Cary Griffin - Making Self-Employment Work for People with Disabilities

by

Cary Griffin

David Hammis

Beth Keeton

and

Molly Sullivan

Griffin-Hammis Associates, LLC

Florence, Montana

Baltimore London Sydney

Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co.

Post Office Box 10624

Baltimore, Maryland 21285-0624

USA

www.brookespublishing.com

Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co. is a registered trademark of Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co.

Copyright 2014 by Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co.

Previous edition copyright 2003.

All rights reserved.

Discovering Personal Genius is a trademark of Griffin-Hammis Associates, LLC.

Cover image Thinkstock/4774344sean

Selected clip art istockphoto/browndogstudios

Typeset by Cenveo Publisher Services, Columbia, Maryland.

Manufactured in the United States of America by

Bradford & Bigelow, Inc., Newburyport, Massachussetts.

Tax laws, Social Security, Medicaid, and other social systems policies and laws change over time. Therefore, the policy information presented cannot be used to make conclusive determinations about taxes, social systems services eligibility, benefits eligibility, or benefits payment amounts in individual cases. The suggestions in this book are not intended as a substitute for professional consultation. The authors and publisher disclaim any liability arising directly or indirectly from the use of this book.

The stories in this book are based on the authors experiences. For vignettes based on actual people, individuals names and identifying details have been changed to protect their identities. Other vignettes are composite accounts that do not represent the lives or experiences of specific individuals, and no implications should be inferred.

Purchasers of Making Self-Employment Work for People with Disabilities, Second Edition, are granted permission to download, print, and/or photocopy the blank forms in , as well as the downloadable examples of select forms as examples, for professional purposes. None of the forms may be reproduced to generate revenue for any program or individual. Unauthorized use beyond this privilege is prosecutable under federal law. You will see the copyright protection notice at the bottom of each photocopiable form.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Griffin, Cary.

Making self-employment work for people with disabilities / by Cary Griffin, David Hammis, Beth Keeton, and Molly Sullivan. Second edition.

pages cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-1-59857-403-6 (perfect/pbk.)ISBN 978-1-59857-728-0 (epub).

1. People with disabilitiesEmploymentUnited StatesHandbooks, manuals, etc.2. Self-employedUnited States.3. New business enterprisesUnited States.4. Small businessUnited StatesManagement.I. Hammis, David.II. Title.

HD7256.U5G75 2014

658.022087dc23

2013035806

British Library Cataloguing in Publication data are available from the British Library.

ISBN: 978-1-59857-728-0 (ePub)

Version 1.0

Purchasers of this book may download, print, and/or photocopy the blank forms in and enter (case sensitive) keycode 47ifCaY3m

Cary Griffin is Senior Partner at Griffin-Hammis Associates, a full-service consultancy specializing in building communities of economic cooperation, creating high-performance organizations, and focusing on disability and employment. He is also Co-Director of the U.S. Department of Labors National Self-Employment Technical Assistance, Resources, and Training project with Virginia Commonwealth University and is one of only a handful of subject matter experts hired by the U.S. Department of Labor to help implement Employment First nationally. Cary maintains a strong relationship with the Rural Institute at the University of Montana, where he served as Director of Adult Community Services and Supports. He is the former executive director of the Region VIII Community Rehabilitation and Rehabilitation Continuing Education programs at the Center for Technical Assistance and Training, now part of the Technical Assistance Continuing Education Center, which he founded at the University of Northern Colorado in 1989. Cary provides training to administrative and direct servicelevel professionals in the rehabilitation field, consultation to businesses and rehabilitation agencies regarding the employment of individuals with significant disabilities, field-initiated research and demonstration, family and consumer consultation, resource development, and organizational development. He is also the lead author for several new series of online synchronous and asynchronous web-based courses developed in partnership with Essential Learning, Virginia Commonwealth University, and various agencies that address training and certification of personnel in customized employment (CE), vocational assessment, self-employment, Social Security benefits, and related policy. Cary is author of the book Working Better, Working Smarter (TRNinc., 1999) and coauthor of the first book on CE, The Job Developers Handbook: Practical Tactics for Customized Employment (Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., 2007). Current projects include development and management of a statewide rural Florida CE initiative, a statewide disability self-employment project in Kansas, and a similar project in Appalachia, developing the strategic plan for British Columbias CE and Employment First program, several state Money Follows the Person and Medicaid Infrastructure Grant initiatives (e.g., Rhode Island, Minnesota, Iowa), and inner-city CE projects (e.g., Philadelphia, Los Angeles). Cary is writing a new book on career planning. He also serves as Deputy Director and Board Chair of the Center for Social Capital, a nonprofit affiliate of Griffin-Hammis Associates.

David Hammis was Executive Director of the Center for Social Capital; Senior Partner at Griffin-Hammis Associates; National Technical Assistance Co-Director for Self-Employment Technical Assistance, Resources, and Training (START-UP/USA), a partnership with Virginia Commonwealth University; and the University of Missouri Social Security Certification Training and Technical Assistance for the Social Security Administrations Work Incentives Planning and Assistance program.

David maintained an ongoing relationship with the Rural Institute at the University of Montana, where he served as Project Director for multiple self-employment, customized employment, and Social Security outreach training and technical assistance projects, including the Rural Institutes Rural Entrepreneurship and Self-Employment Expansion Design project. David worked with organizations nationally and internationally on customized employment, self-employment, benefits analysis, supported employment, and employment engineering. He began working in supported, customized, and self-employment in 1988 and was personally responsible for the implementation of hundreds of Plans to Achieve Self-Support leading to employment, self-employment, and enhanced personal resources for people with disabilities. In July 1996, David received the International Association for Persons in Supported Employment Professional of the Year Award for his outstanding support and commitment to people with disabilities, especially in the areas of career development and the use of Social Security work incentives.