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Employing and Retaining Individuals with Disabilities September 14, 2010 Work Ability Utah Medicaid Infrastructure Grant # 1QACMS030319.

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Page 1: Employing and Retaining Individuals with Disabilities September 14, 2010 Work Ability Utah Medicaid Infrastructure Grant # 1QACMS030319.

Employing and Retaining Individuals with Disabilities

Employing and Retaining Individuals with DisabilitiesSeptember 14, 2010September 14, 2010

Work Ability UtahWork Ability UtahMedicaid Infrastructure Grant Medicaid Infrastructure Grant # 1QACMS030319# 1QACMS030319

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Division of Services for the Blind and Visual Impaired

-DSBVI-

Division of Services for the Blind and Visual Impaired

-DSBVI-ServicesServices

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Utah Center for Assistive Technology (UCAT)

Utah Center for Assistive Technology (UCAT)

Accommodations Accommodations

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Sanderson Center of the Deaf and Hard of HearingSanderson Center of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

The basics…The basics…

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DSDHH/SCCDHHDSDHH/SCCDHHDSDHH is …

Division of Services to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing at…

Sanderson Community Center of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Taylorsville

DSDHH is …Division of Services to the Deaf and

Hard of Hearing at…Sanderson Community Center of the

Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Taylorsville

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“One-Stop Center”

“One-Stop Center”

Among Individualized Services Programs… Deaf Program Hard of Hearing Program Interpreting Program

Vocational Rehabilitation Outreach and Technology

Demonstration Lab

Among Individualized Services Programs… Deaf Program Hard of Hearing Program Interpreting Program

Vocational Rehabilitation Outreach and Technology

Demonstration Lab

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HATIS DirectorHATIS Director

Telecommunications equipments/devicesTelecommunications equipments/devices

CLA-7 Neckloop

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Sorenson Video Phone

Telecommunications equipments/devicesTelecommunications equipments/devices

Sorenson SignMail

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Alerting DevicesAlerting DevicesAlerting DevicesAlerting Devices

To alert employee that someone is calling…

Mirror Motion Sensor

Phone Flashing Light

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Assistive Listening Devices (ALDs)Assistive Listening Devices (ALDs)Assistive Listening Devices (ALDs)Assistive Listening Devices (ALDs)

Comtek

Pocket Talker

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Utah Interpreter ProgramUtah Interpreter Program

Interpreter certification processInterpreting training lab and testing room

ICAN – Interpreter Certification Advancment Network

Mentoring and training services

Services extending to rural areas through videoconferencing

www.aslterps.utah.gov

Interpreter certification processInterpreting training lab and testing room

ICAN – Interpreter Certification Advancment Network

Mentoring and training services

Services extending to rural areas through videoconferencing

www.aslterps.utah.gov

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Final, but Terrific OfferFinal, but Terrific Offer

Workforces AwarenessPromoting the adults with hearing loss

into the world of working Training them from interviewing skills to

finding the right job to working with the co-workers,

Enhancing the needs of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing at the work sites

Workforces AwarenessPromoting the adults with hearing loss

into the world of working Training them from interviewing skills to

finding the right job to working with the co-workers,

Enhancing the needs of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing at the work sites

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ContactsContacts

Robin Traveller

Hard of Hearing Specialist

[email protected]

801-263-4879

Sanderson Community Center of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

5709 South 1500 West

Taylorsville, UT 84123

801-263-4860

VP, TTY, Voice

866-590-4949

Eleanor McCowan, Director Deaf Programs

[email protected]

801-675-5753

(hearing callers) Direct VP

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Questions and AnswersQuestions and Answers

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Thank YouThank You

Work Ability UtahWork Ability UtahMedicaid Infrastructure Medicaid Infrastructure Grant Grant # 1QACMS030319# 1QACMS030319