Awardee:
State of
Contact: George M. Krause
Phone: (609) 292-9772
Proposed Award Amount: $699,886
Community Served:
State of
Project Emphasis: People
with disabilities.
Summary Paragraph: This project, led by the New Jersey Division
of Vocational Rehabilitation Services, involves a consortium with workforce and
disability partners, highlights the importance of connective with disability
professionals as well as with the disabled population, and recognizes that the
workforce and disability/rehabilitation systems are complementary, not
identical. To facilitate staff training
and development, a cohort of Disabilty Program
Navigators will be trained throughout the Workforce Investment system. To augment assistive technology, grant funds
will help the statewide purchase of accessible electronic and information
technology. TO enhance the services and
standards of practice, this grant will develop four pilot projects to test
outreach approaches and service interventions.
Partnerships: New Jersey State Department of Labor, New Jersey Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services, New Jersey State Employment and Training Commission, Garden State Employment and Training Commission, Garden State Employment and Training Association, New Jersey Division of Employment and Training, State Rehabilitation Council, Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, Department of Rehabilitation Counseling University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Jersey Assistive Technology Advocacy Center, Assistive Technology Center at Cerebral Palsy of New Jersey, New Jersey Protection and Advocacy, Inc., New Jersey Department of Human Services, Institute of Community Inclusion, New Jersey Council on Developmental Disabilities, and New Jersey State Independent Living Centers.
