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Kiernan, W.E., Halliday, J.F., & Boeltzig, H. (2004). Economic engagement: An avenue to employment for individuals with disabilities. Boston: University of Massachusetts, Institute for Community Inclusion.
Abstract
This report summarizes the discussion and conclusions of an expert panel convened to offer guidance to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in its support of states' efforts to increase employment access for people with disabilities. The panel identified the differing priorities of employers and disability programs: while the former are concerned with workforce development and profitability, disability programs focus on protecting benefits and minimizing economic risk to the individual. Future employment efforts could address both the employers' needs for a skilled workforce as well as the individual's needs for better access to employment and career development. Responding the expert panels' concerns, the authors posit the concept of economic engagement, integrating both workforce participation activities with workforce development efforts, to guide future program development efforts to benefit workers with disabilities, employers, and the larger community.
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