Federal
Policy—State Opportunities:
Models and
Strategies for an Inclusive Workforce
June
13, 2000
The Westin Seattle
Seattle, WA
:
9:00 am Registration
and Continental Breakfast
9:30 am Welcome
Carmen
Maria Keller, Regional
Commissioner, Social Security Administration
Bryon
MacDonald,
Introductions
National Community Advocate and Chair of Social
Security Subcommittee of the National Council on Independent Living
Susan Daniels, Ph.D.
Deputy Commissioner for
Disability and Income Security Programs
Social Security
Administration
A comprehensive review of the Ticket to Work and
Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999 (TWWIIA) and a discussion regarding
Federal, State and cross-agency collaboration required to provide effective
employment services for people with disabilities.
This panel will provide an update of states’ status regarding innovative health care options for people with disabilities pursuing employment. Panelists representing different State models and the advocacy communities in those states will provide useful information regarding cost estimation and State systems design and coordination.
Duane French, Moderator and Introductions
·
Joe Razes, Program Manager, Disabled
and Elderly Health Programs Group, Health Care Financing Administration
·
Barbara Otto, Executive Director, SSI
Coalition For A Responsible Safety Net, Chicago
·
Patrick Reinhart, SILC Executive Director
·
Scott Lay, Coordinator for Disabled
Services
12:15 - 12:30 pm Break
12:30 – 1:15 m Question
and Answer Session with Regional Federal Officials
Box lunch with Q & A
session with regional representatives
from Federal agencies.
Rebecca Ogle
(invited),
Moderator and Introductions
Presidential Task Force on Employment of Adults with
Disabilities
·
Richard Corbridge (invited),
Regional
Commissioner for Rehabilitation
Services Administration, Department of Education
·
Linda Ruiz (invited), Health Care
Financing Administration
·
Ed Leslie (invited), Director for Adult Programs,
Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor
·
Carmen Marie Keller
(invited),
Regional Commissioner, Social Security Administration
1:15 - 1:30 pm Break
1:30 – 1:50 pm Keynote Speaker Kenneth
S. Apfel, Commissioner
Panelists knowledgeable in local implementation of
the Workforce Investment Act, TWIIA, and vocational rehabilitation will discuss
how all of these programs can successfully integrate to help people with
disabilities return to work.
·
Curtis Richards, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services, Department of Education
·
Individual
to discuss Workforce Investment Act implementation
·
Provider to highlight a successful program
Participants will have an opportunity to discuss the specific State issues and circumstances facing people with disabilities who want to work. Sessions will allow for discussion of the different models and strategies presented throughout the day and will focus specifically on what kind of models best fit each state’s needs and objectives. State officials and local leaders in the disability community will lead discussion.
Possible Discussion Items:
Workforce Investment Act/One
Stops Medicaid Waivers & Options
Workforce Investment Boards Personal Assistant Services
Work Incentives Counseling Personal Care Services
Vocational Rehabilitation Implications of WIIA
4:45 –5:00 pm Break
5:00 pm Report
Back and Wrap-up
Carmen Maria Keller, Regional Commissioner, Social Security Administration