workshops." Diament's article introduces a draft rule that the United
Disability Employment Initiative
Thomas E. Perez, Secretary for the United States Department of Labor, released a news press around furthering the Disability Employment Initiative. Perez states $15 million in Disability Employment Initiative grants
Graduation Rates Inch Up For Students With Disabilities
Michelle Diament, writer for Disability Scoop, crafted an article around statistics released from the United States Department of Education regarding graduation rates for students with a disabilitiy. Read the article now, click
CEO Had a Mission to Create Jobs For People With Disabilities
Karen Maserjian Shan, a freelance writer for Poughkeepsie Journal out of New York State, highlights a company that strives to provide opportunity for those with a disability to work in
nTIDE Job Report
Each month the Kessler Foundation and University of New Hampshire's Institute on Disability (UNH-IOD) release an update of National Trends in Disability Employment (nTIDE). The March statistics have been released,
Why Is it So Hard to Find Jobs For Disabled Workers?
Olga Khazan, writer for The Atlantic, examines the question "Why Is it So Hard to Find Jobs For Disabled Workers" in her recently published article, named just that. Khazan explains
