CDO Workforce coordinates and focuses employment, training and education development resources across three counties, providing service to employed people, unemployed people and employers alike. Our goal is to improve the long-term growth and development of the work force.
CDO Workforce Career System is at the hub of a network of resources, from education and training, to professional networks, to information sources, grants and other programs to help you.
All our resources are available to you whether you’re employed or not. Developing and managing a career doesn’t happen just when you’re looking for work. It’s an ongoing process.
CDO Workforce’s website: Your Dream, Your Team helps create career pathways for youth with disabilities. Job seekers can discover tips and tools to help in their journey to a career, while individuals in organizations that support the disability community can review resources and guidance to help their youth customers find employment. We also offer more resources for workers with disabilities and hiring workers with disabilities on CDOWorkforce.org
CDO Workforce is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Program. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.
This workforce product was developed as part of the New York State Systems Change and Inclusive Opportunities Network (NY SCION), a Career Center program focused on improving employment outcomes for individuals with disabilities through coordinated workforce services, partnerships, and system-level change (https://dol.ny.gov/NY_SCION). The content was developed by the organization that created the product and does 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, regarding the information provided, including its accuracy, completeness, timeliness, usefulness, adequacy, continued availability, or ownership, including any information on linked sites. This product is copyrighted by the organization that created it.
Our goal is to help job seekers not just find a job, but develop and manage a career. That means helping them when they have a job and when they are looking. We also strive to help employers find the workers they need quickly and the resources to improve training, workforce retention and workforce restructuring.
A DRC is a Disability Resource Coordinator, someone who helps individuals with disabilities find employment.
High School Equivalency (HSE/GED) A high school equivalency or GED/HSE is a recognized alternative to a high school diploma.
Work-Based Learning (WBL) provides students and job seekers with real-life work experience that compliments their academic studies. Typically they include job shadowing, mentoring, internships, and apprenticeships.
A Team Helper is anyone who is the lead support person to the job seeker with disabilities along their career journey. It can be a family member, friend, employment counselor, Disability Resource Coordinator (DRC), or case manager.
A stop-gap job is temporary employment until something better or more permanent can be obtained.
Basic needs refers to the goods and services necessary for a minimum standard of living. This includes access to food, safe shelter, clothing, and sanitation. Reliable transportation and education can also be considered a basic need.
A safe space is intended to be free of bias, conflict, criticism, or potentially threatening actions, ideas, or conversations.
Competitive integrated employment (CIE) is work performed by a person with an impairment or health-related disability (health impairment) within an integrated setting. Wages are at least minimum wage or higher and at a rate comparable to non-disabled workers performing the same tasks.
For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education.