Marnie Harris is Helping to Make Competitive Integrated Employment More Accessible for the I/DD Community

Competitive integrated employment (CIE), defined in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, is a term often used when talking about equal employment opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). But what does CIE actually look like?CIE means jobs where people with and without disabilities work together, earn fair wages, and have equal opportunities to advance. CIE recognizes that people with disabilities bring value to the workforce. Listen to learn more.The Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD) is driven by its Five Year Strategic Plan goals to improve services and supports for people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities (I/DD). The Council, charged with creating systems change for individuals with developmental disabilities and family members, will work through various advocacy and capacity building activities to build a more interdependent, self-sufficient, and integrated and included disability community across Georgia.This project was supported, in part by grant number 2001GASCDD-03, from the U.S. Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C. 20201. Grantees undertaking projects with government sponsorship are encouraged to express freely their findings and conclusions. Points of view or opinions do not, therefore, necessarily represent official ACL policy.