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The SELN is a cross-state cooperative venture of state mental retardation and developmental disability (MR/DD) agencies that are committed to improving employment outcomes for adolescents and adults with developmental disabilities.

The Network is a place to connect, collaborate, and create cross-community support for the pressing employment-related issues we face in the state systems and at the federal level.

Network membership promotes new connections within and across states to establish effective collaborative relationships among states, learn from their experiences of other service systems, share costs, use data and maximize resources.

Mission of SELN The SELN is an interstate collaborative of state developmental disability agencies working to: Maximize resources such as funding and employment services Develop more effective employment systems and partnerships Use data to guide program management at the local and state level Improve employment-related staff competencies Share resources for systems change across states The Network promotes new connections with each state so state ID/DD agencies can take better advantage of other resources and partner with sister service systems, sharing costs and maximizing resources.

The SELN was launched in 2006 as a joint program of the National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services (NASDDDS) and the Institute for Community Inclusion at the University of Massachusetts Boston (ICI).