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Teacher Information for students age 14 and older

__**Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services**__ Freda Rosenborough, Harrisburg BBVS 1-866-375-8264

froseborou@state.pa.us

Elgibility based program 20/70 or greater Boarderline 20/60 may still qualify with a waiver Visua field 20 degrees also qualify SSI or SSDI qualify without cost No SSI or SSDI must verify elgibility with income check Assistive technology available Rehabilitation Teaching Orientation and Mobility Training Business Enterprise Program Specialized Services Program Independent Living Program

__**Office of Vocational Rehabilitation**__ Ron Burchfield, York Office 717-741-4407

Provide services for people who have disabilities that present a substantial impediment to employment.

A disability is a barrier that prevents a person from performing a job in the way that is conseidered normal. __Who is eligible?__ Must have a disability, disability must be a barrier to getting and keeping a job, must be able to benefit from OVR services, must want to work.

__Types of Services:__
 * Evaluations
 * Restoration Services
 * Modifications to vehicle, home and work
 * Training: on the job, trade school, apprenticeship, or college training
 * Job readiness instruction
 * Job placement and follow up
 * Transition services

__OVR services to transition students__
 * Neuropsychological Evaluations
 * Vocational Guidance and Counseling
 * Assistive Technology Evaluations

Career Zone Pennsylvania [] The PA CareerZone is the place to learn about the many exciting careers in the Keystone State.

__**PASSABCO (Goodwill Keystone Area)**__ [|www.yourgoodwill.org] 1-866-541-7005 Casey Miller--Adams County cmiller@yourgoodwill.org Todd Shirk - York County Goodwill Keystone Area Work Incentives Planning and Assistance Project __3 projects in PA__ __This program is for those on SSI and SSDI who want to go back to work__
 * Must be 14 - 64
 * Must have SSI or SSDI to receive services
 * Must have desire to work
 * Voluntary services, person must want the service

SSI Supplemental Security Income limited income and resources, little work history Usually under age 18 When child turns 18 person must go through re-determination process. Childhood and Adult regulations are different. Can up to $1640 per month for a total of $6,600 per year up to age 22 and enrolled in a school program.

SSDI Social Securtiy Disability Insurance someone has paid into the system and you are drawing out If disability began before age of 22 and parent is disabled, retired, etc. Apply after age 18.

__**Mental Health Mental Retardation MHMR**__ York Office 771-9618 1-800-441-2025 extension 9618 100 W. Market Street, 3rd Floor York, PA 17401 [|www.state.pa.us] (search "compas") Karen Keller County Agency that provides MHMR services in York and Adams Counties

__Levels of Case Management__
 * Mental Health Administrative/Central intake
 * Mental Health Resource coordination
 * Mental Health Intensive Case Management
 * Autism Case Management (waiting list, meet monthly with case manager)
 * Mental Retardation Case Management

__**Career Link**__ June Winebrenner Adams County Career Link []


 * Basic function is employment/labor exchange either on line or in person
 * On line enrollment resume
 * Viewable by employer
 * No fees, tax dollars at work
 * 16 usual minimum age of job postings--sometimes see 14 year olds
 * Anyone can use the service (out of state, unemployed, employed, etc.)
 * Job search workshops on various topics FREE with assistance on resume writing
 * On Line assessments
 * Career Scope Inventory
 * Job Fairs on site usually a few times a year
 * Training (Work Force Investment Act (formerly JTPA), WIN program, Work Keys, TRDW for dislocated workers run through HACC)
 * On the Job Training
 * Labor market information can be found on their website

__**Center for Independent Living Organization (CILO)**__ Mindy Hedrick 150 Roosevelt Avenue, Siute 300 York, PA 17401 1-800-956-0099 717-849-0991 office@cilopportunities.org cilopportunities@verizon.net
 * Integrate persons with diverse disabilities in all aspects of live
 * Private, non-profit, non-residential agency run by and for people with disabilities
 * Work with all types of disabilities
 * Live in Adams, Franklin, and York Counties
 * All services are Free and Confidential

Taryn Galomb Adams County 1-866-738-9849 York County 1-866-542-0299
 * __Community Care Behavioral Health__**

Mission: to improve the health and well-being of the community through the delivery of effective and accessible behavioral health services

Behavior Specialist Consultants Mobile Therapists Anyone can make a referal to partial hospitalization, it is a mental health treatment.

Intensive Case Management Services (ICM) are for children who have serious emotional or behavior problems. One goal of ICM services is to help you get the services your child needs. Another goal is prevent your child from needing hospitalization.

__**AHEDD**__ John Eccelston, Area Manager [|www.ahedd.org] john.eccleston@ahedd.org York.pa@ahedd.org 2550 Kingston Road, Suite 225 York, PA 17402 717-840-6202 1-866-288-5132
 * Private, non-profit organization with a mission to serve the community as a catalyst in the employment and development of persons with disabilities
 * Employment and training services for adults with disabilites
 * working age
 * have a disability
 * want to work in the community
 * Anyone can refer
 * Ticket to Work, SSI, SSDI able to use this organization
 * Program is 12 months
 * Site visits and additional training if needed

__3 main areas__
 * Pre-employment services (resume, application, job history, references, etc.)
 * Interview skills (including mock interviews)
 * On-site training (including job orientations) until client is at level of performance employer expects

__**Living Unlimited**__ Melisssa Bahney Regional Manager 4601 Locust lane Harrisburg, PA 17109 717-526-2111 1-800-310-7776 [|www.living-unlimitedinc.com]

The purpose of V-CAP is to help participant recognize, accept, and adapt to challenges, and acheive vocational and life skills goals. It includes music therapy, peer support, group therapy, and skill training and development.

