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Human Services Network of Colorado

Understanding and Assisting Clients with Disabilities

  • 02/28/2013
  • 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Rocky Mountain Human Services, 9900 E Iliff Ave., Denver, CO 80231
  • 34
  • 36 registrants

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Disability awareness training is the key to establishing an organizational culture that sees disability clearly, can relax around the topic, and perceive such clients as assets rather than liabilities. Disabilities vary. Being hard of hearing is different from being deaf. Having low vision is different from being legally blind. A disability can happen to anyone at anytime. Some people are born with a disability. For others, the disability results from an illness or an accident. Sometimes it happens because the person is getting older. 

Attend this workshop to learn more about this vital topic from the acknowledged experts in the field: Rocky Mountain Human Services (formerly Denver Options). Participants will learn:
  • How to serve clients with disabilities;
  • Common traits experienced by different disability groups and how those traits impact the provision of services;
  • To recognize and respond to disability-based support needs;
  • The importance of focusing on the abilities and support needs rather than labels;Strategies to implement inclusive programs.
  • The history of disability in the U.S. and the evolution of laws preventing discrimination on the basis of disability;
  • The positive and negative portrayal of people with disabilities in popular culture;
  • Barriers that prevent full communication and inclusion as well as the need for positive attitudes vital to clients with disabilities; and 
  • Currently acceptable terms and language guidelines in describing disabilities.
Eligible for 6 hours CEU.
Joe Lewis, lead facilitator for this event, brings over 30 years experience in the field of employment for people with disabilities to his position as Trainer/ Consultant at Rocky Mountain Human Services.  Joe has successfully partnered with state and private Vocational Rehabilitation programs while working as a vocational counselor and program director for a variety of community-based organizations such as the Center for People with Disabilities, EmployAbility, Inc., Colorado Easter Seals, and Employment Link.  Additionally, he has more than 12 years of Human Resources experience with the State of Colorado, serving as a link between state government and applicants/employees with disabilities.  

Joe has been a member of the Colorado Workplace Equity Coalition, is a former Board Member of the Brain Injury Association of Colorado, has coordinated a successful annual job fair for people with disabilities in Denver, and is an active member of the Rocky Mountain ADA Leadership Network.  He has conducted numerous trainings in areas such as job development, reasonable accommodation, and practical applications of the ADA in the workplace.

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