Release Date: Wednesday –January 3, 2024
Archive, Bios, Description, Transcripts for Episode 125: Applying the ADA’s Integration Mandate and Olmstead v. L.C. to Sheltered Employment and Day Services for People with Disabilities
Guest: Julie Kegley, Staff Attorney & Program Director of the Georgia Advocacy Office
Moderator & Host: Pam Williamson, Assistant Project Director of the Southeast ADA Center
Contents
- About Julie Kegley
- Learn about the U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Olmstead v. L.C.
- Community Integration and the ADA
- Sheltered Employment Workshops
- Competitive Integrated Employment (CIE) National Resources
- Competitive Integrated Employment (CIE) Resources in the Southeast Region
- ADA Live Podcasts and Resources on Employment Rights
About Julie Kegley
- Julie Kegley
Staff Attorney & Program Director
Georgia Advocacy Office (GAO)
Decatur, Georgia
Link: thegao.org - An Attorney with the Georgia Advocacy Office (GAO) to Be Sworn in to the Bar of the U.S. Supreme Court
Source: LIFE Center for Independent Living (CIL) (April 18, 2016)
Link: lifecil.com/an-attorney-with-the-georgia-advocacy-office-gao-to-be-sworn-in-to-the-bar-of-the-u-s-supreme-court - EEOC Meeting of September 12, 2022 – Identifying Vulnerable Workers and Reaching Underserved Communities
Julie Kegley was a guest panelist. The event transcript and a video with captions and ASL are also available. [Time: 3 hours, 16 minutes]
Source: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Link: eeoc.gov/es/node/134570 - Protection & Advocacy Agencies (P&As)
Each U.S. state and territory provides legal advocacy services for people with disabilities.
Find Your State P&A Agency
Link: acl.gov/programs/pa-programs
Link: acl.gov/programs/find-your-pa-agency
Learn about the U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Olmstead v. L.C.
Supreme Court Case Citation: Olmstead v. L. C., 527 U.S. 581 (1999)
- 504 @ 50: A Conversation with Lois Curtis | Resources
Audio interview with a transcript and resources. Lois Curtis (or L.C.) filed a lawsuit against the State of Georgia in this historic ADA case.
Source: Southeast ADA Center
Podcast: section504at50.org/episodes/lois-curtis
Resources: section504at50.org/resources/lois-curtis - Olmstead Decision Home Page
Source: U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
Link: ada.gov/olmstead/olmstead_about.htm - Olmstead Anniversary Resources and Information
The anniversary of the Olmstead U.S. Supreme Court decision is June 22, 1999.
Source: Southeast ADA Center
Link: adaanniversary.org/themes/june/#olmstead - Webinar: The Supreme Court’s Olmstead Decision and Its Far-Reaching Impact on People with Disabilities
Archived from the ADA Legal Webinar Series (September 21, 2022).
Source: Great Lakes ADA Center
Link: accessibilityonline.org/ada-legal/archives/111012 - Olmstead Rights
The Disability Integration Project of Atlanta Legal Aid Society created this website for everyone to learn about the Olmstead decision, including self-advocates, family and friends of people with disabilities, and legal advocates.
Source: Disability Integration Project
Link: olmsteadrights.org - Olmstead Case History
Source: Disability Integration Project
Link: olmsteadrights.org/about-olmstead - Video: Olmstead Decision Explained
Source: Disability Rights Washington [3 minutes, 6 seconds]
Link: youtube.com/watch?v=C6c6gZEFQdg - Video: Olmstead: From the Case Toward Real Transformation
Source: Olmstead Rights YouTube Channel [34 minutes, 55 seconds]
Link: youtube.com/watch?v=oezulXzBt2k - Olmstead Story Project
Source: ADA National Network
Link: adata.org - Research Brief: Experience of Discrimination and the ADA
Source: ADA National Network
Link: adata.org - Community and Work Disparities: People with Disabilities and Community Living
Source: ADA Participatory Action Research Consortium (ADA-PARC)
Link: centerondisability.org/ada_parc - A hospital is suing to move a quadriplegic 18-year-old to a nursing home. She says no
Source: NPR
Link: www.npr.org/2024/02/22/1232463580/teen-hospital-lawsuit-disability-rights
Community Integration and the ADA
- Questions and Answers on the Application of the ADA’s Integration Mandate and Olmstead v. L.C. to Employment and Day Services for People with Disabilities
Source: U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
Link: ada.gov/resources/olmstead-employment-qa - Statement of the Department of Justice on Enforcement of the Integration Mandate of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Olmstead v. L.C.
