IU’s Center on Community Living and Careers created a new report on employment services and other support from disabilities service providers, according to a Nov. 2 press release.
According to the report, 27 percent of individuals represented in the survey were employed in jobs within the community. Fewer than one percent were self-employed, and 25 percent were working in facility-based, segregated work environments, according to the release.
There was also an increase in the percentage of individuals who were not working but were participating in a day program, increasing from 19 to 23 percent since 2011.
The report, “Day & Employment Services Outcomes Systems Report,” is published annually. The Center on Community Living and Careers for the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration’s Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services compiles the report.
Day & Employment Services Outcomes Systems provides information about residents who are receiving support from Indiana’s adult disability service providers, according to the release.
The data can help policymakers see where individuals with disabilities are spending the majority of their day, the type of work they’re doing and their employment outcomes, according to the release.
“This data is an indication that Indiana has work to do to begin delivering the services and supports that will help individuals be included, productive and successful in the workplace,” said Teresa Grossi, director of strategic development at the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community and author of the report, in the release.
Laurel Demkovich
