Works4Me helps individuals in 14C subminimum wage settings move to
Competitive Integrated Employment. It provides person-centered planning
and enhanced wrap-around services that begin earlier in the discovery
process and continue into the employment stage by creating new services, re-envisioning
select Employment First services, providing quality existing services,
and following recommendations from local steering committees. Works4Me
is Ohio’s response to a call for proposals from the Rehabilitation Services
Administration (Department of Education) and is led by Opportunities for
Ohioans with Disabilities (Ohio’s Vocational Rehabilitation).
The goals of the project are to:
1.Understand the terms subminimum wage, competitive integrated employment (CIE), 14C provider, sheltered workshop
2.Describe how federal and state policy initiatives are changing expectations for transitioning into competitive integrated employment for individuals with some of the most complex needs
3.Empower others to raise expectations of colleagues, students/clients, and caregivers
