Welcome! The Topic For Today Is…

1. Welcome! The Topic For Today Is…

2. Employment and Disability!

3. 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. Back

4. 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 Back

5. Definitions: 600 • Question: • This is a document that may be the first thing a possible employer knows about you. • Answer: • What is a resume. Back

6. 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. Back

7. 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. Back

8. Disability Services: 200 • Question: • This is a Department in California that helps people with disabilities get jobs. • Answer: • What is the Department Of Rehabilitation. Back

9. 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. Back

10. 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. Back

11. 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. Back

12. 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. Back

13. 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. Back

14. 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. Back

15. 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. Back

16. DOR: 800 • Question: • Consumers (people who use DOR services) will work directly with what? • Answer: • What is a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (or just “counselor”) Back

17. 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!) Back

18. Job or Career: 200 • Question: • Employment as a “pizza delivery person” is likely what? • Answer: • What is likely a job. Back

19. Job or Career: 400 • Question: • Employment as a Doctor is likely what? • Answer: • What is a career. Back

20. 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. Back

21. 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! Back

22. 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. Back

23. 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). Back

24. 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”). Back

25. 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) Back

26. Disability Laws: 800 • Question: • This Title of the ADA is focused on employment and defines the reasonable accommodation. • Answer: • What is “Title I” Back

27. Disability Laws: 1000 • Question: • Employment laws exist to give people with disabilities an _________ chance. • Answer: • What is “equal” or “fair” Back

28. Bonus Question: 5000 pts. • Question: • Why is it important to you to get a job or career? • Answer: • No wrong answer! Back