1. Equal Opportunities, Americans with Disabilities Act & WIOA
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2. Equal Opportunities & WIOA
Part 1
Equal Opportunities & WIOA

3. What Is Equal Opportunity (EO) in WIOA?
We need to ensure we are not discriminating based on:
Race
Color
Religion
Sex (including pregnancy, sexual harassment orientation and gender identity)
National origin
Age (40 or older)
Disability
Genetic information
Retaliation

4. Expectations for WIOA Staff
WDBSCW expects each employee to show:
Courtesy
Professionalism
Practice non-discrimination
Avoid the perception of prejudice in all:
Interactions
Services
Contacts with:
Customers
Public
Co-workers

5. Tool kit to help serve our customers
Binder
Equal opportunity policy
Equal opportunity it’s the law
Chart to identify primary language spoken
Does the person need an interpreter?
Does the person write or type out answers?
711
Language Line

6. 711
Wisconsin Relay
A free service that provides full telephone accessibility to people who are deaf, hard of hearing, deaf blind and speech disabled

7. Wisconsin 711

8. Language Line Permission E-mail or text Julie Enloe 608-213-0976
$3.95/min
Wallet card – inside pocket
Q & A

9. Using language Line

10. Equal opportunity complaints for wda 10
DOL
DWD
Seth
Equal Opportunity Coordinator
Julie
Complaint Coordinator
Managers
Staff

11. Questions

12. Part 2: Americans with Disabilities Act

13. Americans with Disabilities Act
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law on July 26, 1990, by President George H.W. Bush. The ADA is one of America's most comprehensive pieces of civil rights legislation that prohibits discrimination and guarantees that people with disabilities have the same opportunities as everyone else to participate in the mainstream of American life -- to enjoy employment opportunities, to purchase goods and services, and to participate in State and local government programs and services. Modeled after the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin – and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of the ADA is an "equal opportunity" law for people with disabilities.

14. Who is covered?
To be protected by the ADA, one must have a disability, which is defined by the ADA as a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, a person who has a history or record of such an impairment, or a person who is perceived by others as having such an impairment. The ADA does not specifically name all of the impairments that are covered.

15. How can I improve Employment outcomes in WIOA?
Co-enroll with DVR in your area
Give customers the link to see if they are eligible for DVR Services

16. How can I improve Employment outcomes in WIOA?
Is your customer in training?

17. How can I improve Employment outcomes in WIOA?
Employer
Employee
The article “The Art of Disclosing Your Disability”

18. How can I improve Employment outcomes in WIOA?
If you have an individual who needs to use an interpreter
711 Wisconsin Relay
In your binder you have WorkSmart Language Line
Access number to call
WorkSmart Account number
$3.95/min
Need prior approval from Julie

19. How can I improve Employment outcomes in WIOA?
Aging & Disability Resource Center (ADRC)

20. How can I improve Employment outcomes in WIOA?
United Way 211

21. Questions