Law, Health Policy & Disability Center
University of Iowa College of Law
http://disability.law.uiowa.edu/dpn/
and
The Burton Blatt Institute
Syracuse University
http://bbi.syr.edu
One–Stop Toolkit
Resources of the Week Technical Assistance Project E–Mail listserv
17 November 2006
Good morning everyone,
Please note that due to the Thanksgiving holiday next week, we will not be disseminating a One-Stop Toolkit Resources of the Week. Wishing you all a warm and happy Thanksgiving!
Below please find the web site and publication of the week, as well as other resources that we hope will be useful as you work on systems change activities to help improve employment opportunities for persons with disabilities.
To subscribe and / or view past resources of the week archives, access: www.onestoptoolkit.org and click on the link to "Resources of the Week" on the right hand side of the home page.
To view an indexed list of the resources of the week by subject matter, visit the L.P.H.D.C. web site at http://disability.law.uiowa.edu/lhpdc/resources/wig/default.asp. It currently includes 20 categories, covering over 300 annotated references. Each category opens to a new window with each Resource of the Week which covered material in that area.
Have a good day and weekend!
Laura Farah
Program Associate
Law, Health Policy & Disability Center
University of Iowa College of Law
P: 617–489–0086
F: 617–489–1374
[ E–mail Lgleneck@mail.law.uiowa.edu ]
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[The full announcement, Workforce Discovery is located under the section heading "Resources of Interest."
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Disability Program Navigators are you looking for a training module on diversity and disability in the workplace? The A.D.A. & I.T. Technical Assistance Center of the Mid-Atlantic region has developed the trainer's manual, available for free download, which includes an in-depth training on disability awareness with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) integrated throughout each training module.
Trainers with various needs can all benefit from this training program. Trainers may use this program without any modification, as the comprehensive modules include suggested text for the trainer, handouts, and PowerPoint presentations. Trainers with specific needs will also benefit training on disability awareness with the employment provisions of the Americans from this program; modules are available as Microsoft Word documents which allow a trainer to revise the training template for their individual needs. Other trainers may not wish to use the module in its entirety, but rather extract from it new training tips or ideas for activities. As we like to say in the D.P.N. program, why re-invent the wheel!
[The full announcement, Recruiting and Hiring is located under the section heading "Resources of Interest."
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Are you looking for resources on recruiting and hiring individuals with disabilities, well the R.R.T.C. at Virginia Commonwealth University on Workplace Supports and Job Retention has a great resource repository on a multitude of different topic areas including recruiting and hiring. Below, is a list of resources from this topic area that may be of interest to Disability Program Navigators. Many of the resources listed below are fact sheets that can be shared with job seekers, employers, and One-Stop staff and/or community partners. Access the U.R.L. to click on links to any of the following. While you are on the site, look for other categories of resources found on the left hand side of the page.
The U.S. Chamber's Institute for a Competitive Workforce (I.C.W.) is conducting an informal survey to find out which local and state chambers are providing business services for their local One-Stop Career Centers. The Institute's goal is to gauge the number of contracts that are out there between chambers and one-stops in order to report on the value of chambers acting as workforce intermediaries.
If you know of a Chamber that is providing contracted business services, such as H.R. assistance, hiring and interviewing help, and/or incumbent worker training grant support, please share this information with them. The survey is available on-line at the U.R.L. listed above along with further instructions.
The purpose of the Virginia Commonwealth University R.R.T.C. on Workplace Supports and Job Retention is to study those supports that are most effective for assisting individuals with disabilities maintain employment and advance their careers. The primary stakeholders for this project are persons with disabilities, with an emphasis on those who are unemployed, under-employed or at risk of losing employment. The R.R.T.C. on Workplace Supports specifically targets those individuals from traditionally under-represented populations with diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, since this group is most at risk in America. The secondary stakeholders include rehabilitation professionals, families, and persons working in business and industry.
This trainer's manual, available for free download, is an in-depth training on disability awareness with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) integrated throughout each training module.
How do learning disabilities affect a person in the workplace? What factors contribute to success for a worker with L.D.? How can a 'coach' or teacher assist adults as they prepare for work? This page, jointly created for the Workforce Education and the Literacy & Learning Disabilities Special Collections, addresses an issue of prime importance to those with learning disabilities: how to engage in satisfying and successful work. It also raises awareness of learning disabilities for employers and workers. Resources addressing the interaction of learning disabilities and workforce education are presented in two formats:
CareerOneStop is an integrated suite of national web sites that help businesses, job seekers, students, and workforce professionals find employment and career resources. This section of the site includes the following tools to assist the workforce development system: workforce professionals, employers and job seekers.
The report begins by discussing the New Freedom Initiative calls for the enforcement of the A.D.A., outreach activities to businesses to support A.D.A. compliance, and the various activities the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice is engaged in to eliminate discrimination on the basis of disability at the local, state, and national level. The report discusses the following four areas of A.D.A. enforcement: (1) enhancing civic participation, (2) ensuring equal health care access, (3) gateways to job opportunities for people with disabilities, and (4) enjoying the American way of life. The report concludes with a discussion of how A.D.A. complaints are resolved through mediation, and the technical assistance resources that are provided through the A.D.A. information line, website, and business connections.
[The following is excerpted from the Executive Summary.]
Older adults, persons with disabilities, and individuals with lower incomes frequently do not have access to transportation or their access to transportation is limited. These populations, called "transportation disadvantaged," need flexible yet dependable routes and schedules, easily understood traveler information, low-cost fares that are easy to understand, and transportation that is safe and secure. This report highlights technologies that improve accessibility for the transportation disadvantaged. A special emphasis is placed on those technologies that improve coordination of agencies, services, functions, or modes because coordination can result in greater efficiency and service delivery improvements.
One of the greatest challenges to implementing technologies is that of coordinating the goals and functions of multiple agencies. Obstacles to coordination include different rules and standards among the various agencies, different funding streams, and limited guidance. A technology solution that enables coordination among different agencies can lead to long-term organizational efficiencies not possible with a manual system for coordination.
This report profiles six diverse sites that have successfully deployed I.T.S. technologies to improve transportation options for the transportation disadvantaged. While these agencies have used different approaches, based on their needs and in-house capabilities, all have emphasized the importance of coordination and flexibility in providing service. Based on their experiences, these agencies have many lessons to share.