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Department on Disability Services

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Diversity in the Workplace

The US Department of Labor (DOL), Central Office of Assistive Science & Technology (OASAM) created a presentation that is available for download and use.
Diversity in the Workplace: Disability Awareness & Etiquette is presented by Darlene Avery, OASAM's Disability Accommodation Manager, and Derek Shields, OASAM's Program Manager.

The following pages cover other available resources:

Interacting with People with Disabilities
Additional Disability Awareness Training

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.