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CUSTOM ALTERATIONS: TAILORING JOB READINESS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
Leah Rudy, LSWHayley Stokar, LSW
PRESENTERS:
Leah Rudy, LSW--Youth and Disability work at JVS
Hayley Stokar, LSW--Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing Services at JVS
Current Service Structure: assessment, job readiness, placement, follow-up, closure
GROUP MEMBERS:
Members of the disability community?
Working with youth?
Working with people with disabilities?
Other professional cross-sections?
WHAT IS JOB READINESS?
• Preparing an individuals for the world of work.
• Discussing job opportunities and realistic jobs.
• It is important to discuss appropriate work behavior, getting to work on time, dressing appropriately and meeting the needs of the employer.
(2013, 10 8). Retrieved from http://fldoe.org/cc/glossary.asp
COMPONENTS OF JOB READINESS
-Documents (resume, cover letter, references, cards)
-Appearance (hygiene, attire, body language)
-Rehearsal (behaviors, consistency, interview responses)
-Transportation (planning, reserving, fare cards, dry runs, backup)
(Stokar and Rudy, 2013)
DISABILITIES SUB-SETS
(not a comprehensive list! People are unique and do not fit nicely into boxes)
INTELLECTUAL/COGNITIVEDEVELOPMENTALMENTAL ILLNESSPHYSICAL/MOBILITYDEAF/HARD OF HEARINGBLIND/VISUALLY IMPAIREDCO-OCCURRING/MULTIPLE DISABILITIES
Definition of Intellectual Disability: A disability that involves a significant limitations with both intellectual functioning and adaptive behaviors (“Accommodation and compliance,” 2013)
On the Job Accommodations:• Reader or writer when filling out forms or
applications • Assistance with Time Management • Job Coach
Accommodation and compliance series, employees with intellectual or cognitive disabilities. (2013, 03 07). Retrieved from http://askjan.org/media/intcog.html
INTELLECTUAL/COGNITIVE DISABILITIES
PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY (SPECTRUM)
Explanation of systems and social expectations Schedules & Protocols Strategies for Communication (verbal vs. written) Environmental & Sensory Management (reasonable accommodation)
“job-site training, the assumed best practice for teaching vocational skills, is likely to be more effective if supplemented with simulation training”Lattimore, L.P., Parsons, M.B., & Reid, D.H. (2006) Enhancing job-site training of supported workers with autism: A reemphasis on simulation. Journal of Applied Behavioral Analysis . 39(1), 91-102.
Definition of Mental Illness: A medical condition that disturbs a person’s thinking, feeling, mood and/or ability to relate to others. ("National alliance on," 2007)
On the Job Accommodations:• Medication compliance• Emotional Support• Work schedule and time restraints
National alliance on mental illinios. (2007, 01 01). Retrieved from http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Section=About_Mental_Illness&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=53155 Loy, B. (2007, 03 07). Accommodation and compliance series: employees with mental health impairments. Retrieved from http://askjan.org/media/psychiatric.html
MENTAL ILLNESS
PHYSICAL/MOBILITY
Reading job description wording carefully (essential v. non-essential)Planning transportation – Para-transitRequesting reasonable Accommodations/Environmental ModificationDesignating support networksWhen using service animals: legalities and benefitsVeterans and civilians with recently acquired physical disability
Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing
Communication styles English comprehension assessmentAmerican Sign Language--InterpretersFormality levels: hearing vs. deaf culture Technology: Videophone, FM loops, IM/email, C.A.R.T.Self-advocacy- ADA, general habits of marginalization
Difference between Blind and Low Vision: Low vision is a medical term used to describe visual impairments that cannot be corrected by glasses or contacts. (Massof, 2006) Blindness might also refer to a person with no vision.
On the Job Accommodations:• Differing accommodation between no vision
and low vision• Assistive Technologies: Magnifier, Photo copier
with enlarged paper materials, JAWS software• Navigational aids: Cane or service animals
Massof, R. (2006, 11). Low vision and blindness: Changing perspective and increasing success. Retrieved fromhttps://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm06/bm0610/bm061005.htm Loy, B. (2013, 03 26). Accodmmodation and compliance series: employee with vision impairments. Retrieved from http://askjan.org/media/sight.html
BLIND/LOW VISION
TAKING IT TO THE GROUP: WHAT EXPERIENCES HAVE PEOPLE HAD WITH JOB READINESS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES?
ONLINE RESOURCES
• www.askjan.org
• Americans with Disabilities Act www.ada.gov• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission www.eeoc.gov• National Association of the Deaf www.nad.org• Autism Speaks www.autismspeaks.org• National Federation of the Blind www.nfb.org• American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD)
www.aapd.com• Screen Reader www.screenreader.net
