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Concurrent Session E

Wednesday, June 24, 2026

1:00  - 2:00 pm

E3. ACHIEVING COMPETITIVE INTEGRATED EMPLOYMENT

Competitive Integrated Employment: Are We There Yet?
Lindsay DuBois, PhD, Human Services Research Institute
Dorothy Hiersteiner, MPP, FAAIDD, Human Services Research Institute
Jean Winsor, PhD, University of Massachusetts Boston
Laura Vegas, MA, National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services 

Employment First: One State's Approach to Enhancing Policy and Practice for Competitive Integrated Employment
Evan Dean, PhD, FAAIDD, University of Kansas
Jean Winsor, PhD, University of Massachusetts Boston

Using Self-Directed Services to Achieve Competitive Integrated Employment and Community Life Engagement
Brittany Powers, PhD, MPH, University of Massachusetts Boston
Esther Kamau, PhD, University of Massachusetts Boston 
Jean Winsor, PhD, University of Massachusetts Boston
Jennifer Bose, MA, University of Massachusetts Boston
Alison White, University of Massachusetts Boston 
 
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