RIBLN Resources
Consultation
- Office of Rehabilitation Services – Recruitment & Accommodation Resource
Monica Dzialo, 401-421-7005
- RI Governor’s Commission on Disability – Offers TA and Mediation Services
Christine Rancourt, 401- 462-0107
- NE ADA Center adaptiveenvironments.org 1-800-949-4232 voice/tty
Agencies
Adeline LaPlante Memorial Center
PO Box 56
Peace Dale, RI 02883
Phone: (401) 789-3081
Non-profit agency providing a wide range of vocational services.
Primary Populations Served:
- Developmentally Disabled
- Learning Disabled
- Traumatic Brain Injured
- Physically Disabled
Services provided to employers: Applicant referral, job retention support, on-site job coach provided for new hires and general information on job accommodations.
ARC of Northern RI
1 Social Street
Woonsocket, RI 02895
Phone: (401) 775-1420
www.sevenhills.org
Primary Populations Served:
- All Disabilities
Services provided to employers: Applicant referral, job retention support, consultation services, job fair/recruitment, free postings and general information/consultation on job accommodations.
Gateway Healthcare, Inc
1443 Hartford Avenue
Johnston, RI 02919
(401) 273-8100
www.gatewayhealth.org
Primary Populations Served:
- Behavior Health Issues
- Developmentally Disabled
Services provided to employers: EAP program, consultation services, applicant referral, and job retention support. Also coordinate training internships and work experiences and general information/consultation on job accommodations.
Goodwill Industries
100 Houghton Street
Providence, RI 02904
Phone: (401) 861-2080 / TTY: (401) 331-2830
www.goodwillri.org
Provide education, training and employment services to people with disabilities.
Primary Populations Served:
- All Disabilities
Services provided to employers: Applicant referral, job retention support, rehabilitation, job fair/recruitment and free postings, consultation services and general information/consultation on job accommodations and funding services.
The Groden Center
86 Mount Hope Avenue
Providence, RI 02906
Phone: (401) 274-6310
www.grodencenter.org
Primary Populations Served:
- Developmentally Disabled
- Learning Disabled
- Autism
Services provided to employers: Job retention, support and restructuring, general information/consultation on job accommodations and funding services.
Kent County Arc/J. Arthur Trudeau
250 Commonwealth Avenue
Warwick, RI 02886
Phone: (401) 739-2700
TTY: (800) 745-5555
www.trudeaucenter.org
Primary Populations Served:
- Blind and Visually Impaired
- Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- Developmentally Disabled
- Learning Disabled
- Physically Disabled
Services provided to employers: Job retention support, consultation services, and general information/consultation on job accommodations.
Office of Rehabilitation Services
40 Fountain Street
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 421-7005
TTY: (401) 421-7016
www.ors.ri.gov
Primary Populations Served:
- All Disabilities
Services provided to employers: No cost for services provided. Applicant referral, job retention support, rehabilitation, job fair/recruitment and free postings, consultation services, general information/consultation on job accommodations and funding services.
Also, free ADA consultation rehabilitation engineering services.
West Bay Collaborative
Client based referral services.
144 Bignall Street
Warwick, RI 02888
Phone: (401) 941-8353
Primary Populations Served:
- All Disabilities
Job Accommodation Network
- www.jan.wvu.edu/ 1-800-526-7234
- Accommodation and Compliance Series: The ADA Amendments Act of 2008
- Employers’ Practical Guide to Reasonable Accommodation Under the ADA
- JAN
- JAN Federal Accommodation Resources
On-line Training Video
EEOC
- www.eeoc.gov/
- Interactive Process
- Confirming a Reasonable Accommodation Request
- Procedures for Providing Reasonable Accommodation for Individuals with Disabilities
Making the Business Case – Hear what businesses have to say about the value of employees with disabilities
“Diversifying Your Workforce: A Four Step Reference Guide to Recruiting, Hiring, & Retaining Employees with Disabilities”
http://www.dol.gov/odep/documents/Flip%20Guide_Final_3%2030_508%20compliant2.pdfConference
- US Business Leadership Network www.usbln.com
- US Business Leadership Network 12th Annual Conference
- September 15-18, 2009- “Connecting the Dots: Business Solutions”
- Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center,
- National Harbor (Washington, DC)
