Resources

VIDEO: How Supported Employment and Community Inclusion is Funded

Data from Employment Studies on Tenure, Attendance of people with disabilities

• https://scholars.unh.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1017&context=hospman_facpub
• https://www.accenture.com/content/dam/accenture/final/accenture-com/document-2/Disability-Inclusion-Report-Business-Imperative.pdf

Average Cost of Accommodation

Employment Security Department/Governor’s Committee on Disability and Employment Issues (GCDE):

Job Accommodation Network (JAN)

Division of Vocational Rehabilitation DVR

• DVR Employ Abil 22-827 (Rev. 12_23)
• DVR Employ Abil 22-827 (Rev. 12_23)_SP_FINAL

Foundational Community Supports (FCS)

Worksource

Community Employment Alliance

Department of Services for the Blind

REDF

Transition Hub – a regional resource co-created with parent centers serving West Coast and Pacific Island Communities. The site helps students with disabilities (including those with IEP’s and 504 plans) and their families plan for life after high school, from education and training to jobs and community supports. If you’re in Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Hawaii, or the Pacific Territories, explore what is available to you.

Interpreting resources: Hearing Speech Deafness Center

Language Link

Assistive Technology: WATAP 

Technology loans & Financial coaching: Washington Access Fund

Technology grants: Ben’s Fund: https://www.bensfund.org/

Purple https://www.signlanguage.com/

Veterans/ spouse: Hire our Heroes

Whatcom Dream Resources

Mental Health Resources:

• Suicide Among People with Disabilities.pdf (wa.gov)
• Suicide Prevention for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (texasjcmh.gov)
• Study explores suicide risk for people with disabilities » College of Public Health & Health Professions » College of Public Health and Health Professions » University of Florida (ufl.edu)
• Skagit County Mental Health First Aid Resources

CAP flyer 2024

Advocacy: People 1st of Washington 

Local partners & stakeholders:

• https://www.skagitcounty.net/Departments/HumanServices/DD/main.htm
• https://www.skagit.edu/disability-access-services/
• https://www.dshs.wa.gov/location/dshs-dda-mountvernon-fo

Large-scale Employer Initiatives to hire people with disabilities:

• https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/diversity/supportedemployment?activetab=pivot_1%3aprimaryr2
• https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/diversity/inside-microsoft/cross-disability/neurodiversityhiring
• https://disabilityin.org/partner-spotlight/the-boeing-company/
• https://www.walgreens.com/topic/sr/sr_disability-inclusion.jsp