Transcript Custom Alterations: Tailoring job readiness for

CUSTOM ALTERATIONS:
TAILORING JOB READINESS
FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH
DISABILITIES
Leah Rudy, LSW
Hayley 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
-Appearance
-Rehearsal
-Transportation
(Stokar and Rudy, 2013)
(resume, cover letter, references, cards)
(hygiene, attire, body language)
(behaviors, consistency, interview responses)
(planning, reserving, fare cards, dry runs, backup)
DISABILITIES SUB-SETS
(not a comprehensive list! People are unique and do
not fit nicely into boxes)
INTELLECTUAL/COGNITIVE
DEVELOPMENTAL
MENTAL ILLNESS
PHYSICAL/MOBILITY
DEAF/HARD OF HEARING
BLIND/VISUALLY IMPAIRED
CO-OCCURRING/MULTIPLE DISABILITIES
INTELLECTUAL/COGNITIVE 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
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.
MENTAL ILLNESS
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&Templ
ate=/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
PHYSICAL/MOBILITY
Reading job description wording carefully (essential v. non-essential)
Planning transportation – Para-transit
Requesting reasonable Accommodations/Environmental Modification
Designating support networks
When using service animals: legalities and benefits
Veterans and civilians with recently acquired physical disability
Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing
Communication styles
English comprehension assessment
American Sign Language--Interpreters
Formality levels: hearing vs. deaf culture
Technology: Videophone, FM loops, IM/email, C.A.R.T.
Self-advocacy- ADA, general habits of marginalization
BLIND/LOW VISION
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
MULTIPLE/CO-OCCURRING DISABILITIES
TAKING IT TO THE GROUP: WHAT EXPERIENCES
HAVE PEOPLE HAD WITH JOB READINESS AND
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES?
ONLINE RESOURCES
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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
QUESTION AND ANSWER
Hayley Stokar: [email protected]
Leah Rudy: [email protected]