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Supporting Veterans: Understanding Sensitivity and Accommodation in Washington State

This program, led by Jason Alves, Program Manager at the Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs, aims to promote awareness and understanding of veterans' needs. It explores how to approach veterans with friendliness and support, the identifiers that veterans use for self-identification, and the barriers that may prevent them from reaching out for help. The session covers critical aspects of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and reasonable accommodations to ensure equal opportunities for individuals with disabilities, including those related to military service.

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Supporting Veterans: Understanding Sensitivity and Accommodation in Washington State

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  1. Transit Sensitivity/Accommodation Jason Alves Program Manager Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs

  2. When you think of a Veteran what comes to mind ?

  3. How would a Veteran or a family member know you are friendly?

  4. What would keep a Veteran from self-identifying to you?

  5. How comfortable are you with military service members and Veterans ?

  6. How do veterans identify themselves?

  7. Federally mandated legislation that protects those with disabilities from discrimination. Title I = employment Title II = state and local government • Title III = public and commercial facilities ADA

  8. The reasonable accommodation process is best understood as a means by which barriers to the equal opportunity of an individual with a disability are removed, reduced or alleviated Reasonable Accommodations…

  9. PTS, • Physical Injuries, seen and unseen • TBI, • MST, Injuries and or Veterans needs…

  10. How do you accommodate?

  11. Federal VA http://www.va.gov/healthbenefits/vts/ • Washington State Department of Transportation www.wsdot.wa.gov • Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs www.dva.wa.gov Resource Links…

  12. Questions?

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