Maine's CHOICES CEO Project

Working Together News: July 2008

Check out the most recent edition of our newsletter! This issue highlights the Power of Work! Disability and Employment Conference coming up in September.

Disability Mentoring Day is Oct. 15, 2008!

Disability Mentoring Day promotes career development for students and job-seekers with disabilities through job shadowing and hands-on career exploration. Visit http://choices.muskie.usm.maine.edu/dmd/ for details.

Movies!

Go here to view short video clips of Governor Baldacci at an October 2007 event at the State House.

Maine Resources for Employment and Disability (RED) List

Check out the first version of a directory compiled to help people with disabilities, funders, service providers and employers.

View photographs from October Disability Employment Awareness Events in Maine

Geri Jewell Event
Working Together Symposium
Maine State Government 'CEO' signs the pledge!

New Support to Create More Employment Opportunities for People with Developmental Disabilities

Maine's Office of Adults with Cognitive & Physical Disabilities Services has developed a new waiver program called the Support Waiver. This waiver began in October 2007. The Support Waiver has three categories of services that can help an individual with developmental disabilities maintain employment, after he or she has been through the Vocational Rehabilitation process:

• Employment Specialist Services
• Work Support
• Community Support Services

Making Employment Work for ME is a new web site that provides information on the support waiver and on many activities that are being planned to help get this new program up and running.

Snapshot 2007 Released!

How many workers in Maine have a disability? Has the number of workers with disabilities increased in recent years? What services are being used by Maine workers with disabilities? Snapshot 2007 answers these questions and more!

The Results Are In

The Maine State Employee Survey on Disability final report was released in June 2007. Go here to view the footage of Governor Baldacci talking about the survey. Read a related article in the September 2007 newsletter, or download the full report in MS Word or pdf format.