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Empowerment Through Employment: Breaking Barriers for Individuals with Disabilities

Explore the world of employment for individuals with disabilities, from job interviews to reasonable accommodations. Learn about disability services and laws that protect rights in the workplace. Discover how organizations like the Department of Rehabilitation support individuals in finding meaningful careers.

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Empowerment Through Employment: Breaking Barriers for Individuals with Disabilities

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  1. Welcome! The Topic For Today Is…

  2. Employment and Disability!

  3. Definitions: 200 • Question: • This is when someone gets hired and earns money for working, for any amount of time. Sometimes this can be a long time; sometimes it is a short time. They do not want to do this forever. • Answer: • What is a job. Back

  4. Definitions: 400 • Question: • People usually train for, or go to college for this because they think they might want to do that for a long time. It is something that somebody is passionate about. • Answer: • What is a career Back

  5. Definitions: 600 • Question: • This is a document that may be the first thing a possible employer knows about you. • Answer: • What is a resume. Back

  6. Definitions: 800 • Question: • This is when you “try out” for a job, and it may be the first time the possible employer meets you. It is important to look your best! • Answer: • What is the Job Interview. Back

  7. Definitions: 1000 • Question: • Some people with disabilities may need this to be successful in his/her job, or at school. It can be a number of different things, including using a laptop to take notes, specialized software to read the screen, or extra time to take tests. • Answer: • What is a reasonable accommodation. Back

  8. Disability Services: 200 • Question: • This is a Department in California that helps people with disabilities get jobs. • Answer: • What is the Department Of Rehabilitation. Back

  9. Disability Services: 400 • Question: • This agency serves mainly people with certain developmental disabilities, and the services last for a lifetime. • Answer: • What is Regional Center. Back

  10. Disability Services: 600 • Question: • This center provides job seekers with a full range of assistance to find a under one roof. Hint: It is a “one-stop shop” • Answer: • What are one-stop career centers. Back

  11. Disability Services: 800 • Question: • This department would be most likely to provide a bus pass and assistance with educational costs. Hint: the acronym (or initials) are “DOR” • Answer: • What is the Department of Rehabilitation. Back

  12. Disability Services: 1000 • Question: • This service would be the most likely place to go if you wanted help writing a resume. • Answer: • What is a one-stop career center. Back

  13. DOR: 200 • Question: • If you are deaf or hard of hearing what service or accommodation can be offered to you to help you communicate? • Answer: • What is an American Sign Language Interpreter. Back

  14. DOR: 400 • Question: • If you don’t know what kind of job you want, but you know you want to work, what service can DOR provide you? • Answer: • What is vocational testing, vocational counseling, or career interest testing. Back

  15. DOR: 600 • Question: • If you have a disability where you might need specialized software or computer gadgets for work or school, DOR can provide you with _________________? • Answer: • What is Rehabilitation Technology or Assistive Technology. Back

  16. DOR: 800 • Question: • Consumers (people who use DOR services) will work directly with what? • Answer: • What is a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (or just “counselor”) Back

  17. DOR: 1000 • Question: • When you go to the DOR, who gets to choose the job you are interested in for your career? • Answer: • The consumer does (YOU!) Back

  18. Job or Career: 200 • Question: • Employment as a “pizza delivery person” is likely what? • Answer: • What is likely a job. Back

  19. Job or Career: 400 • Question: • Employment as a Doctor is likely what? • Answer: • What is a career. Back

  20. Job or Career: 600 • Question: • If you go to a community college for training for employment, the eventual employment would likely be? • Answer: • What is a career. Back

  21. Job or Career: 800 • Question: • Employment as a construction worker in a union would be a _____________? • Answer: • What is a career! Even though it is hand-on work, it pays well and takes a lot of skill! Back

  22. Job or Career: 1000 • Question: • Someone who works a clothing store during the summer (with plans to go to community college after the summer) has a __________. • Answer: • Job – this person has plans to work only temporarily at the store, it is not their lifelong goal to have a career working at the store. Back

  23. Disability Laws: 200 • Question: • This law, passed in 1991 prohibits discrimination based on disability. • Answer: • What is the Americans with Disabilities act (or the ADA). Back

  24. Disability Laws: 400 • Question: • This law passed in 1973 created federal vocational rehabilitation, and also prohibited discrimination in programs conducted by (or receiving money from) federal agencies. • Answer: • What is the Rehabilitation Act (or “section 504”). Back

  25. Disability Laws: 600 • Question: • This California law ensures that employers or landlords can not discriminate based on disability, race, religion, marital status, etc. • Answer: • What is the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) Back

  26. Disability Laws: 800 • Question: • This Title of the ADA is focused on employment and defines the reasonable accommodation. • Answer: • What is “Title I” Back

  27. Disability Laws: 1000 • Question: • Employment laws exist to give people with disabilities an _________ chance. • Answer: • What is “equal” or “fair” Back

  28. Bonus Question: 5000 pts. • Question: • Why is it important to you to get a job or career? • Answer: • No wrong answer! Back

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