Join us to explore how Arizona Employment First is turning principles into action to improve competitive integrated employment outcomes for people with disabilities. While Employment First has long been embraced as a philosophy, meaningful change requires coordinated systems alignment, consistent messaging, evidence-based practices, and intentional community engagement. This session will highlight Arizona’s cross-agency strategies to strengthen collaboration, expand work-based learning, align policy, and elevate expectations statewide. Participants will gain insight into how systems change, stakeholder collaboration, and a commitment to evidence-based practices can transform employment outcomes. Whether you are a policymaker, provider, educator, or advocate, you will leave with practical strategies to advance Employment First in your own community.
Learning Outcomes
- Describe core Employment First principles and explain their role in advancing competitive integrated employment.
- Identify evidence-based practices that improve employment outcomes for people with disabilities.
- Apply actionable strategies to strengthen Employment First implementation within their own systems or organizations.