Tools
There are many resources that can help you find your path to community employment in the Tools Section. Each tool can be downloaded for you to use many times. Click on the Download button for each tool to see how it can help.
What Is Employment First?
Employment Fact Sheet
The sheet will give you a lot of information about Employment First.
Employment First Partnership - National APSE Conference 2015
Presentation for the National APSE 2015 Conference about the Employment First Partnership.
Employment First Rule Companion - Man
This has descriptions of the Path to Employment and can help you better understand Employment First.
Employment First Rule Companion - Woman
This has descriptions of the Path to Employment and can help you better understand Employment First.
What Kind Of Job Should I Get?
The Job Seeker's Guide to Discovery
This is a guide for understanding what you are good at and what you like to do, which is also called discovery.
Who Can Help?
A Guide to Transition Services
This is information from Opportunities for Ohioans with disabilities to help students with disabilities move from school to work.
My Employment Team
This can help you choose who will help you find a job or find a different job.
Questions for Service and Support Administrator
This has a list of questions you can ask your Service and Support Administrator about employment and other support.
How Can I Be A Self-Advocate?
Lead Your Person-Centered Planning Meeting
This is a list of steps to help you lead a person-centered meeting to plan your goals.
People On My Employment Team
This can help you keep track of contact information for people on your team.
Your Person-Centered Planning Team
This is a guide for understanding what you are good at and what you like to do, which is also called "discovery".
How Do I Get A Job?
Finding A Job Checklist
This is a large list with information about:
- The Path to Employment
- What kind of job you may want
- Who to put on your team
- How to lead your planning meeting
- How to prepare to find a job
- And where to find out about working and your benefits
Informational Interview Questions
This is a list of questions to ask employers about their business and learn about what they do.
The Job Seeker's Guide to Discovery
This is a guide for understanding what you are good at and what you like to do, which is also called discovery.
Where Do I Start If I Am A Student?
A Guide to Transition Services
This is information from Opportunities for Ohioans with disabilities to help students with disabilities move from school to work.
Backward Planning Tool
This has many documents with information about how to make a goal and then steps to reach it.
Evidence Based Practices for Transition Youth
Methods and strategies for teachers, job coaches and all practitioners to prepare youth to work in the community
Evidence Based Predictors for Post-School Success
This can provide professionals with research-based strategies to make youth skills better for future employment.
Free Online Resources for Job Seekers
This is many different online resources that you can use for free to help you find out your interests, about self-advocacy, how to find jobs, and ways to keep jobs.
Ohio's Postsecondary Program Summaries
Explore colleges that help students with DD learn job skills.
Pathway from School to Employment
This has information about what steps you can take to be ready for employment after you leave school.
How Does Work Impact My Benefits?
Medicaid Buy In Game
This has information about Medicaid Buy-In and if you can use it.
How Can Technology Help Me?
Technology To Help You Get A Job
This can help you name some of the technology you use and technology you would like to use.