Awardee:
Contact: Joan Modrell
Phone: (402) 471-3050
Proposed Award Amount: $700,000
Community Served: Statewide,
Project Emphasis: People with disabilities.
Summary Paragraph: In the past, the primary
coordination between Vocational Rehabiltation and the
One Stop system and its partners has been provided through staff support at the
One Stops irregularly, on an itinerant basis.
This project will enhance coordination by piloting the concept of locating
a Vocational Rehabilitation staff person at three One Stop Centers one in
each Workforce Investment Area: Greater
Omaha (two One Stops), Greater Lincoln
(one One Stop), and Greater Nebraska (nineteen One
Stops). These Senior Rehabilitation
Specialists would function like Program Navigators. In addition, two additional positions for
Assistive Technology specialists will be created to coach partners on adaptive
technology and physical accessibility.
These specialists will also set up a pool of assistive devices and equipment
that employers can borrow to offset start-up costs for hiring the disabled.
Partnerships:
