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Advancing Employment
Advancing Employment (AE) is Georgia’s Technical Assistance Center for Best Practices in Employment Supports, promoting inclusive, competitive employment for individuals with disabilities. Funded primarily by the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD), AE supports providers through training, technical assistance, and a virtual Community of Practice to improve employment outcomes. Learn more, explore resources, or sign up for the monthly newsletter using the link below.
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FarmAgain
FarmAgain is a program at UGA that is made of different grants that serve individuals employed in production agriculture. The projects directly serve individuals that may have conditions (i.e. arthritis, diabetes, spinal cord injury) that make performing certain farm tasks difficult.
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WorkWorks
To assist in addressing the workforce development needs of Georgia’s Supported Employment Workforce, IHDD offers Job Coach Certification.
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Georgia Disability Employment Initiative
In partnership with the Georgia Department of Economic Development-Workforce Division. The purpose of the Georgia DEI is to improve the job placement rates for youth and adults with significant disabilities in two workforce regions in the state by customizing access to credential-based education and training pathways offered through the technical college system in the focus areas of Agriculture, Healthcare, Hospitality, and Logistics. The project will focus on customizing career pathways in high-demand industries, facilitating cross-system collaboration and expansion of the capacity of the American Job Center system in Georgia to serve customers with significant disabilities.
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Employment First
Employment First means that employment should be the first and preferred option for all people, regardless of their disability. The DD Network is part of a statewide coalition advocating for legislation that would make Georgia an Employment First state. This means that throughout Georgia’s social service system, meaningful employment would become a primary objective for all working-age Georgians with disabilities. More than 26 states have Employment First policies.
