1. BUSINESS SERVICES PROGRAM (BSP)

2. UNITING TALENT WITH OPPORTUNITY
PRESENTED BY:
FATOS FLOYD
MELITA GRIFFITH
SIMONNE JONES
DEBRA LEFFLER

3. DIVISION ADMINISTRATORS BUSINESS SERVICES PROGRAM
PROGRAM STRUCTURE
DIRECTOR
Melinda Freundt
DIVISION ADMINISTRATORS
Tracy Brigham, Visual Services
Mark Kinnison, Vocational Rehabilitation
BUSINESS SERVICES PROGRAM
Fatos Floyd, Coordinator
Business Services Liaisons
Business Services Program Assistant

4. “ WE PARTNER WITH EMPLOYERS TO SUPPORT THEIR BUSINESS NEEDS
AND HELP THEM FIND EMPLOYEES THEY CAN COUNT ON”
- OKDRS Business Services Program

5. BSP –AT A GLANCE CONCIERGE LINE 1-833-OKDRS4U PARTNER CONNECTIONS
PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
BSP PROJECTS

6. WHAT WE DO AND WHO WE SERVE
THREE FOLD FOCUS
BUSINESS
DRS FIELD STAFF
DRS CONSUMER
WHAT WE DO AND WHO WE SERVE

7. WE CAN PROVIDE FOR BUSINESSES AND PARTNERS
ADA AND REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY
CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR ALL (ACCESSIBILITY)
DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING 101
DISABILITY AWARENESS
DISABILITY ETIQUETTE
EDUCATION ON THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED
FEDERAL AND NATIVE AMERICAN TAX INCENTIVES
HIRING PROCESS MADE EASY
MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS

8. WE CAN PROVIDE FOR CONSUMERS FOR COUNSELORS CAREER EXPLORATION
DRESS FOR SUCCESS
FINANCIAL LITERACY
INTERVIEW SKILLS
JOB OPENINGS
PERSONALITY ASSESSMENTS
RESUME BUILDING
SOFT SKILLS
WORK ETHICS
FOR COUNSELORS
FACILITATION OF ON-THE-JOB TRAINING/INTERNSHIPS
FEDERAL BONDING FOR QUALIFIED CONSUMERS
FEDERAL HIRING PRACTICES
INDIRECT JOB PLACEMENT
JOB MARKET INFORMATION
UTILIZING GALT

9. PEOPLE WITH ALL ABILITIES CAN WORK
“WE EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC SELF- SUFFICIENCY BY HELPING OKLAHOMANS WITH DISABILITIES BRIDGE BARRIERS TO SUCCESS IN THE WORKPLACE”
- OKDRS

10. TIME TO THINK
What do you really think
Career evaluation
DISCUSSION

11. REFERENCES/ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services, Melinda Freundt, Director
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, Mark Kinnison, Division Administrator
Division of Visual Services, Tracy Brigham, Division Administrator
DRS Public Relations, Jody Harlan, Brett Jones, Dana Tallon
Pam Hoskins, OESC Program Manager, Targeted Populations
Arkansas Department of Career Education, Rodney Chandler, Director
Oklahoma Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
OKDRS Training and Development, Nancy Hurst, HR Programs Manager
Tim Hast, Encore Life Skills LLC, Owner
OKDRS Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Jonathan Woodward, Program Manager
Oklahoma Works, Oklahoma Office of Workforce Development