Governor's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities

Education and Employment Subcommittee

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Education and Employment Subcommittee | Policy and Planning Subcommittee

Purpose: The Education and Employment Subcommittee will make employment preparation and support services available and accessible for people with disabilities to enable them to be successful on the job and to advance in their careers.

Goal B2 - Youth with disabilities will have the resources and supports they need to complete their education and transition to employment that leads to economic self-sufficiency and independent living.

Goal B3 - People with disabilities seeking self-employment options will have a variety of micro-enterprise and entrepreneurial opportunities available to them.

Goal B4 - Youth and adults with disabilities will have the academic, literacy and work-readiness skills that the labor market requires.

Goal B5 - Youth and adults with disabilities have exposure to a range of experiences in order to make informed choices about work and career options.

Goal B6 - Increased customer/consumer knowledge and choice in obtaining rehabilitation and vocational and health coverage services to help youth and adults with disabilities go to work and attain their employment goals.

Goal B7 - Sufficient services are in place for disabled veterans to obtain and retain employment.

Goal C4 - A comprehensive public awareness and education campaigns targeted towards decreasing stigma, eliminating attitudinal barriers and discrimination, and increasing awareness of the advantages of hiring qualified adults and youth with disabilities is developed and promoted.

Education and Employment Subcommittee Members

CHAIR JANICE EMERZIAN, Ed.D. Fresno City College	PATRICIA O'SULLIVAN Agilent Technologies
VICE CHAIR PAUL MILLER, Ph.D. California State University, Fullerton	GAYLE PACHECO California Workforce Investment Board
MICHELLE ALFORD-WILLIAMS Department of Rehabilitation	ANN RUTH Five Star Legal and Compliance, Inc.
ANTHONY ANDERSON The Arc of California	PATRICIA SIEGLEN-PERRY Med-Source Professional Personnel
DONNA BARRAS, M.D. Center for Applied Rehabilitation Technology	SANDRA SMITH Improving Transition Outcomes for Youth With Disabilities
ELISABETH BRINTON PRIDE Industries	PAMELA TUTTLE Department of Education Representative
MICHAEL JANUSE California State Council on Developmental Disabilities	SCOTT VALVERDE California Community Colleges
DAVID MORRIS Children's Services Administrator	JOHN WEBER California Health Incentives Improvement Project
MARIA NICOLACOUDIS TransAccess	JOSEPH WERNER Monterey County Workforce Investment Board

For comments and questions or to become more involved, contact:

California Governor's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities
P.O. Box 826880, MIC 21
Sacramento, CA 94820-0001

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