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

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 Region 3 .

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 specifically serving youth.

*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.

Cassy Polen                                                                                    Disability Program Navigator                                                            (503) 378 - 8035                                                                                         Equal Opportunity is the Law

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 September, 2009 by Cassy Polen, Disability Program Navigator