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California Health Incentives Improvement Project Funded through a Medicaid Infrastructure Grant

California Health Incentives Improvement Project Funded through a Medicaid Infrastructure Grant. Interwork Institute San Diego State University. CHIIP: Background. Multi-agency collaborative effort working to remove barriers to employment and self-sufficiency of people with disabilities.

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California Health Incentives Improvement Project Funded through a Medicaid Infrastructure Grant

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  1. California Health Incentives Improvement ProjectFunded through a Medicaid Infrastructure Grant Interwork Institute San Diego State University

  2. CHIIP: Background • Multi-agency collaborative effort working to remove barriers to employment and self-sufficiency of people with disabilities. • Since 2005, funding and activities tied to the California Comprehensive Strategy for Employment of People with Disabilities.

  3. CHIIP Goals • Successful social marketing campaign. • Sustainable disability work incentives and benefits planning technical assistance. • Sustainable disability/employment tools & training. • Sustainable disability/youth transitions activities. • Improved disability/employment data systems. • Research and education on work incentives policy topics.

  4. 1) Social Marketing Campaign. • Talent Knows No Limits aims to change social norms around employment of people with disabilities. • Primary target audience for campaign includes employers and potential employees with disabilities throughout California. • Secondary target audience includes youth and adults with disabilities, family members, service providers, advocates, government agencies and educators.

  5. www.talentknowsnolimits.info • www.talentknowsnolimits.info

  6. www.talentknowsnolimits.info

  7. www.talentknowsnolimits.info Meet Melvin, who works at Dreyer’s. Meet Jeremy, who works at Starbucks.

  8. Multi-State Social Marketing “All in One Place” “Marie” A national campaign funded by MIGs to make employers aware of the business case to hire people with disabilities

  9. 2) Sustainable work incentives and benefits planning technical assistance. • Core Strategy: www.db101.org • Initially developed for California by World Institute on Disability with funding from Social Security, VR & MIG • Also in Minnesota, Michigan, and New Jersey • Arizona and Missouri in 2012 • Tool for Service Providers • Standardized info for service providers & eligibility workers • Cross-training for service providers & eligibility workers • Accurate set of calculators • Tool for Families, Consumer Supports and Consumers

  10. 3) Sustainable disability- employment tools & training. • Need for ongoing training targeting: • Human resources staff & hiring supervisors • California Model Employer Initiative (Government as Model Employer) • New Perspectives in Business: Self-Employment Training • Second Chance Training Series

  11. 4) Sustainable disability youth transition activities. • Transitions Tool Kit: Things are About to Change • Topics: About transition, healthcare, employment, education, social/recreation, financial, independent living • Partners: CCS, CFILC, DOR, CDE • Target audience: • Primary: Youth with disabilities ages 12-18+ • Secondary: Family members, service providers

  12. Sustainable disability youth transition activities. • GRADS pilot project linked to social marketing. • CHIIP Advisory Group on Disability Youth Transitions • To support and guide CHIIP’s efforts in the area of youth transition • Youth to Work • Youth to Postsecondary Education • Youth to Postsecondary Education to Work • Planning for other populations (e.g. foster youth).

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