Advancing Employment is dedicated to building a community for inclusive employment in Georgia. It is here where individuals with disabilities, their families, service providers, and others interested in employment can learn and connect with one another. We believe competitive integrated employment is possible for everyone.
Advancing Employment is Georgia’s Technical Assistance Center for Best Practices in Employment Supports. This Center started from and is mostly funded by a grant from the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD). Advancing Employment seeks to improve employment supports and outcomes for individuals with disabilities who want to work through a technical assistance center that supports provider transformation. This process supports the shifting of a disability service provider from a focus on sheltered workshops and other non-work programs to services that foster competitive, integrated employment.
The Advancing Employment initiative provides selected Georgia employment service providers specialized planning and training sessions in order to provide best practice support for people with disabilities in their organizations. Our project also operates a Community of Practice (CoP). This CoP is a virtual space within Advancing Employment where all Georgia providers can share information, receive new training through webinars and utilize resources that will ultimately serve people with developmental disabilities in their employment goals. To access the CoP, our mailing list sign-up to receive our monthly e-newsletter, and a wealth of resources, visit our Advancing Employment website.
Learn more by contacting us at advancingemployment@uga.edu.