Awardee:
140 East 300 South
Contact: Donna Sato
Phone: (801) 526-9239
Proposed Award Amount: $695,666
Community Served:
Project Emphasis: People with disabilities.
Summary Paragraph: This project plans a combination
of statewide comprehensive services and regional model services. Statewide services include 1) enhancing One
Stop staff capacity with a Disability Manager position in the Utah Department
of Workforce Services, consistent staff training on disability issues and
support resources, and 2) other strategies such as a statewide accessibility
study, a consumer outreach campaign, and statewide employer outreach. Model services will be demonstrated in one
rural and one urban One Stop. Those
sites will demonstrate a disability screening process, a Disability Program
Navigator Project, and a Model Disability Training Program for customers with disabilities.
Partnerships: State
agencies, private non-profit organizations and individuals with disabilities
who are members of the Utah Work Incentives Coalition (UWIC), including the
Utah State Office of Rehabilitation, Office of Education, Department of Health,
Department of Human Services,
