| 1 | | | NY SCION Resource Map - Herkimer, Madison, & Oneida Counties |
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| 2 | | | On October 21, 2021, New York State (NYS) Governor Kathy Hochul announced a commitment of $11.1 million in federal workforce development funding over three years to expand the already successful network of Disability Resource Coordinators (DRCs) to all 33 Local Workforce Development Areas (LWDAs) to increase the capacity of their service delivery and better serve individuals with disabilities. This initiative is referred to as the New York Systems Change and Inclusive Opportunities Network (NY SCION). NY SCION builds upon the work of four rounds of federal Disability Employment Initiative (DEI) pilot funding and the Disability Program Navigator before it. These two initiatives sought to improve education, training and employment opportunities and outcomes for youth and adults with disabilities including those receiving Social Security disability benefits. NY SCION will do the same. DRCs are specialized staff that work to change local workforce systems to better serve individuals with disabilities.
Under NY SCION, DRCs work to:
• Increase the capacity of the Career Center and surrounding career pathways programs to serve individuals with disabilities, identify and leverage disability-related resources and partners, including NYS Education Department (NYSED) Adult Career and Continuing Education Services – Vocational Rehabilitation (ACCES-VR) and the Office of Children and Family Services/NYS Commission for the Blind (OCFS/NYSCB), to support collaboration around a job seeker’s employment and/or training goal(s).
• Advise the workforce development system on how to effectively promote the participation of individuals with disabilities in existing career pathways systems and programs, assist and train the LWDB, Career Center staff, businesses, community colleges, and training providers on such topics as rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Ticket to Work (TTW), accommodations, assistive technology, and assessments.
• Maintain a credential to provide benefits advisement and work incentive counseling to job seekers in receipt of Social Security Administration (SSA) benefits (e.g., Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI).
• Help to expand the workforce development system's participation as an Employment Network (EN) under the TTW Program, including the assignment of appropriate Tickets to the Career Center.
The purpose of this asset map is to identify tangible assets and resources that support employment of people with disabilities and related goals of NY SCION in Herkimer, Madision, and Oneida Counties.
This workforce product was developed as part of the New York State Systems Change and Inclusive Opportunities Network (NY SCION) initiative: https://dol.ny.gov/NY_SCION. Developed products do not necessarily reflect the official position of the New York State Department of Labor. The Department makes no guarantees or assurances of any kind, express or implied, with respect to such information, including any information on linked sites and including, but not limited to, accuracy of the information, its completeness, timeliness, usefulness, adequacy, continued availability, or ownership. This product is copyrighted by the institution that created it. |
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