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“Disability” – What does it mean in the context of the One-Stop Career Center? It’s a broad term encompassing many different physical or medical conditions that impact a person’s life. It describes someone who is “crippled; incapacitated; injured.” It describes a person who cannot work.

People with disabilities CAN work. It is important for you, as One-Stop staff and partners, to NOT let a disability diagnosis become THE DEFINING CHARACTERISTIC of the job seekers you serve who experience a disability. Focus on the abilities, strengths and interests of all of the people with whom you are working. Help is available to identify reasonable accommodations and resources for job seekers with disabilities through the Job Accommodation NetworkJob Accommodation Network. Please try again… Wrong…

While you might find this negative definition of the adjective “disability” on Dictionary.com, the definition of disability when describing an individual or groups of job seekers who experience disability within the context of the One-Stop, is more encompassing and less limiting. There is a better answer… Please try again! Incorrect…

When considering how best to serve people with disabilities, a great deal of emphasis is often placed on physical access. While this is clearly important for people who use wheelchairs, or people with sensory disabilities (such as those who are blind, visually impaired, or deaf), there are people with other types of disabilities for whom physical access is not an issue. For people with learning disabilities, mental retardation, mental health issues, head injuries, and many other conditions, the issue is not necessarily access to facilities as much as access to programs and services. In considering the needs of people with disabilities, the One-Stop Career Center focus should take a holistic approach and focus on access to programs and services as well as physical access. For more information check out: One-Stop Career Centers: Serving People with Disabilities CORRECT! Click here to end show Click here to return to answer links