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Training
and Technical Assistance (1998-2003)
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Enhancing the Employability of Older
Adults with Mental Retardation
(Harvey Sterns, Ph.D)
Objective
Identifying
and developing employment accommodations for older adults with mental retardation
and the provisions of the newly authorized Rehabilitation Act Amendments of
1998.
Target Audience
Service providers,
vocational rehabilitation staff.
Training Materials
A training
curriculum will be developed to demonstrate applications of our manual on work
place accommodations.
Training Content
Brief review
of Title I of the ADA; sensitization exercises to make participants aware of
their attitudes toward older adults with I/DD; how to support employees in articulating
their needs; guidelines for gaining employer support for accommodations, discuss
new provisions of the Rehabilitation Act of 1998.
Progress to Date
Developing
a consumer curriculum on choosing a job and dealing with work place changes.
Modules include: What is work; How to choose a job you like; Dealing with changes
at work; Your rights and responsibilities as an employee.
associated with:
Cotinued Employability of Older Adults with Mental Retardation
(R5.1)
Employee Retention Assistance (TA 5.1)