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.
The Rose F. Kennedy Children’s Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center (RFK CERC)/The University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) put together a Resource Guide that contains information related to the ongoing COVID-19 situation.
Resources are listed by area: NYC - Local, NY - State, and National. Each resource is listed by its target audience: Children/Youth, General COVID, Individuals with Disabilities, Older Adults, and Plain Language. Plain language is for all reading levels. Resources are in English unless otherwise noted.
Leatherstocking Collaborative Health Partners (LCHP) Medical Director Dr. James Anderson shares some pointers for maintaining emotional wellness during the pandemic.
Originally compiled as a resource for healthcare workers by his colleague, Dr. Amy Naugle, at Western Michigan University, these suggested activities and practices can help any individual or family seeking balance in a shaky time.
For more COVID-19 resources from LCHP, Go Here
Examination Date: May 16, 2020
Applications accepted through: 5:00 P.M. April 30, 2020
PLEASE NOTE: Due to the fluidity of the current COVID 19 situation, the exam administration date may be postponed. Approved applicants will be notified if this happens. The last filing date will not change.
If you have been instructed to call theTelephone Claims Center to complete filing your claim, you no longer need to call. A representative from the NYS DOL will call you back within 72 hours.
Admissions and Workforce Development Coordinator, Dan Goldman, has the capability to complete Virtual Campus Visits by setting up a webinar for students to have one-on-one meetings.
One does not need a subscription or a special program/app. All one needs is access to their email to click on the webinar link and a smart phone or front-facing camera on their laptop with internet.
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.