Last updated February 25, 2020
Source: U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
Link: archive.ada.gov/olmstead/q&a_olmstead.htm - More Information on Community Integration
Source: U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
Link: ada.gov/topics/community-integration
Sheltered Employment Workshops
- Beyond Segregated and Exploited: Update on the Employment of People with Disabilities [PDF]
Source: National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) (April 2012)
Link: ndrn.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Beyond_Segregated_and_Exploited.pdf - Definition of Sheltered Workshop
Source: Legal Information Institute at Cornell University
Link: law.cornell.edu/wex/sheltered_workshop - Easy Read Edition: Real Work For Real Pay: A Self-Advocate’s Guide to Employment Policy Part 4: Why Do We Still Have Sheltered Workshops? [PDF]
Source: Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN)
Link: autisticadvocacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Real-Work-For-Real-Pay-Part-4-Why-do-we-still-have-sheltered-workshops.pdf - The ADA and the End to Sheltered Workshops
Source: Disability Employment TA [Technical Assistance] Center
Link: aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com/the-ada-and-the-end-to-sheltered-workshops - Ending Segregated Workshops and Promoting Competitive Integrated Employment
Source: Disability Employment TA [Technical Assistance] Center
Link: aoddisabilityemploymenttacenter.com/ending-segregated-workshops-and-promoting-competitive-integrated-employment - Fact Sheet: Sheltered Work vs. Competitive Integrated Employment
Source: Indiana Disability Rights
Link: in.gov/idr/employment/competitive-integrated-employment-resources/sheltered-work-vs.-competitive-integrated-employment - Fact Sheet #39: The Employment of Workers with Disabilities at Subminimum Wages
Information about Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
Link: dol.gov/agencies/whd/fact-sheets/39-14c-subminimum-wage - Sheltered Workshops and Blind Alleys
This document is Chapter 10 from the book, “Walking Alone and Marching Together” (1990), written by Floyd Matson.
Source: National Federation of the Blind (NFB)
Link: nfb.org/sites/default/files/images/nfb/publications/books/wamt/wam13.htm - Book: Walking Alone and Marching Together (1990)
Written by Floyd Matson
Source: National Federation of the Blind (NFB)
Link: nfb.org/sites/default/files/images/nfb/publications/books/wamt/wamtc.htm
Competitive Integrated Employment (CIE) National Resources
- Employment First Programs
This state-level approach to disability services means that employment is considered the option of choice for citizens with disabilities, rather than placement in a sheltered workshop, a day habilitation program, or another segregated or non-inclusive setting.
Source: University of Massachusetts Boston
Link: selnhub.org/employmentfirst - Employment First State Resource List (June 2023)
Link: static.prod01.ue1.p.pcomm.net/umass/content/Employment%20first%20resource%20list%20June%202023.pdf - APSE — the Association of People Supporting Employment First
Link: apse.org - APSE Factsheet on Employment First
Link: apse.org/home-v2-2/employment-first - The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act State Plan
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) State Plans outline what your State or Territory is doing to help Americans, including youth and those with significant barriers to employment such as a disability, into high-quality jobs and careers and to help employers hire and retain skilled workers.
