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Disability Emphasis Program

Ohio Special Emphasis Program Manager (SEPM):
Photo of Tom Sewell Tom Sewell
Massillon Service Center
2650 Richville Drive SE, Suite 104
Massillon, Ohio 44646
Tel.: 330-830-7700 (126)
Cell: 740-396-2478
Fax: 330-830-7731
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.

JPEG File2005 Disability Heritage Month poster (1.3 MB)
Adobe Acrobat document2006 Disability Awareness Month poster (319 kb)
Adobe Acrobat document2007 Disability Awareness Month poster (478 kb)
Adobe Acrobat documentList of Targeted Disabilities (38 kb)
Adobe Acrobat documentTARGET Brochure (1.76 mb)
Adobe Acrobat documentRequesting Assistive Technology Brochure (190 kb)
Ohio Disability Emphasis Program Brochure (362 kb)
Microsoft Powerpoint presentation2008 Reasonable Accommodation PowerPoint Training (920 Kb)
Adobe Acrobat documentAD-2056 - Building/Site Accessibility Compliance Checklist (1.14 mb)
Adobe Acrobat documentNRCS Fact Sheet on Reasonable Accommodations (25 Kb)
Adobe Acrobat documentNRCS Reasonable Accommodation Policy and Procedures (31 Kb)
Adobe Acrobat documentNRCS Self Identification of Handicap SF-256 (188 Kb)
Adobe Acrobat documentNRCS Confirmation of Request for Reasonable Accommodation Form (8 Kb)
Adobe Acrobat documentCommunicating Effectively with People Who Have A Disability (542 Kb)
Microsoft Powerpoint presentationWorking Effectively with Persons with Disabilities (893 kb)

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