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Technical Assistance Project

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Complex rules surrounding entitlement programs, along with fear of losing cash assistance and health benefits, can often discourage people with disabilities from working. In order to address these concerns, DOLETA and SSA established the DPN Initiative to help people with disabilities “navigate” through the enormous challenges of seeking employment. A Navigator will do this by:

Guiding One-Stop staff in helping people with disabilities access and navigate the complex provisions of various programs that impact their ability to gain/retain employment.
Developing linkages and collaborating on an ongoing basis with employers to facilitate employment for persons with disabilities.
Developing partnerships to achieve integrated services, systemic change, and expand the capacity of the One-Stop Career Center to serve customers with disabilities.
Facilitating the transition of in- or out-of-school youth with disabilities to obtain employment and economic self-sufficiency.
Conducting outreach to agencies/organizations that serve people with disabilities.
Serving as resources on SSA’s: work incentives/employment support programs through its Work Incentives, Planning, and Assistance (WIPA) program; Protection and Advocacy systems (P&As); and employment-related demonstration projects.
Serving as resources on programs that impact the ability of persons with disabilities to enter and remain in the workforce.

To learn more about what a Navigator is and is not, click here …

This Web site contains archived materials that were developed by NDI-Consulting Inc., the contracted National Technical Assistance provider from 2008-2010, as a part of the Disability Program Navigator (DPN) Initiative. The Technical Assistance project was funded with Federal funds from the Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration under Contract No.: DOLJ081A20684. The U.S. Department of Labor/Employment and Training Administration, as a means to facilitate the ability of the public workforce system to share information, to learn, and to interact with peers and strategic partners such as business and industry, economic development, and education and training providers will preserve the archived version of this site as seen here. The information posted does not necessarily reflect official policy nor does the mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement of the US Department of Labor/Employment and Training Administration (ETA), unless specifically designated. **Workforce3 One™ and the Web site www.workforce3one.org™ are independent of “Workforce One ® Employment Solutions,” a career service for the State of Florida provided by The Broward Workforce Development Board, and found on the Web at www.WF1broward.com.