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Developing a path to employment for New Yorkers with disabilities

Through research, policy analysis, training, and technical assistance, the New York Makes Work Pay Initiative provides policy and practice solutions to address New York State's estimated 70% of working-age people with disabilities who are not employed.

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Welcome

What is New York Makes Work Pay?

New York Makes Work Pay is a Comprehensive Employment System Medicaid Infrastructure Grant funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

What will this project do?

Through research, policy analysis, training, and technical assistance, the New York Makes Work Pay Initiative provides policy and practice solutions to address New York State's estimated 70% of working-age people with disabilities who are not employed.

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Who is involved?

This project is a joint effort of the New York State Office of Mental Health, the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University and the Employment and Disability Institute at Cornell University.

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Events

Customized Employment: The Planning Meeting

February 18 - 19  |  Utica, NY

Customized Employment: Creating a Portfolio and Job Development Day One

March 17 - 18  |  Garden City, NY

Work Incentives Certificate Training

March 22 - 26  |  New York, NY

Work Incentives Seminar

March 24 - 25  |  New York, NY

Work Incentives Seminar

April 7 - 8  |  Rochester, NY

MBI Webinar 1.1- Overview of the Medicaid Buy-In for Working People with Disabilities (MBI-WPD)

April 13  |  ONLINE

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Partnering Organizations

New York State Office of Mental Health Burton Blatt Institute Employment and Disability Institute