Carrying It Forward: A Message from TACQE

As the TACQE project comes to a close, we pause to reflect—not just on the past five years, but on the people, partnerships, and possibilities that will carry this work forward.

From the beginning, TACQE was guided by a simple belief: people with disabilities deserve not just jobs, but quality employment—work that is competitive, integrated, meaningful, and lasting. Every tool, training, and partnership we created was built on that vision.

What We Built Together

Over five years, TACQE worked alongside vocational rehabilitation (VR) professionals, employers, researchers, and advocates across the country. Together, we:

• Gathered lessons from the field and turned them into plain-language, practical tools:
- › See Lessons from the Field.
• Developed resources VR professionals could use right away—from outreach guides to toolkits to research summaries:
- › Explore TACQE resources.
• Shared best practices that make a real difference, like starting early with Pre-ETS, strengthening career pathways, and solving the transportation puzzle:
- › Read about best practices.
• Provided free, accessible training on emerging issues, including AI, outreach, and employer partnerships:
- › Explore top takeaways from TACQE training.
• Built partnerships that amplified impact and extended the reach of this work:
- › Access outreach resources you can use.

The result? A library of resources shaped by your voices, grounded in real-world practice, and built to last.

The Impact

Over the life of the project, TACQE reached:

• Thousands of VR professionals through trainings, webinars, and resources.
• Dozens of agencies and states, who adapted TACQE tools to fit local needs.
• Countless individuals with disabilities, who gained stronger support to find and keep quality jobs.

Behind every number are stories—professionals who tried new approaches, agencies that strengthened collaboration, and job seekers who found opportunities that matched their skills and dreams.

Explore the full impact in our Impact Snapshot: TACQE by the Numbers.

Carrying It Forward

Though TACQE is ending, the work is not. The resources remain available at tacqe.com, and the lessons we’ve learned will continue to guide the field:

• Use what works. Evidence-based practices lead to better outcomes.
• Stay grounded in local needs. Every community is different—listen, adapt, respond.
• Work together. Partnerships create smarter, stronger, more lasting solutions.
• Make research usable. Knowledge has power when it’s applied in practice.
• Keep learning. Reflection and adaptation keep systems moving forward.
• Make an action plan. Apply these resources in your own practice, agency, or community.

Carry TACQE forward with Your 5-Step Action Plan to Improve Quality Employment Outcomes.

A Thank You

To every VR professional, employer, advocate, and partner who contributed to TACQE—thank you. You’ve shared your challenges, tested ideas, and committed to supporting people with disabilities in achieving quality employment. This project is stronger because of you.

Final Thought

TACQE may be ending, but its impact lives on in the work you do every day.
Carry these tools forward. Keep building partnerships. Keep asking what’s possible. Keep showing up for the people you serve.

Because in the end, quality employment isn’t just a goal—it’s a future we create together.

Explore and continue using TACQE resources.

Tags: Lessons Learned, Outreach to all populations and communities

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