Improving effective and meaningful participation of persons with disabilities in the workforce system

The Disability Employment Initiative (DEI) is a collaborative effort between the United States Department of Labor's (DOL) Employment and Training Administration (ETA) and the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP).
DEI cooperative agreements are awarded to state Workforce Investment Act (WIA) administering entities to:

• Improve coordination and collaboration among employment and training and asset development programs carried out at a state and local level, including the Ticket to Work program.
• Build effective community partnerships that leverage public and private resources to better serve individuals with disabilities and improve employment outcomes.

For more information, download:

• DEI Information Brief as an Adobe Pdf.
• The Disability Employment Initiative fact sheet as an Adobe Pdf.
• Map of Disability Employment Initiative Grantees as an Adobe pdf.
• The Disability Employment Initiative Grantee Abstracts as an Adobe pdf.
• The Disability Employment Initiative Grantee Contact Chart as an Adobe pdf.