Shared Understanding of Transition Services

Employment First

 Colorado is now an Employment First state and partners have united around establishing a shared vision and culture shift around the following:

• A belief & value that all individuals regardless of level of disability are capable of full inclusion and working in Competitive Integrated Employment (CIE).
• CIE is the first and preferred outcome, regardless of level of disability in businesses found in the community, with regular compensation, equal advancement and equal interaction with non-disabled co-workers.
• Systems Change & Culture Shift efforts in state agency employment-related policies, service delivery practices, and alignment of service funding structures to increase CIE outcomes.