Welcome to the Job Development Exchange (JDX)
To meet the needs of both jobseekers and employers, the vocational rehabilitation system must approach job development strategically while increasing capacity and competencies. The Job Development Exchange (JDX) provides Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors (VRCs) and Community Rehabilitation Providers (CRPs) with the information and tools they need to successfully engage employers and address a wide range of barriers to employment. It offers timely resources via multimedia platforms and taps into the rich expertise of colleagues, businesses, jobseekers and national authorities to achieve employment goals.
Spotlight
Employment Success in the Southeast
TACE is pleased to spotlight recent employment success stories reported by VR agencies in southeast states: Thriving in the Workplace: TACE Projects Lead to Employment Success for Jobseekers with Disabilities
Employment First Across the US
View map of state level Employment First activity across the country
Emerging Employment Practices in Vocational Rehabilitation
Customized Employment
Individual Placement and Support (IPS)
Asset Development
Customized Self-employment
Featured Resources
The JDX offers a variety of resources for vocational rehabilitation counselors and other job development professionals. In this section, the JDX highlights some of these resources and previews upcoming exchange opportunities.
2012 National Employment Conference: “The New Economy: Rethink, Realign, Reinvent” Post-Webinar Sessions
Last year’s National Employment Conference brought together a dynamic group of presenters and approximately 350 participants to discuss the current issues facing the Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) community. To continue the conversations that started at this conference, selected presenters have been asked to conduct a post-webinar to provide an opportunity to present additional information from their presentations and have the wider VR community participate.
View the schedule of all the webinars with their descriptions
JDX Webinar Series
The JDX Fall/Winter webinar series featured national authorities on job development providing practical guidance in high-profile areas such as Customized Employment, IPS Supported Employment, ex-offenders, veterans, autism and employer relations. An overview of the recently updated Online Toolkit was also included in this seven-part series.
For archives and related materials refer to the JDX webinar series.
Interactive Toolkit
The Online Toolkit for Job Placement and Employment Professionals is an interactive resource covering a variety of topics related to successful employment for people with disabilities.
Employment Solutions for Individuals with Significant and Most Significant Disabilities
- Take advantage of TACE's Customized Employment Webinar Series to support your work with individuals with significant and most significant disabilities. One series covers the steps of the Customized Employment process; the other includes related topics on improving employment outcomes for individuals with the most significant disabilities.
- Two strategies found effective with these populations include Customized Employment and Individual Placement and Support (IPS). Refer to the archived webinar Employment Strategies for Serving Individuals with Significant or Most Significant Disabilities comparing these two proven interventions and offering practical guidance on what to expect for jobseekers with significant and most significant disabilities.
Employment Solutions for Transition-aged Youth
- On April 25 TACE featured the webinar on Employment Resources for Foster Youth with Disabilities. This was the second in a two-part series on working with youth with disabilities in foster care, this session presents resources and employment program elements found effective with the Transition-aged population.
- Take advantage of the Work Experience webinar series to support your work with youth transitioning from school to work!
- For other Transition employment resources go to TACE’s Transition Network website.