Disability Program Navigator Initiative

ETA and SSA are jointly funding the DPN Initiative in forty-three states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the US Virgin Islands where SSA implemented employment support initiatives. This Initiative promotes comprehensive services and work incentive information for SSA beneficiaries and other people with disabilities, through the One Stop system. The Initiative focuses on developing new and ongoing partnerships to achieve seamless, comprehensive, and integrated access to services, creating systemic change, and expanding the workforce development system's capacity to serve customers with disabilities and employers.

Disability Program Navigator Initiative
ETA and SSA are jointly funding the DPN Initiative in forty-three states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the US Virgin Islands where SSA implemented employment support initiatives. This Initiative promotes comprehensive services and work incentive information for SSA beneficiaries and other people with disabilities, through the One Stop system. The Initiative focuses on developing new and ongoing partnerships to achieve seamless, comprehensive, and integrated access to services, creating systemic change, and expanding the workforce development system's capacity to serve customers with disabilities and employers.

Disability Program Navigator Fact Sheet
Fact Sheet describing the DOL-SSA jointly funded Disability Program Navigator grantees.

Disability Program Navigator Initiative States
Map representing the forty-three states plus the District of Columbia Puerto Rico, Guam, and the US Virgin Islands that have entered into cooperative agreements to implement the Disability Program Navigator initiative.

Disability Program Navigator Contact Information
Contact Information for the DOL-SSA jointly funded Disability Program Navigator grantees.

Disability Program Navigator Initiative: Creating Innovation and Transformation
Power Point Presentation outlining the US Department of Labor (DOL) vision of the Disability Program Navigator Initiative. The Disability Program Navigator helps people with disabilities "navigate" through the enormous challenges of seeking work. DOL and SSA have established the Disability Program Navigator initiative to better inform beneficiaries and other individuals with disabilities about the work support programs now available at US Department of Labor funded One-Stop Career Centers.

DOL and SSA Disability Program Navigator Brochure
This brochure represents an at-a-glance description of the US Department of Labor and Social Security Administration's vision for the Disability Program Navigator including the roles and responsibilities.

Integrating the Disability Perspective in the WIRED Framework
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Power Point Presentation outlining strategies for integrating the "disability perspective" into the US Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration's Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) Framework. WIRED integrates economic and workforce development activities and demonstrates that talent development can drive economic transformation in regional economies across the country. The presentation also illustrates the need for and value added by integrating this perspective in regional economic growth strategies, and how to leverage available disability-related resources, such as the Disability Program Navigators located every region of the country.

Role of the DPN and the WIRED Framework
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Power Point Presentation outlining the role of the Disability Program Navigator in the support of the US Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration's Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) Initiative. WIRED integrates economic and workforce development activities and demonstrates that talent development can drive economic transformation in regional economies across the country.