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Department on Disability Services

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BRU Marketing Opportunities

RSA supports employers in their marketing and advertising for talent by:

Electronically advertising job vacancies to hundreds of job seekers.
Providing an opportunity for employers to present information to job seekers and vocational rehabilitation counselors about their company, staffing needs and expectations for successful job applicants at our in-house Industry Spotlights.
Marketing company vacancies and branding at quarterly job fairs.
Establishing internship opportunities to train and preview job seekers up to 90 days through our Talent Preview Program. RSA will provide hourly wages to interns, when funding is available, through a third-party vendor which provides liability coverage.

To learn more about the opportunities listed above, send an email to the RSA Business Relations Unit at [email protected]. One of our employment specialists will follow up with you. Employers can also obtain electronic copies of the business brochure by visiting our TalentFindDC page.

Person-Centered Thinking

Person-centered thinking is a philosophy behind service provision that supports positive control and self-direction of people’s own lives. DDS is working to implement this through training sessions and other agency wide initiatives.

Employment First Initiative

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Under the Employment First philosophy, competitive, integrated employment is the first and overwhelmingly preferred option for working-age youth and adults with disabilities.