Service and volunteer programs need to be proactive to ensure that everyone - including individuals with disabilities – have the opportunity to serve and to be active participants.  Often managers need more information about accessible and inclusive recruiting or want disability-related information to assists supervisors of members or volunteers with disabilities.

 

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Disability Inclusion Resources

The newly developed e-courses and other materials on this page are a perfect starting place for your queries and a great place to find some training and technical resources.

Online Courses

New e-courses are 15-20 minutes in length and are a great place to find answers to some of the most common disability-related questions Supervisors may have. To access the course, please go to https://americorps.gov/about/agency-overview/disability-accessibility

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Resources for Prospective Members with Disabilities

The Benefits of Service and Experiences of AmeriCorps Members with Disabilities (Webinar Series). To access the webinars, please go to https://www.nationalservice.gov/resources/disability-inclusion

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Service Members with Disabilities

Haven’t met many of our service members with disabilities or want to learn about their experiences? The following video clips and blog entries showcase members’ disability experiences.

• George Davis

• Jamal “Deon” Johnson

• Jordan Richardson

• Johann Shockency

• Video on Disability Inclusion from Serve Colorado via YouTube

 

Additional Resources

• Blog post from the field (North Carolina) – “Making Service Accessible for All" 

• Accessibility Checklist

• “Who I am” “Because” “I Can” PSA

For questions about recruitment and retention of service members with disabilities  and with other disability related issues email disability@cns.gov.

Technical Assistance

CNCS has changed technical assistance providers.  Now you will have direct access to disability accommodation experts by contacting the Job Accommodation Network (“JAN”).  JAN provides free, confidential consulting services for all supervisors/ grantees/ sponsors/ employers, regardless of the size or type of service environment. Services include one-on-one consultation about all aspects of disability accommodations, including the accommodation process, accommodation ideas, product vendors, referral to other resources, and ADA compliance assistance. JAN offers numerous publications on accommodation ideas, products and services and an ADA library. Each year approximately 32,000-38,000 individuals contact JAN to discuss disability accommodation issues and millions visit their online library of resources.

Contact JAN 

Internet: www.askjan.org

Phone: (800)526-7234 (Voice), or (877)781-9403 (TTY)

 

Popular JAN Resource

Many supervisors are searching for a quick reference sheet once they learn a service member or volunteer has a particular medical condition or disability. The following link provides excellent background information and accommodation ideas about a wide array of conditions: https://askjan.org/media/atoz.htm

 

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