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EMPLOYMENT

Contact Rick Diamond, Director of Employment Services rick@dnlakeshore.org

Disability Network provides work-related training, assistance, and consultation for two distinct groups: employees and employers.

Services for employees:

• Setting realistic job goals and expectations
• Explaining worker rights and responsibilities
• Assisting with job searches
• Improving work skills
• Counseling for work-related problems
• Supporting and advocating for job retention
• Helping identify and request reasonable accommodations

Services for employers:

• Explaining employer rights and responsibilities
• Educating and consulting on ADA issues
• Assessing job sites for accessibility
• Providing sensitivity and disability awareness training
• Teaching managers how to supervise employees with disabilities
• Developing job descriptions and essential functions summaries
• Suggesting best practices for interviewing
• Training new or existing employees on-site
• Developing a reasonable accommodation process

Employment Links

Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Michigan Career Portal
Michigan Works!
Michigan Talent Bank
Social Security Administration Office (SSA)
Michigan’s Freedom to Work Program
United States Small Business Administration (SBA)
U.S. Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy
Michigan Rehabilitation Services (MRS)
DBTAC: Great Lakes ADA Center