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Jean E. Winsor
Research Associate
B.A. Psychology, Binghamton University
M.S. Educational Psychology and Methodology, State University of New York at Albany
Ph.D. Public Policy, University of Massachusetts Boston
Jean Winsor’s research focuses on state systems and integrated employment as well as program evaluation. Through her work she has investigated the policies and practices of states with high rates of integrated employment, the methods states use to collect data on employment outcomes, the strategies states use to promote integrated employment, and the factors that impact the choices individuals with intellectual and development disabilities (I/DD) make about employment. She is the coordinator of the National Survey of Day and Employment Programs and is engaged in the development of strategies to support individuals with I/DD to conduct qualitative research. Prior to joining ICI in 2002, she provided community-based supports to adolescents and adults with I/DD for ten years.
- Email: jean.winsor@umb.edu
ICI publications by Jean E. Winsor
Growth in Community-based Non-work
A excerpt from the 2011 statedata book (11/2012)
State Intellectual and Developmental Disability Agencies' Service Trends
In FY2010, an estimated 566,188 individuals received day or employment supports from state intellectual and developmental disability (IDD) agencies. This number grew from 458,650 in FY1999, a 23.4 percent increase. The estimated number of individuals supported in integrated employment services increased from 108,296 in FY1999 to 113,937 in FY2010, a 5.2% increase. State investment in supports continues to emphasize facility-based and non-work services rather than integrated employment services. Figure 1 shows the trends in the percentage of people served in integrated employment and facility-based and non-work settings between FY2004 and FY2010. (3/2012)
Decline in the Provision of Facility-Based Work Services for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Decline in the Provision of Facility-Based Work Services for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (11/2011)
State Intellectual and Developmental Disability Agencies' Funding for Employment Services
The National Survey of State Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Day and Employment Services is a longitudinal study commissioned by the Administration on Developmental Disabilities to analyze community-based day and employment service trends between FY1988 and FY2009 for individuals with IDD and closely related conditions. (7/2011)
Employment Data Systems : New Hampshire's Bureau of Developmental Services
The increasing emphasis on government accountability at the state and federal levels has increased interest in and use of outcome data. Moreover, research has found that high performing states in integrated employment generally have a clear and visible data collection system that provides individual outcome data (Hall et al, 2007). But what are the most important elements in designing and using a system? Stakeholders have raised questions regarding creating effective data collection systems, identifying variables with the most utility for influencing policy, and using data as a strategic planning tool. This series is intended to shed light on the successes and challenges of collecting data on day and employment services across several states and to provide strategies for other states as they examine their own data collection systems and their impact on their employment priorities for individuals with ID/DD. During the Spring and Summer of 2008, ICI researchers conducted interviews with state and local key informants who had been recommended as being knowledgeable about their state's data collection system. State policy documents and state websites were also used as resources. (3/2011)
Select outside publications by Jean E. Winsor
Winsor, J., & Butterworth, J. (2008). Participation in Integrated Employment and Community-Based Nonwork Services for Individuals Supported by State Disability Agencies. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 46(2).
