RRTC on Advancing Employment: Bringing Employment First to scale

In July 2017, ThinkWork conducted a State of the Science session the The Summer Leadership Institute hosted by The Arc of the United States

Engaging Individuals and Families in Conversations Around Employment

Family engagement is key to successful employment and life planning, with parents and siblings often leading their family members with disabilities on the path to employment through their own role modeling and encouragement. Despite what literature says about the true importance of family engagement, many parents lack the knowledge needed to meaningfully participate in employment planning. One critical gap is thinking about financial well-being for their family member with a disability. This session will provide an overview of themes and strategies identified through research on engaging individuals and families in employment planning, followed by a discussion on key gaps around employment engagement and solicit ideas and perspectives about the best ways to partner with families

Organizational Transformation That Supports Community Employment

A presentation at the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) Conference in Harford, Connecticut, on June 27, 2017

From Sheltered Work to Competitive Integrated Employment: Lessons From the Field (Bringing Employment First to Scale, Issue No. 11)

Community providers across the nation are embracing the transformation from facility-based employment supports to competitive integrated employment. While many providers believe in inclusion and Employment First for the individuals they support, some struggle to make their vision a reality. The process of organizational transformation can seem daunting without an understanding of the full range of tactics and approaches available. The Institute for Community Inclusion (ICI), in conjunction with The Arc of the United States, is conducting research to better understand the transformation process and to guide the development of tools and resources for providers seeking to transform their services. As part of this research, phone interviews were conducted with leaders from eight provider organizations that have successfully undergone transformation away from sheltered workshops towards competitive integrated employment. This brief offers lessons learned from their experiences to other providers who are embarking on their own organizational change processes

Organizational Transformation: Guiding Principles for Community Providers (Bringing Employment First to Scale, Issue No. 6)

A key area of focus for our Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) is organizational transformation, leading to improved employment outcomes for those served by community provider organizations. Community provider organizations and their staff are the primary source of day and employment supports for people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (IDD). Among this large provider community, variation of services and employment philosophies exists. Many believe that facility-based programs are essential for individuals with disabilities who are having difficulty getting or maintaining competitive work in the labor force, and have limited plans to expand competitive integrated employment. Others believe that all individuals with IDD can work if provided the appropriate supports. State and federal systems, however, increasingly expect individuals with IDD to have access to quality employment supports. Community providers are challenged to consider how they will transform their facility-based employment services in order to provide opportunities for competitive integrated employment, including supported and customized employment options

Work and community engagement: Shifting services and supports to help individuals have the lives they want

Significant change is underway to insure that services maximize opportunities for full engagement in the community. This session includes two projects, the RRTC on Advancing Employment for Individual with IDD and the Community Life Engagement Project and panelists from MA and DC to discuss the implications of research findings on service transformation and the integration of work and non-work supports to support individuals to have full and productive lives

3-Amino­phenyl­boronic acid monohydrate

In the title compound, C6H8BNO2·H2O, the almost planar boronic acid mol­ecules (r.m.s. deviation = 0.044 Å) form inversion dimers, linked by pairs of O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds. The water mol­ecules link these dimers into [100] chains by way of O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, and N—H⋯O links generate (100) sheets

A mechanistic proposal for the protodeboronation of neat boronic acids: boronic acid mediated reaction in the solid state.

A combined experimental and computational study suggests that a reduction in the entropy of activation in the solid state can lead to the protodeboronation of boronic acids