Connect-Ability (Medicaid Infrastructure Grant)

state of Connecticut

Connecticut's Connect-Ability initiative began in late 2005, following a detailed needs assessment conducted by the University of Connecticut, which identified employment barriers for employers, people with disabilities and their family members, policymakers, and providers of employment support services.  The grant was awarded to Connecticut's Bureau of Rehabilitation Services to identify and remove barriers to employment faced by people with disabilities.  The grant focuses on creating new ways for people with disabilities to be included in local communities.

The Connect-ability initiative does not directly provide services to match individuals with specific jobs.  Instead, our goals are targeted at removing the barriers which keep our primary customers from finding one another.  These barriers include, but are not limited to, low expectations, a fragmented transition process from school to work, inadequate transportation, and the actual process of recruitment, hiring and retention.

 

Connec-ability has two primary customers:

  • Employers of all sizes and in all industries who are seeking qualified workers

  • People with disabilities of all ages who are seeking to get, keep, or advance in a job

 

The activities of Connec-ability are consistent with Connecticut's Strategic Employment Plan, which can be found in the About Us Section of our project website at www.connect-ability.com. 

 

Contact Information:
Amy Porter, Program Planner
State of Connecticut
Department of Social Services
Bureau of Rehabilitation
25 Signourney Street
Hartford, CT 06106-5033
(860) 424-4864 (voice) ~ (860) 424-4864 (fax)
Email: amy.porter@po.state.ct.us

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