Employment First – General Information

APSE PUBLICATIONS:

• APSE Employment First Statement: Statement outlining principles of Employment First
• APSE Employment First White Paper: “Establishing a National Employment First Agenda” paper from APSE
• APSE Connections-Employment First: Article from JTPR APSE Connections advocating a national Employment First agenda.
• APSE Employment First Website Section

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Journal

• Employment First: A Beginning Not an End: August 2011 Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities journal article summarizing the principles of Employment First

NTAR Leadership Center Blog

• Blog post on Employment First by Wendy Parent, Kansas University

ODEP-USDOL

• Employment First Leadership Mentor Program: Information on state’s participating in ODEP’s Employment First Leadership Mentor Program
• Employment First Memo: January 2009 memo from the US Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy stressing importance of Employment First.

SELN Employment First Publication: “Q & A’s on State Employment First Policies”

• Publication from the State Employment Leadership Network (SELN) providing an overview of specific efforts in Colorado, Florida, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Washington State, Georgia, Minnesota, and Indiana.