In our work for the Waiver Review Initiative, we have learned that many communities struggle with identifying good employment options for people with disabilities. In particular, they often have providers that are excellent at one aspect of employment (such as a facility that offers work training) but don't have many options they can offer other than those few providers.

A workshop at PACER center on Nov. 5 is designed for both families and professionals to identify creative roads to employment for youth with disabilities. More information can be found here. The concept of customizing opportunities for various individual needs is one that is permeating all of our work. One of the seven areas that we review is the community's "person-centered" approach to working with people; how much the services, supports and opportunities reflect the person's individual needs and wants.