Family SHADE

Enable. Empower. Enrich.

Enable. Empower. Enrich.

Division of Developmental Disabilities Services (DDDS) – PATHWAYS to Employment Program

In July 2012, as the new chair of the National Governors Association, Governor Jack Markell announced his chair’s initiative, A Better Bottom Line: Employing People with Disabilities, which aims to increase employment among individuals with disabilities. The focus will specifically be on the employment challenges that affect individuals with intellectual and other significant disabilities and the role that both state government and businesses can play in facilitating and or advancing employment opportunities. 

Pathways to Employment is a Medicaid program designed to provide greater options for individuals with disabilities to gain supports for employment. This program serves individuals aged 14—25, across disabilities, who have a desire to work in a competitive work environment; provides tailored services for individuals with visual impairments, physical disabilities, intellectual disabilities ( including brain injury) and autism spectrum disorders; and much more!

To learn more about this program, please click HERE to view a brochure in English and Spanish!