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Employment and Disability!

Definitions Disability Services

Department of Rehabilitation

Job or Career? Disability Laws

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Bonus Question: 5000 pts

Definitions: 200• Question:• This is when someone gets hired and earns

money for working, for any amount of time. Sometimes this can be a long time; sometimes it is a short time. They do not want to do this forever.

• Answer:• What is a job.

Definitions: 400• Question:• People usually train for, or go to college for

this because they think they might want to do that for a long time. It is something that somebody is passionate about.

• Answer:• What is a career

Definitions: 600• Question:• This is a document that may be the first thing

a possible employer knows about you.• Answer:• What is a resume.

Definitions: 800• Question:• This is when you “try out” for a job, and it may

be the first time the possible employer meets you. It is important to look your best!

• Answer:• What is the Job Interview.

Definitions: 1000

• Question:• Some people with disabilities may need this to

be successful in his/her job, or at school. It can be a number of different things, including using a laptop to take notes, specialized software to read the screen, or extra time to take tests.

• Answer:• What is a reasonable accommodation.

Disability Services: 200

• Question:• This is a Department in California that helps

people with disabilities get jobs.• Answer:• What is the Department Of Rehabilitation.

Disability Services: 400

• Question:• This agency serves mainly people with certain

developmental disabilities, and the services last for a lifetime.

• Answer:• What is Regional Center.

Disability Services: 600

• Question:• This center provides job seekers with a full

range of assistance to find a under one roof. Hint: It is a “one-stop shop”

• Answer:• What are one-stop career centers.

Disability Services: 800

• Question:• This department would be most likely to

provide a bus pass and assistance with educational costs. Hint: the acronym (or initials) are “DOR”

• Answer:• What is the Department of Rehabilitation.

Disability Services: 1000

• Question:• This service would be the most likely place to

go if you wanted help writing a resume.• Answer:• What is a one-stop career center.

DOR: 200• Question:• If you are deaf or hard of hearing what service

or accommodation can be offered to you to help you communicate?

• Answer:• What is an American Sign Language

Interpreter.

DOR: 400• Question:• If you don’t know what kind of job you want,

but you know you want to work, what service can DOR provide you?

• Answer:• What is vocational testing, vocational

counseling, or career interest testing.

DOR: 600• Question:• If you have a disability where you might need

specialized software or computer gadgets for work or school, DOR can provide you with _________________?

• Answer:• What is Rehabilitation Technology or Assistive

Technology.

DOR: 800• Question:• Consumers (people who use DOR services) will

work directly with what?• Answer:• What is a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor

(or just “counselor”)

DOR: 1000• Question:• When you go to the DOR, who gets to choose

the job you are interested in for your career?• Answer:• The consumer does (YOU!)

Job or Career: 200

• Question:• Employment as a “pizza delivery person” is

likely what? • Answer:• What is likely a job.

Job or Career: 400

• Question:• Employment as a Doctor is likely what?• Answer:• What is a career.

Job or Career: 600

• Question:• If you go to a community college for training

for employment, the eventual employment would likely be?

• Answer:• What is a career.

Job or Career: 800

• Question:• Employment as a construction worker in a

union would be a _____________?• Answer:• What is a career! Even though it is hand-on

work, it pays well and takes a lot of skill!

Job or Career: 1000

• Question:• Someone who works a clothing store during

the summer (with plans to go to community college after the summer) has a __________.

• Answer:• Job – this person has plans to work only

temporarily at the store, it is not their lifelong goal to have a career working at the store.

Disability Laws: 200

• Question:• This law, passed in 1991 prohibits

discrimination based on disability.• Answer:• What is the Americans with Disabilities act (or

the ADA).

Disability Laws: 400

• Question:• This law passed in 1973 created federal

vocational rehabilitation, and also prohibited discrimination in programs conducted by (or receiving money from) federal agencies.

• Answer:• What is the Rehabilitation Act (or “section

504”).

Disability Laws: 600

• Question:• This California law ensures that employers or

landlords can not discriminate based on disability, race, religion, marital status, etc.

• Answer:• What is the Fair Employment and Housing Act

(FEHA)

Disability Laws: 800

• Question:• This Title of the ADA is focused on

employment and defines the reasonable accommodation.

• Answer:• What is “Title I”

Disability Laws: 1000

• Question:• Employment laws exist to give people with

disabilities an _________ chance.• Answer:• What is “equal” or “fair”

Bonus Question: 5000 pts.

• Question:• Why is it important to you to get a job or

career?• Answer:• No wrong answer!