JobLinks Employment Transportation Initiative, a project of the Community Transportation Association, aims at connecting affordable and reliable transportation-to-work solutions with workforce development agencies as well as other stakeholders. Primarily supported with funding from the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Transportation, the initiative focuses on delivering services to low-income individuals as well as various special populations, such as: disabled, youth, veterans, and elderly workers.

This issue brief by the Institute for Community Inclusion examines how welfare reform affected Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) caseworkers in Massachusetts and describes the impact of these reforms on the lives of people with disabilities receiving welfare benefits.

This article, through the Institute for Women's Policy Research, examines the prevalence of disabilities among mothers and children in low-income families and the work participation rates among mothers.

Authored by Janice Ballou, David Frank, Audrey McDonald, and Julie Rothbard. New Jersey has the challenging task of providing cost-effective, high-quality services to people with developmental disabilities and their families. This report presents the views of a selected group of stakeholders--advocacy groups, service providers, union employees, government agencies, and people with developmental disabilities and their families--to help plan for changes to the system. Areas discussed include resources and funding, program and service planning, and community integration.

From the Administration on Aging, this article reviews information on informal caregiving in the United States and statistics on those giving and those receiving informal care. Many elders with disabilities rely on informal care from their families, responsible to cover the expenses. This resource provides information on caregiving and assistance available for informal caregivers.

This resource from the Urban Institute describes data from the National Health Interview Survey -- Disability Supplement including statistics around people's abilities to perform various activities and their health conditions. Additionally, it includes information on how the data can be used to aid people with disabilities through support services, including transportation, social activities, vocational rehabilitation, and housing.

The Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), committed to improving employment outcomes for individuals with disabilities, established a Customized Employment initiative to build the capacity of workforce systems to serve all customers, specifically, those with disabilities. This resource provides strategies to assist all customers that may require additional assistance in reaching employment goals.

This resource manual was produced by Policy Research Associates and was sponsored by the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

The Olmstead Decision and Welfare-to-Work ACF Region IV Meeting was held on August 23-24, 2000, at The Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia. More than 80 participants attended, including State Temporary Assistance For Needy Families (TANF) Directors, and Welfare-to-Work (WtW) administrators along with representatives from State Medicaid offices, and representatives of the Developmental Disabilities Network (State developmental disabilities councils, protection and advocacy agencies, and the university affiliated programs). The focus of this Regional meeting was to examine how the Olmstead Decision and Welfare-to-Work initiatives can be incorporated into each States’ Strategic Plan.

In March 1999, the Welfare Peer TA Network hosted a workshop for the state of Oregon on learning disabilities strategies. Oregon identified learning disabilities as a major barrier to self-sufficiency, and as their caseload dropped, many participants were identified has having some type of learning disability. This meeting included partners to how to best identify learning disabilities and provide appropriate services to their participants.