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Veterans and Disabled

Disability Resources

Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 prohibits employment discrimination against individuals with disabilities by federal contractors and subcontractors. Additionally, it requires these employers to take affirmative action to recruit, hire, promote, and retain individuals with disabilities. Oct 31, 2019

www.pcc.edu/disability-services/students/employment

Job Accommodation Network

The Job Accommodation Network is a great resource: askjan.org. It includes a lot of information, including a section for Job Seekers. Their Toolkit is also good: askjan.org/toolkit. I highly recommend reviewing and using both. Check out – www.askjan.org/info-by-role.cfm#for-individuals

ODEP’s focus this National Disability Employment Month (NDEAM) thoroughly embraces diversity and equity as a means by which we emerge from this pandemic together. Our theme this year for NDEAM is America’s Recovery Powered by Inclusion. National Disability Employment Awareness Month. National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) is a nationwide public outreach campaign held during the month of October that celebrates the contributions of workers with disabilities throughout American history and emphasizes the importance of ensuring that all people have access to the services and supports to enable them to work. www.dol.gov/agencies/odep/initiatives/ndeam

Workforce Recruitment Program

The Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP) is a recruitment and referral program that connects federal- and private-sector employers nationwide with highly motivated college students and recent graduates with disabilities, including veterans, who are seeking summer internships or permanent jobs. Candidates represent all majors and range from college freshmen to graduate and law school students. Information from candidates is compiled in a searchable database that is available through the WRP website to employers. Students apply to the WRP each fall through participating campuses managed by a WRP School Coordinator and can receive elective informational interviews with federal employees who serve as volunteer recruiters. College or university staff register their school and serve as a School Coordinator. Coordinators conduct outreach to eligible students and recent graduates, approve candidate application access, and schedule informational interviews with their assigned federal recruiter. www.wrp.gov

PCC WRP Information and how to participate the PCC contact: is Ginny Perelson ginny.perelson@pcc.edu

Campaign for Disability Employment

The Campaign for Disability Employment (CDE) is a nationwide media campaign to promote positive perceptions of people with disabilities and emphasize the value workers with disabilities bring to the workplace. The CDE produces public service announcements (PSA) for national television station distribution and coordinating discussion guides designed to stimulate conversation and help build a workplace culture supportive of disability employment. The CDE’s four PSAs can be viewed and downloaded from its website. In 2021, the CDE will release a new PSA called “Mental Health at Work: What Can I Do?” The CDE will also produce a discussion guide and background videos about the PSA cast members. www.whatcanyoudocampaign.org

Employer Team

The Employer Assistance and Resource Network (EARN) is an employer-focused disability policy development and technical assistance center. EARN conducts research; engages with the business community; identifies effective policies and practices that support business needs; and provides resources, technical assistance, and training to help public- and private-sector employers recruit, hire, retain, and advance individuals with disabilities. EARN’s comprehensive website can be found at AskEARN.org. Below are a number of employer resources for creating a workplace inclusive of people with disabilities.

Youth

Community College Pathways to Careers: CAPE-Youth published a blog series that provides detailed information on the Pathways to Careers projects and the ways that states can apply similar strategies to enable Access, Universal Design for Learning. Work-based Learning and Career Services that support individuals with disabilities to earn credentials and improve employment outcomes – www.capeyouth.org/blog-series-inclusive-community-college-career-pathways and www.capeyouth.org/participate-in-our-research

Inclusive Apprenticeship

The Apprenticeship Inclusion Models (AIM) demonstration developed pilot projects that research, test, and evaluate innovative strategies in existing apprenticeship programs to expand access, education, and occupational skills training in information technology (IT), health care, and other in-demand sectors. Link to AIM resources here: www.dol.gov/agencies/odep/program-areas/individuals/youth/inclusive-apprenticeship.

SSI Youth Solutions

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) initiated the SSI Youth Solutions effort in order to identify potential solutions to improve employment outcomes for young adults ages 14 to 24 who apply for or receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI). Link to additional information here: www.dol.gov/agencies/odep/program-areas/individuals/youth/ssi-youth

Veterans Resources

VA.gov
As of 2/2023, any vet can go to an emergency department free of charge for crisis services

Every PCC Campus has a veterans center please check out the web page as well as walking in – www.pcc.edu/enroll/paying-for-college/veterans/resources.html

• Lines for Life -1-888-HLP4Vets – The Lines for Life military line is a 24/7 hotline for all sorts of resource referrals, and an anonymous space offering its callers an open heart and listening ear (does not become part of the VA record and is more local)
• Job Search – Recruit Military
• Goodwill offers a 10% discount on the first Tuesday of the month – need to show a military ID
• Returning Veterans Project – returningveterans.org
• Info. for military spouses and licenses that transfer to various states www.veterans.gov/milspouses
• 1-855-VA-WOMEN (855-829-6636) All reps are women…to learn of VA services and resources
• 1-800-273-8255, PRESS 1 gets callers to the Veterans and Military Crisis Line, and thus responders are trained to take that line. Good for vets, Guard/Reserve, Active Duty, and family members of all those.
• www.best-trade-schools.net/careers/best-trade-schools-for-veterans
• Azuza Pacific University – Veterans and Military Employment Resources

State of Oregon

www.oregon.gov/employ/jobseekers/pages/veterans.aspx

Washington County

Assists veterans with filing VA claims
Job search, unemployment claims, access to other research
Phone: 1 503-846-3060
Email: douglass_macellven@co.washington.or.us
180 E Main St Ste 226, Hillsboro, OR, 97123
(503) 284-1234

Central City Concern, Veterans & Reintegration Program – Vet Employment Program
Phone: (503) 226-7387
Website: www.centralcityconcern.org/creating-opportunities/employment-access-center/veterans-programs.html
Email: vetsprograms@ccconcern.org
2 NW Second Ave, Portland, OR, 97209

Easter Seals

Phone: 1-866-423-4981
Website: www.easterseals.com/site/PageServer?pagename=ntl_military_veterans_onesource
Email: veterans@easterseals.com

Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs

Claims and counseling
Toll-free: 1-800-828-8801
Salem: 503-373-2085
Fax: 503 373 2362
Website: www.oregon.gov/ODVA
700 SE Summer Street, Salem, OR 97301
Mailing Address 700 Summer Street NE, Salem, OR, 97301

Veteran Service Organizations

Clackamas County VSO

Phone: 503-650-5631
Fax: 503-650-8669
Email: veterans@co.clackamas.or.us
1710 Red Soils Court #110, Oregon City, OR, 97045
Mailing Address OR Disability Access
Hours Mon: 8-5; Tue: 8-5; Wed: 8-5; Thu: 8-5; Fri: – By appointment only. Walk-ins welcome

Marion County VSO

Direct: 503-373-2085, Toll-free: 1-800-692-9666
Kevin Crapser: 503-378-4917, Fax: 503-373-2392
Andy Zobrist (employment assistance): 503-378-4832
Dennis and Kevin (fax): 503-378-6480
Website: www.oregon.gov/odva/VSODIRECT/Pages/marion.aspx
Email: orvetsbenefits@odva.state.or.us
700 Summer St NE, Salem, OR, 97301
Mailing address or disability access
Hours Mon: 8 – 5; Tue: 8 – 5; Wed: 8 – 5; Thu: 8- 5; Fri: 8 – 5; Call for an appointment

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