E-learning Tools - Work-readiness Skills Action Plan

Work Readiness Skills: Making Learning Accessible to Achieve Employability

Brampton

Organization	Employment Access
Address	201 County Court Boulevard, Suite 404 Brampton ON
Contact Person	Colin Price Program Coordinator Linda Soulliere Executive Director
Phone	Phone 905-459-7890 TTY 905-459-7880 1-800-270-3861
Fax	905-459-7820
Email	colin.price@disabilityaccess.org linda.soulliere@disabilityaccess.org
Website	www.disabilityaccess.org
Services	Employment Counselling, Job Development, Post Hiring Support, Job Coaching. Discover Your Personal Power workshop, Employment Pah! Workshop conducted in ASL. We will assist with accommodations. ASL Staff Counsellor.
Hours of Operation	Monday to Friday 8:30 am -4:30 pm
Community Access (y/n)	yes for clients only
# of Computer Stations	2
# With Internet Access	2
Fee for Use?	free for Clients of Employment Access
Accessibility Features or Equipment	Alternative Keyboard, Screen Magnification systems, JAWS Screen Reading Software
Staff Trained on Adaptive Equipment	Yes
Contact Person for Accessible Equipment	Linda Soulliere
Plans for Accessible Equipment	We feel accessibility is important, however future accessible technology is dependent on funding or inkind donations
Entrance	accessible
Washrooms	accessible
Training Rooms	accessible
Plans for Accessibility	Our current facilities are accessible
Issues Preventing Accessibility
Accessibility of Website	Moderate accessibility
Website Advertise Availability of Adaptive Equipment and Support
Partnerships or Affiliations	Yes, with Tetra North America, Brampton Library Four Corners
Government Support	We receive Federal Funding from Service Canada, and The Office of Learning Technology
Charitable Support	NO
Programs to Develop Employability Skills	Employability skills are developed in a number of ways. For example through one on one work with Employment Counselors. The Discover Your Personal Power (DYPP) is a 5 day workshop with focus on changing perception and beliefs and the development of postive attittude and behaviours.Emphasis on the development assessing personal strength, goals setting, working in a group and using creative methods of problem solving. Employment Pah! is a15 workshop for Deaf clients and incorporates components of the DYPP, in addition to exploring Deaf/Hearing cultural norms, job searching, interview preparation and more
Programs targeted to Persons With Disabilities	All of our programs are targeted for Persons with Disabilities
Cost	Free
Criteria for Participation	Must have a disability, can be self identified. We serve people with any disability type seeking competetive employment. Must be unemployed or underemployed less than 20 hours a month.
Monitoring Success	Employment counsellors provide ongoing assessments. If hired by an employers we provide Post Hiring support for a persiod of one year.
Participant Feedback	Clients offer feedback through client satisfaction surveys at the end of interventions. Feedback forms after each workshop
Follow up Program	Post hiring support provided for a period of one year.
Obstacles Facing Program	Ongoing short term contract changes with funders impacts structure of services
Is Program Well Utilized	Yes, very well utilized.
Marketing & Recruitment	We have pamphlets, flyers, website, word of mouth and we attend fairs and participate on committees.
Organizational Level of Programming Decisions	Executive Director
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