Welcome to WorkSource Oregon’s One-Stop web site for local information and guidelines for serving customers with disabilities!

Accommodation Guidelines and Resources

General accommodation Guidelines, Resources for consultations and trainings, borrowing or purchasing assistive technology (including Access Technologies, Inc., Enablemart, the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Services and Job Accommodations Network), Sample request forms for use with employers

Assistive Technology in the Centers

List of assistive technology available in the Region 3 Centers, Tip sheets, commonly used policies/procedures and Center contacts regarding the center software and equipment

Community Resources
Adult Literacy, Community Action Agencies, Computer Literacy, Dental Assistance, home buying and mortgage assistance, Medical Treatment Assistance, Self-Employment, Transportation, NorthWest Seniors and People with Disabilities, Salvation Army, St. Vincent De Paul's, YMCA, YWCA, Disability Specific Resources and Vocational Rehabilitation Services

Disability Awareness
Disability Awareness Month, National Disability Employment Awareness Month, Disability Mentoring Day, service animal information and guidelines and other resources of information

Employer Information
Oregon Business Leadership Network, Preferred Workers Program, reasonable accommodation information, Guidelines for non-discriminatory practices for announcements, applications, interviewing and hiring, and tax incentives such as the Work Opportunity Tax Credit

Equal Opportunity compliance
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, The Northwest ADA Technical Assistance Center, The Equal Opportunity Commission, Bureau of Labor's technical assistance and a one-stop center accessibility checklist

Legal Advice
Protection and Advocacy (Disability Rights Oregon), Adult Protection (NorthWest Seniors and People with Disabilities) and Legal Aid

Resources for Job Seekers with Disabilities

Local job placement services, National job banks, tips for interviewing, etc.

Scholarships, Internships and Other Funding Resources
For both disabled and non-disabled

Serving Customers with Criminal Records

Resources and tips for customers with a criminal record.

Serving Customers with Disabilities

Best practices, employment tips, Ask The Navigator

Training opportunities
On-line one-stop staff trainings, Partner agency trainings, Competent staff guidelines, archived Navigator staff trainings

Veterans

Information for veterans and list of the Local Veteran Employment Representatives and the Disabled Veterans Outreach Program representatives in our area

Work Incentives
Work Opportunity Tax Credit for employers, Earned Income Tax Credit and other Tax credits, Preferred Workers Program, Social Security work incentives, PASS, Schedule A for federal jobs, apprenticeships, etc.

Youth Opportunities

List of links to programs serving youth in particular.

*Note to readers:
This web site can be as informative and helpful as you want it to be but I will need your help to do so.  Please contact me with corrections, new information or suggestions.  Thank you.

Sheila Johnson

Disability Program Navigator

(503) 378-8035 Equal Opportunity Is the Law

E-mail me your questions or feedback on this website
Equal Opportunity Statement

It is against the law for this recipient of Federal financial assistance to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, political affiliation or belief; and against any beneficiary of programs financially assisted under Title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA), on the basis of the beneficiary's citizenship/status as a lawfully admitted immigrant authorized to work in the United States, or his or her participation in any WIA Title I-financially assisted program or activity. Auxiliary aids and services are provided upon request.

Updated June 6, 2008 by Sheila Johnson, Disability Program Navigator