Description:
This webinar explores how secure, cross-agency data sharing can strengthen coordination among education, vocational rehabilitation (VR), developmental disabilities (DD), workforce, and other youth service systems. Participants will examine a prototype tool designed to support coordinated referrals, service planning, and real-time communication; consider key legal and privacy requirements; and explore opportunities to adapt and scale this approach in their own states or communities to improve post-school employment outcomes for youth with disabilities.
Presented By: DIF - Maryland LINK
In the training, you will learn:
- Describe how cross-agency data sharing can strengthen coordination among education, vocational rehabilitation (VR), developmental disabilities (DD), workforce, and other youth service systems to improve post-school employment outcomes for youth with disabilities.
- Examine the functionality of a secure, cross-agency data-sharing prototype tool that supports coordinated referrals, service planning, and real-time communication across Local Education Agencies (LEAs), VR, DD, and other partner agencies.
- Identify legal and privacy considerations associated with sharing student and client data across agencies, including strategies for maintaining compliance while enabling collaboration.
- Evaluate opportunities and implementation considerations for adapting and scaling the cross-agency data-sharing tool within their own states or communities to improve service coordination and employment outcomes.
Presenters:
- Jade Gingerich, Maryland Department of Disabilities
- Kelli Crane, University of Maryland Center for Transition and Career Innovation