SEED Partner NCSL Highlights Disability Employment Among State Legislators
The State Exchange on Employment & Disability (SEED), along with ODEP leadership, participated in the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) Legislative Summit in Indianapolis this week to promote disability-inclusive state policymaking. ODEP Assistant Secretary Taryn Williams provided remarks during a peer-to-peer exchange on state as a model employer, where state legislators and staff discussed the creation and implementation of effective policies that promote the recruitment and retention of workers with disabilities in state government. Assistant Secretary Williams also joined the Women’s Legislative Network Policy Roundtable, “Addressing State Worker Shortages through Inclusive Employment Policies,” to discuss increasing the workforce participation of women, including women with disabilities and other underrepresented groups, with women legislators from across the country. Both events were hosted in collaboration with SEED. Click here to learn more about SEED.
SEED Hosts “Mental Health and the Workforce: A Policymakers’ Framework Breakfast” at NCSL Legislative Summit
During the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) Legislative Summit this week in Indianapolis, the State Exchange on Employment & Disability convened a discussion on mental health and employment featuring members of the Mental Health Matters: National Task Force on Workforce Mental Health Policy and ODEP Assistant Secretary Taryn Williams. The event shared key takeaways from the task force and announced the launch of the preliminary policy framework of mental health-related policy options developed by the task force to help states address workforce shortages in the mental health sector, reduce barriers to employment for people with mental health conditions and support the mental health needs of America’s workers. Click here to review the policy framework.
