Employment for All (EFA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the ideal that access to employment should be available to all persons with disabilities, regardless of severity or label. Began in 1999, EFA is a joint effort of a small group of colleagues who feel that it is necessary to clearly advocate for inclusive employment opportunities by assisting systems, organizations, employers, families and persons with disabilities to develop the strategies and values needed for full access to employment. Among its four founding members -- Joe Skiba, Norciva Shumpert, Melinda Mast and Michael Callahan -- EFA brings over 100 years of experience in the area of employment and rehabilitation services to the discovery of solutions in employment services. While we are in no way connected with Justice for All, the organization started by Justin Dart, we honor and respect its mission by embracing a similar name based on the idea that human values, opportunities and resources are for all citizens.

In addition to our mission to promote full access to employment, we at EFA feel that the generic resources available to any citizen should be fully available to all persons with disabilities. We also feel that all persons with disabilities, including persons with the most significant disabilities, must have full access to disability specific employment resources -- vocational rehabilitation, developmental disabilities, mental health and social security -- to become employed in jobs that meet their personal goals, needs and preferences. To these ends, EFA seeks to form partnerships, alliances and other working relationships with those who have similar goals. We can provide project management services, sub-contract services, functional research, consulting, technical assistance and training and presentations on the following topics:

• System change in vocational rehabilitation and developmental disabilities services
• One-Stop Career Centers and WIA activities that involve persons with disabilities
• Personal budgets, choice and control of resources by person with disabilities
• Discovery-based personal assessments and person-directed employment plans
• Individually-tailored job development
• Supported employment including supported self-employment
• Planning and implementing non-work life activities that compliment a working life
• Employment policy development and research

The staff of Employment for All represents a unique combination of experience and expertise in advocacy, management and direct support for people with significant disabilities. Each person has spent a minimum of 15 years in the field and each brings national respect and recognition to the organization. All have experience directing large federal grants, managing project staff and resources, and successfully reaching project goals. Many of the projects our staff have managed have represented cutting edge aspects of services and service delivery for people with significant disabilities. These projects have set precedents for others to replicate and follow. We developed professional relationships and friendships during our years with the national office of United Cerebral Palsy Associations (UCPA) and feel that it is important to continue our work within a small, responsive organization.