North Carolina’s New ‘Inclusion Works’ Initiative Promotes Employment For People With I/DD 

A new initiative from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS), called Inclusion Works, will promote competitive integrated employment for people with intellectual/ developmental disabilities (I/DD). Inclusion Works will offer resources for people with I/DD seeking employment, those who are currently employed, and employers who hire and retain staff with I/DD.;

NCDHHS said there are more than 67,390 adults in North Carolina with I/DD. In competitive integrated employment, people with I/DD are paid comparable wages to employees without disabilities performing similar duties with similar training and experience. The work is . . .