Sonoma County Job Link provides
accessible services for persons with disabilities. These services
include accommodations for all customers of Job Link and individualized
services for customers who qualify, based on their disability. Job
Link also has a designated staff person to assist with directing
you to our resources and services. The resources and services offered
at Job Link are designed to provide assistance for people with disabilities
to prepare for, obtain, and keep meaningful employment.
Some of the
partners located at the Job Link Center
provide individualized services. They include:
- Vocational rehabilitation from the State of California Department
of Rehabilitation
- Vocational assistance from Project Inclusion in partnership
with Goodwill Industries of the Redwood Empire
In the Job
Link Computer Lab we have:
WYNN Literacy
Software
- Helps individuals to read and write more effectively
- Has the ability to read aloud the on-screen text from the Internet
textHELP!
Software
- Offers additional help reading and writing with any windows
application, and can read aloud the on-screen text
Accessible
Workstation
- Height-Adjustable Motorized Table
- Screen Magnifier with Optional Speech (Zoomtext)
- Document Reader
- Ergonomic Keyboard and mouse
- Intellikeys Keyboard with templates to accommodate special
needs
- JAWS software for the vision impaired
The Job Link Resource Center
includes:
- TTY
- Amplified phone
- Interpretype Peer-to-Peer ITY devices
- Portable magnifier
- Large print materials are also available
- Comtex Auditory Assistance kits
- American Sign Language interpreters are available with seven (7) days notice.
On this website
you can find local resources for specialized disability services
and links to a number of disability websites. Additionally, there
are summaries of state and federal disability law which will enable
you to keep current on the latest developments and recent changes
affecting employers and service providers.
Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Information about the Americans with Disabilities Act from the U.S.
Department of Justice
DisabilityInfo.gov:
Federal website of disability-related government resources.
IRIS
IRIS is a database referral system for human service organizations
in Sonoma County. It contains information on more than 450 nonprofit
and government agencies, detailing nearly 1,000 programs.
Job
Accommodation Network (JAN)
A free consulting service that provides information about job accommodations,
the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the employability
of people with disabilities.
Social
Security Administration
Information about employment support for Social Security beneficiaries
with disabilities.
Disability
Benefits 101
Providing essential, accessible benefit information is significant
to helping Californians understand their options for employment
and making the critical decisions that will allow them to live as
independently as possible.
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