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May 18, 2013NU | UNL | UNMC | UNO | UNK | IANR 

News and Events

PPC Graduate Student Appointed to Fellowship Program

Joseph Hamm, a Public Policy Center Graduate research assistant and doctoral student in psychology and law, was one of eight UNL students to be appointed to the Center for Great Plains Studies 2013 Graduate Fellows Program.

According to the press release the program "provides a place for select graduate students to work, meet, obtain support, learn from fellow students, engage with Center faculty and staff, benefit from the center's resources and progress in their studies."

Partnering to Reach Integrated Competitive Employment

The purpose of this project was to study the programs and supports serving persons with disabilities who work, or want to work, in competitive employment settings.  The result was a series of reports covering areas relating to persons with disabilities’ perceptions and experiences with work, the structuring of personal assistant services, the impact on changes in Medicaid eligibility guidelines and resultant impacts on enrollment, and possibilities for collaboration with other community-based programs.

Key Partners
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Economics; the Nebraska Health and Human Services System

Funding
The Public Policy Center was contracted by the Nebraska Health and Human Services System. The project was funded through a Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act Medicaid Infrastructure Grant.


Related Publications:

Enrollment Projections for Nebraska's Medicaid Insurance for Workers with Disabilities. McGarvey, M.G. (2003 March). 

Shank, N. & Perkins, T. University of Nebraska Public Policy Center. The impact of earnings of Nebraskans with disabilities on their eligibility for selected services and programs.

The Interface of Employment, Health, Family Support, and Human Services for People with Disabilities in Nebraska. Jensen, L. E. & Willet, J. (2003 June).

Perkins, T., & Shank, N. (2003). Intermediary service organizations providing personal assistance services: Implementation lessons.

Internal Examination and Evaluation of the Nebraska Health and Human Services System Delivery of Personal Assistance Services, An. Wolfe, J. K. and Bailie, L. (2002 May). PDF File

Survey of Disability and Employment in Nebraska, Fall 2001 Data Analysis and Report. Wolfe, J. K. (2002 May). PDF File

Lead Contact:
Name: Nancy Shank
E-mail: nshank@nebraska.edu
Phone: (402) 472-5687


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