Salisbury, MD – A traditionally underserved deaf and hard of hearing population of Maryland’s Eastern Shore now has additional access to individually designed employment services to help them find jobs. Deaf Independent Living Association, Inc. (DILA) has been awarded a two-year grant, $75,000 per year, from the Maryland State Department of Education’s Division of Rehabilitation Services (DORS) through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, for expanding their specialized Employment Services to deaf and hard of hearing individuals who live in Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Services provided under the grant entails a specially designed job seeking skills course utilizing the PLATO Curriculum, an introduction to the Job Lab containing employment resources to secure employment, employer networking to assist employers with bridging the communication gap between deaf and hearing employees, and on the job training, a free service to employers who hire deaf or hard of hearing individuals.
DILA’s Employment Program is designed to help eliminate many of the traditional employment barriers faced by deaf and hard of hearing individuals in the work force. Specially trained staff members, who are fluent in American Sign Language, work with deaf and hard of hearing job seekers and the business community to match job applicants to vacancies. Through carefully guided and individualized employment plans, the job seekers find suitable careers of their choice and gain employment. In addition, DILA serves as an employment agency to businesses looking for qualified applicants. Further information about the Employment Program may be found at http://www.dila.org or by contacting 410-742-5052 V/TTY, 1-866-947-6923 VP or email dila@dila.org. Attachment: EDSClassPic.pdf (Downloaded 0 times)
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