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WIA Section 188 Disability Checklist Training

WIA Section 188 Disability Checklist Training. Element 2: Notice and Communication. Federal Requirements for Notice and Communication. The recipient must provide initial and continuing Notice that it does not discriminate on any prohibited ground (29 CFR 37.29-37.34).

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WIA Section 188 Disability Checklist Training

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  1. WIA Section 188 Disability Checklist Training Element 2: Notice and Communication

  2. Federal Requirements forNotice and Communication • The recipient must provide initial and continuing Notice that it does not discriminate on any prohibited ground (29 CFR 37.29-37.34). • The recipient must provide information that describes an individual’s right to file a discrimination complaint (29 CFR 37.30 and 37.36). • The recipient must effectively communicate the “Equal Opportunity Is The Law” Notice to individuals with disabilities and to other populations with special needs (29 CFR 37.31, 37.34 and 37.35).

  3. Federal Requirements forNotice and Communication • Identify EO Officer and Provide Contact Information • Provide “EO Is the Law” notice to All Appropriate Parties • Communicate the Notice Sufficiently

  4. Federal Requirements forNotice and Communication Identify EO Officer and Provide Contact Information: • Name • Position title • Business address, including email address • Telephone number, including TDD/TTY number

  5. Federal Requirements forNotice and Communication Provide “EO is the Law” notice to all appropriate parties, including: • Registrants and applicants for services • Participants • Applicants for employment • Employees • Unions or professional organizations that hold CBA’s or other professional agreements with the recipient • Sub-recipients that receive WIA Title I financial assistance from the recipient • Members of the public, including those with impaired vision or hearing

  6. Federal Requirements forNotice and Communication Communicate the Notice Sufficiently • Post the Notice prominently in reasonable numbers and places • Disseminate the Notice in internal memoranda and other written or electronic communication • Include the Notice in handbooks or manuals • Give the Notice to each participant and include a copy in each participant’s file

  7. Federal Requirements forNotice and Communication • Communicate the Notice Sufficiently • Obtain signed Notices for files • Include copy of signed Notice in participant’s file • Where files are kept in electronic format, devise a process to meet this requirement

  8. Federal Requirements forNotice and Communication • Requirements for Publications, Broadcasts, Other Communications • Include the required “tag lines” in all covered communications • Include TDD/TTY or relay number • Avoid communicating “discriminatory” information • Discuss nondiscrimination/EO rights at orientation sessions

  9. Federal Requirements forNotice and Communication Communication Recruitment brochures and other materials that are ordinarily distributed or communicated in written or oral form, either electronically or on paper, to staff, clients, or the public at large.

  10. Federal Requirements forNotice and Communication Tag Lines • Equal Opportunity Employer/Program • Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities

  11. Federal Requirements forNotice and Communication Tag Lines A recipient that publishes or broadcasts program information in the news media must recite the tag lines, or otherwise indicate that discrimination is prohibited by law and that auxiliary aids/services are available upon request.

  12. Federal Requirements forNotice and Communication Auxiliary Aids and Services Qualified persons, products, equipment, or services that effectively deliver materials and information to: • Individuals with hearing impairments • Individuals with visual impairments • Individuals with other types of impairments (e.g., cognitive)

  13. Federal Requirements forNotice and Communication Include TDD/TTY or relay number anytime you provide voice phone number

  14. Federal Requirements forNotice and Communication Recipient must not issue any communication that suggests, by its text or illustration, that the recipient treats beneficiaries, registrants, applicants, participants, employees, or applicants for employment differently, based on any prohibited ground.

  15. Federal Requirements forNotice and Communication When conducting customer or employee orientation sessions, discuss the individual’s rights to nondiscrimination & equal opportunity and right to file a discrimination complaint

  16. Federal Requirements forNotice and Communication • Provide Information re: Right to File a Discrimination Complaint • You may file a complaint with either: • Recipient / Person whom the recipient has designated for this purpose • CRC

  17. Federal Requirements forNotice and Communication What the “EO Is the Law” Notice Communicates! • Who may file a complaint • When a complaint may be filed • Where to file a complaint • Timeframes for recipient to finish processing/resolving a complaint • When a complainant who is dissatisfied with recipient resolution may file a complaint with CRC

  18. Federal Requirements forNotice and Communication Effective Communication Ensuring that persons who have disabilities and special needs can access all of the recipient’s communications intended for the public or for them specifically and can understand them clearly.

  19. Federal Requirements forNotice and Communication • Provide notices in formats appropriate to persons with visual impairment • Provide appropriate auxiliary aids or services where necessary • Provide number for the recipient’s TDD/TTY or relay service whenever it is said that the recipient can be reached by phone • Ensure that persons with disabilities can, if they so desire, obtain information on the availability and location of accessible services, activities, and facilities

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