WHAT CAN DORS DO FOR YOU?

Darlene Peregoy Program Manager, Business Relations Maryland Division of Rehabilitation Services [email protected]

; 410-554-9408

GOALS

 Background on the Maryland Division of Rehabilitation Services  Services DORS provides to individuals  Services DORS provides to businesses, including federal agencies  Recruitment Assistance/Schedule A, internships, and reasonable accommodations  Key points of contact

DIVISION OF REHABILITATION SERVICES (DORS)  State agency under the Maryland State Department of Education  DORS provides programs and services that help people with significant disabilities become successfully employed  Dual approach: individuals with disabilities and businesses

SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS

 Eligibility  Individualized Plan for Employment  Counseling  Employment and Skills Training  Rehabilitation Technology Services  Job Search and Placement  Job Coaching and Supported Employment  Workplace Accommodations Services

LOCATIONS

 DORS has offices throughout Maryland  Some are co-located with DLLR at the “One Stop” workforce centers  Workforce and Technology Center *Workforce Services *Rehabilitation Technology Services *Support Services *Work Readiness and Career Training

SERVICES TO BUSINESSES

 Recruitment Assistance – Pre-screening applicants  Provide funding for On-the-Job training  Internships  Guidance on federal and state tax credits  Serve as a resource for disability and employment matters

FEDERAL AGENCIES

 Recruitment Assistance - Schedule A  Internships  Reasonable Accommodations/Worksite Services  Partner for Disability, Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives and Programs

SCHEDULE A

 All DORS consumers are Schedule A “eligible”  Schedule A certification letter  Job openings can be shared with DORS Business Services Representatives, who can serve as a Single Point of Contact  Pre-screen candidates  Assist in the on-boarding process  Follow-along support

INTERNSHIPS

     Partner with federal agencies to develop programs or individual internships Benefits – to intern

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agency Provide accommodations and job coach (if needed) Some examples: Department of Treasury, Social Security Administration (VRIP), Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Agriculture Many interns are now federal employees!

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS

 Interns  New hires  Retention  Assistive Technology  DORS Rehabilitation Technology Services – worksite services

BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS

 Connect!

 Let us know how we can help  DORS Business Relations Branch  Regional Business Services Representatives

BUSINESS SERVICES REPRESENTATIVES

 Meara Ziyad – Western Maryland  Sallie Sarelas - Southern Maryland  Steven Shields – Baltimore City  Jessie Thomas – Eastern Shore  Fred Keene – Central Maryland  Nancy Forsythe – D.C. Suburbs  Joseph Obasi – Statewide (OBVS)

QUESTIONS

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