Source: U.S. Department of Education
Link: wioaplans.ed.gov - CIE Resources from the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)
Source: U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
Link: dol.gov/agencies/odep/program-areas/cie - Best Buddies Jobs Program
Source: Best Buddies International
Link: bestbuddies.org/jobs - Think Work! Access to Integrated Employment
Explore data and research trends in day and employment services and outcomes for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
Link: thinkwork.org/aie
Competitive Integrated Employment (CIE) Resources in the Southeast Region
Alabama
- Employment First Alabama
Link: employmentfirst-bama.org
Florida
- Employment First Florida
Link: employmentfirstfl.org/job-seekers - Rehab Works – Supported Employment
Source: Florida Department of Vocational Rehabilitation
Link: rehabworks.org/adult-programs/supported-employment.html
Georgia
- Employment First Georgia
Source: Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency (GVRA)
Link: gvs.georgia.gov/employment-first - Advancing Employment
Source: Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency (GVRA)
Link: advancingemployment.com
Kentucky
- Fact Sheet: Employment First in Kentucky [PDF]
Source: Kentucky Department of Vocational Rehabilitation
Link: kcc.ky.gov/Vocational-Rehabilitation/boards-and-councils/Employment-First/Documents/Employment%20First%20in%20Kentucky.pdf - Kentucky Career Center – Employment First
Source: Kentucky Department of Vocational Rehabilitation
Link: kcc.ky.gov/Vocational-Rehabilitation/boards-and-councils/Employment-First/Pages/default.aspx - Kentucky Career Center
Source: Kentucky Department of Vocational Rehabilitation
Link: kcc.ky.gov/Pages/index.aspx
Mississippi
- Mississippi Association of People Supporting Employment First (Mississippi APSE)
Lean about Mississippi’s efforts to set up an Employment First program.
Source: Association of People Supporting Employment First (APSE)
Link: apse.org/chapter/mississippi
North Carolina
- Employment First North Carolina
Source: North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR)
Link: oshr.nc.gov/state-employee-resources/diversity-inclusion/resources/employment-first - North Carolina Association of People Supporting Employment First (NCAPSE)
Source: Association of People Supporting Employment First (APSE)
Link: ncapse.org - Inclusion Works
Source: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
Link: ncdhhs.gov/about/department-initiatives/inclusion-works
South Carolina
- Hire Me SC
Link: hiremesc.org - Myths and Facts on Disability Employment [PDF]
Employment resources for individuals with disabilities in South Carolina.
Source: ABLE South Carolina
Link: hiremesc.org/s/SEADA-Submin-wage-Employment-Myths-and-Facts-2023-Final-A-12122023.pdf - Project E3
Link: projecte3.com/south-carolina
Tennessee
- Tennessee Employment First
Source: Tennessee Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Link: tn.gov/didd/for-consumers/employment–first.html - Tennessee Employment First Task Force
Source: Tennessee Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Link: tn.gov/didd/for-consumers/employment–first/task-force.html
ADA Live Podcasts and Resources on Employment Rights
You can access all ADA Live! episodes with archived audio, accessible transcripts, and resources at ADAlive.org. Most episode transcripts are also available in Spanish. (Transcripciones de los episodios en español.) Listen on the SoundCloud ADA Live! channel at soundcloud.com/adalive.
Source: Southeast ADA Center
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Podcast: adalive.org/episodes/episode-120
Resources: adalive.org/resources/episode-120-resources - Episode 111: Supporting Our Veterans: Tips for Job Seekers and Returning Workers | Resources
Podcast: adalive.org/episodes/episode-111
Resources: adalive.org/resources/episode-111-resources - Episode 110: Ensuring Equity in Employment: A Celebration of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) | Resources
Podcast: adalive.org/episodes/episode-110
Resources: adalive.org/resources/episode-110-resources - Episode 109: Workplace Accommodations and the ADA | Resources
Podcast: adalive.org/episodes/episode-109
Resources: adalive.org/resources/episode-109-resources - Episode 104: Employment, ADA, and Post-COVID Health | Resources
Podcast: adalive.org/episodes/episode-104
Resources: adalive.org/resources/episode-104-resources - Episode 99: Honoring our Veterans – Services and Support for Veterans and their Families | Resources
Podcast: adalive.org/episodes/episode-99
Resources: adalive.org/resources/episode-99-resources