Director of Employment Systems Change and Evaluation, Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston
"Ensuring that voice of people with lived experience is integrated into the research has been important to John and not only does his team include multiple employees with IDD, but his support for team members who have at times gone well above and beyond to provide supports to ensure their co-worker’s success on the job demonstrates his true commitment to the concept of natural supports. It is something that is easy to talk about but often harder to put into practice."
John Butterworth has over 45 years of experience as a researcher, consultant, trainer, manager, and direct support professional focused on community-based employment and related day services. He has worked with states, community providers and advocates to develop a service system that leads to high quality individual competitive integrated employment and community life engagement outcomes. John's interests include state and federal policy, employment and day outcome data, organizational transformation, employment support, person-centered planning, and program management.
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