Need to want to be employed Start at age 15

__Service Lines__
 * Vocational Evaluation
 * Vocational adn Community Adjustment Program (VCAP)
 * Community Based Work Assessments
 * Job Coaching/Job Support
 * Home and Community Integration/Life Skills
 * Music Therapy

__VCAP is for...__ __Persons with developomental disabilities such as__
 * Persons with mental health issues
 * Persons with acquired disabilities such as
 * Traumatic Brain Injury
 * Anoxic Brain Injury
 * Stroke
 * Spinal Cord Injury
 * Mental Retardation
 * Autism
 * Cerebral Palsy
 * Learning Disabilities
 * Attention Defficit Disorder
 * Sensory Impairments
 * Spina Bifida

__**Youth Employment**__ Meghan Ogley 157 Lefever Street (Keefauver Elementary Building) Gettysburg, PA 17325 1-888-669-7735 extension 7901 meogley@iu12.org Facebook: LIU Youth Employment

Ages 16-21 Need a job Looking for Skills Training

Focus __Skill Development__ Employability Skills Communication Skills Good Decision Making Self Esteem Goal Setting

__Education__ GED Classes Career Assessment Testing

__Community Involvement__ volunteer Experiences Leadership Development Networking

__**Client Assistance Program (CAP)**__ Lee Lippi [|www.equalemployment.org] 1-888-745-2357

All services free part of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 The Watchdog

An advocacy program to help individuals with disabilities get the services they need from programs funded under the Act. Title 1 ADA Work with Social Security Issues

__**HACC**__ Mary Arnold (mfarnold@hacc.edu)

[|www.hacc.edu]

Office of Disability Services provides the following services: Exam accommodations Alternative media including texts on tape/CE, etext and Braille Access to class notes Sign language interpreters/Real time captioning Access to TTY equipment Assistive technology (JAWS, Zoom Text, Dragon Naturally Speaking, Open Book) Disability Counseling and advocacy Adaptive Furniture

Differences between high school and college: Students must identify themselves and self-advocate and self-identify, providing appropriate documentation. Students must disclose to teachers/professors that they are to receive services. Parents cannot seak information from college staff without written permission from the student. (Privacy laws apply) Colleges are not required to provide accommodations that fundamentally alter the nature of the program, lower standards or that are an undue burden. 504 plans do apply to college.

__**York County Vo Tech**__ Erin Smith

__**YTI**__ Erin Smith

[|www.yti.edu]

All programs range from 9-21 months continuoulsy run from term to term. (16-25 hours per week depending on the program) Most programs run 4 days a week. All classes are directly related to field they are going into, no general education classes. No office of disability services, but offer tutoring services. No SAT tests required, but take a Compass test (basic reading and math skills). Career Services department help place students on jobs as they graduate. Last three months of their program is an externship, working in their field. Assistance with writing the resume and interviewing techniques. Free refresher courses offered to graduates of YTI with the purchase of a book. Cost depends on the program (Most expensive is $35,000 including all tuition, books, uniforms, etc. in Culinary Arts). Can take morning, afternoon, or evening classes.

__**Shippensburg**__ Paula Madey-director office of disability services (pdmade@ship.edu)

[|www.ship.edu]

Office of Disabililty Services (717-477-1329) Send out accommodation notification forms to faculty at the beginning of each semester. If a student changes their schedule, the student must let the new professor know of their need for accommodations. Their office coordinates all of the testing for students who need testing accommodations. Student must request testing accommodations at least two days before the date of the test. Accommodations within the dorm rooms or in the dining hall. Meet special dietary needs of those living on campus. (ex. for allegeries or impaired immunity) Students going into marketing need to know it is math intensive. They do not give wake-up calls as an accommodation. Professors are not allowed to ask a student what their disability is. Students have to be able to describe their strengths and weaknesses.

__**Consolidated School of Business**__ Sue Shuff

[|www.csb.edu]

Allison Waldron will do presentations in high school classes (awaldron@csb.edu) Students can earn an associates degree in 18 months (Business Administration, Computerized Accounting Management, Computerized Office Management, Legal Administrative Assistant, Medical Administrative Assistant) Diploma Programs are for 9 months (Clerical Accounting, Legal Office Specialist, Medical Office Specialist, Office Associate) Small class size Staff schedule classes instead of students being responsible for scheduling 5 50-minute classes, Monday - Friday (8:00 AM - 2:30 PM) 66% of graduating students were placed in jobs in their field of study. $350.00 a credit. New groups of students start every 6 weeks.

__**Empire Beauty**__ Darla May (dmay@empire.edu)

[|www.empire.edu]

For a career in cosmetology. Must have a GED or high school diploma. Can qualify for federal student aid to attend. 12,060 hours or 9-10 months of schooling. Have guest speakers so students can decide where in the industry they want to work when they graduate. Study hair, skin and nails. Limited accommodations after students disclose disability and provide documentation of disability. Placement on the job is 72% for graduates. Textbooks are very visual. Career centered school where students need to call in if they will not be there just like on the job. CARES - Student assistance program Classes start every 6 weeks. Largest class size is 25 students. You move on to each level when you have completed the compentancies in that area, not just with the group. Must take state board tests to get their certification (right now cost $149). Provide shadowing days for high school students to attend classes in order to experience the job and training required (3 times a year) Total cost: $16,180 (with training kit and registration costs included)