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Disability Emphasis Program
Ohio Special Emphasis Program Manager (SEPM):
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John Williams
Englewood Area Office
12 West Wenger Road, Suite 2
Englewood, OH 45322
PHONE: 937-836-5428 (101)
FAX: 937-836-5429 |
News
October is Disability Employment Awareness Month -
Presidential Proclamation
OSU Receives Funding to Assist Farmers with Disabilities
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced that the
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is awarding $4.1 million in grants to 22
states to help farmers with disabilities through the AgrAbility program.
The Ohio State University will receive $180,000 through the USDA's Cooperative
State Research, Education and Extension Service (CSREES). The program awards the
funds to land-grant universities that have joined with non-profit disability
organizations to address the specialized needs of AgrAbility's customers.
The funds are used to educate professionals on how to assist people with
disabilities and to train agricultural workers with disabilities. The USDA
states that the program "has improved customers' financial stability, access to
life activities and the ability of states and regions to deliver timely services
to those with disabilities."
National Disability/Veterans Emphasis Program Manager
Cliff Denshire
5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Mailstop 5472
Beltsville, MD 20705
Phone: 301-504-2332
Fax: 301-504-2175
e-mail: cliff.denshire@usda.gov
Disability Employment Program Mission:
To remove barriers to or improve recruitment, job
retention and advancement opportunities for persons with disabilities in
the workplace and promote fairness and equity in the delivery of
programs to customers with disabilities.
Disability Employment Program Manager (DEPM) activities include:
- Advising the State Conservationist and NRCS Management Team on matters
affecting the employment and advancement of individuals with disabilities.
- Evaluating and analyzing NRCS’s employment practices in order to
identify barriers and recommend solution for the advancement of employee
with disabilities.
- Advising managers and staff regarding their rights and responsibilities
with NRCS Reasonable Accommodation Policy and Procedures.
- Ensuring specific actions are taken to insure that persons with
disabilities receive equal treatment in all aspects of employment.
- Conducting training and/or provides training resources on equal
opportunity for area workshops, seminars, and meetings.
- Being the principal liaison between the National DEPM and employees with
disabilities in the state.
- Maintaining relationship with disabled organizations and interest
groups.
October is Disability Awareness Month.
Useful Documents:
The following documents require either
Adobe Acrobat,
Microsoft
PowerPoint or
Microsoft Word.
2005
Disability Heritage Month poster (MEDIA PLAYER; 1.3 MB)
2006
Disability Awareness Month poster (PDF; 319 KB)
2007
Disability Awareness Month poster (PDF; 478 KB)
List
of Targeted Disabilities (PDF; 38 KB)
TARGET
Brochure (PDF; 1.76 MB)
Requesting
Assistive Technology Brochure (PDF; 190 KB)
Ohio
Disability Emphasis Program Brochure (WORD; 362 kb)
2008
Reasonable Accommodation PowerPoint Training (POWERPOINT; 920 Kb)
AD-2056
- Building/Site Accessibility Compliance Checklist (PDF; 1.14 MB)
NRCS
Fact Sheet on Reasonable Accommodations (PDF; 25 KB)
NRCS
Reasonable Accommodation Policy and Procedures (PDF; 31 KB)
NRCS
Self Identification of Handicap SF-256 (PDF; 188 KB)
NRCS
Confirmation of Request for Reasonable Accommodation Form (PDF; 8 KB)
Communicating
Effectively with People Who Have A Disability (PDF; 542 KB)
Working
Effectively with Persons with Disabilities (POWERPOINT; 893 KB)
Websites of Interest:
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