1 CAREER TECHNICAL INSTRUCTOR’S ROLE IN THE DISABILITY INITIATIVE June 29, 2007.

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CAREER TECHNICAL INSTRUCTOR’S ROLE IN THE

DISABILITY INITIATIVE

June 29, 2007

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Benefits of CTE Participation for Students with Disabilities

Students in CTE are: Less likely to drop out More likely to be employed More likely to have paid competitive jobs, More likely to work full time after high school[Cobb et al. 1999; Colley and Jamison 1998]

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Students with paid or unpaid work experience in high school had better employment outcomes-higher wages, more hours, more continuous employment

Students with disabilities mainstreamed into regular CT and academic classrooms obtained paid competitive jobs and felt better prepared to keep their jobs

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Qualitative studies suggest that integration of academic and CTT curricula promote meaningful engagement and inclusion of students with disabilities by increasing persistence, academic achievement and postsecondary engagement

[Excerpted from Ohio State University’s Center on Education and Training for Employment

website: http;//www.cete.org/acve/docgen.asp?tb=digests&ID=115 ]

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Who Can Job Corps Serve in Career Technical Education?

No list of disabilities that makes a person ineligible for the program, consider the individual needs of each student

No list of accommodations Job Corps will or will not provide

Any student with a disability who can meet the requirements of a vocation (with or without reasonable accommodation) is eligible to participate

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Accommodating Students with Disabilities in CTE

Primary Considerations

1. Understand that good instructional practice assists all students in having better

opportunities for success.

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Accommodating Students with Disabilities in CTE

Primary Considerations

Acknowledge that providing reasonable accommodation

removes barriers for students with disabilities so that they perform

tasks to the level and quality expected for satisfactory task

completion.

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What is Reasonable Accommodation?

A modification to: Job Work/academic

environment Policy, program, or

procedure

Examples: Modifying a facility,

work or training schedules

Acquiring or modifying equipment or devices

Adjusting or modifying examinations, training materials, or policies

Providing readers or interpreters

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Obstacles to Providing Reasonable Accommodation

Do not know how

Think it costs too much

Feel uncomfortable asking a person with a disability about what they need

Unfamiliar with available resources

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Reasons Not To Accommodate

Undue Hardship

Any action that is:

Unduly costly Extensive Disruptive Fundamental

alteration of the nature or operation of the business/program

Direct Threat

Harm to:

The student Other students Other individuals

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Vocational Instructor’s Role in the Disability Initiative

General Work with JAN, VR, and other resources to become

familiar with possible accommodations for trade Participate on interdisciplinary team meetings when

vocational accommodation is required Monitor students who are being provided vocational

accommodation Develop collaborative relationship with career preparation

staff to assist student in selecting trade and career transition staff to assist with placement of student

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Clearance for CTE The center physician will evaluate each student for

general appropriateness to all CTT and sport activity. The health and wellness manager will notify the student's

career preparation counselor if there are any limitations or concerns for safety to any trades or sport activity.

If the CT instructor feels there is a specific concern regarding safety, the instructor will submit in writing the specific concern that has been demonstrated by the student and physician will reassess.

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Eliminate Barriers to Teaching and Learning in

CTE Fluctuate instructional methods by

providing illustrations, mutiple examples, graphs, and handouts

Give shorter tests and exams more frequently

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Eliminate Barriers to Teaching and Learning in CTE

Review or revisit some items of previously learned information on every worksheet or test of new content

Put course content into alternate formats – online, audio, and/or videotape; provide study guides; and/or PowerPoint presentations of the content

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Use small group discussions and cooperative learning strategies

Permit alternative assignments for students to demonstrate subject knowledge

Link new CT instructional concepts to previously learned concepts by using real-life examples

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Provide reasonable accommodation as outlined in the Job Corps Accommodation plan

Provide input to the CT Manager and/or the Disability Coordinator regarding a student’s accommodation needs within your training environment

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Communicate regularly with students and observe their work methods often to assess the need for modification of instructional methods and to determine the effectiveness of approved accommodations

[Adapted from Virginia Commonwealth University Rehabilitation Research & Training Center on Workplace Supports and Job Retention Fact Sheet entitled “Ten Practical Universal Design Tips”, authored by Donald E. Finn, PH.D. and Colleen A. Thoma, Ph.D., Spring 2006].

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Accommodations in CTE

Scribes and readers Buddies Job and mobility coaches Assistive technology to help with

studying (e.g., reading pen, computers with voice synthesis and optical character recognition)

Organization guides

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Accommodations in CTE

“Hard trades” Modified hand tools One-to-one training after class,

calculators, buddy systems, task restructuring, sign language interpreters

Students with cognitive disabilities can often be accommodated in trades using the same accommodations used in academics

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Situation: A painter is experiencing pain in his wrist and shoulder. Due to an amputation, he only has the use of his right arm.

Solution: The employee is provided with ergo paint brushes, tools with longer grip handles to increase grip strength, and handle adapters.

Real World Accommodation Solutions

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Real World Accommodation Solutions (continued)

Situation: An electrician who is hard of hearing needs to communicate more effectively with his boss.

Solution: Before speaking, the supervisor ensures that he makes eye contact with the employee; the employee purchases a hearing aid.

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Real World Accommodation Solutions

Situation: A maintenance worker with rotator cuff syndrome has trouble reaching cleaning areas and moving cleaning supplies.

Solution: The employer replaces the worker’s tools with long-handled, pneumatic, and lightweight tools and provides an electric cart.

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Resources JAN Searchable Online Accommodation

Resource (SOAR) VR Regional disability consultant Job Corps Online Disability Tutorial

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JAN JAN, a service of the U.S. Department of Labor’s

Office of Disability Employment Policy, is an international, toll free, consulting service that provides anyone information about accommodations.

Calls are answered by consultants who understand the functional limitations associated with disabilities and who have instant access to the most comprehensive and up-to-date information about accommodation methods, devices, and strategies.

800-526-7234800-ADA-WORK

http://janweb.icdi.wvu.edu/

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SOAR Project of JAN. Online resource designed to let users

explore various accommodation options for persons with disabilities in the work setting.

Includes accommodation options for specific situations. If you do not see an option for your situation, contact JAN.

http://janweb.icdi.wvu.edu/soar/

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Example from SOARScenario: A carpentry student with a learning disability has trouble performing work-related calculations.Possible accommodations from search of SOAR database:

Scratch paper to work out math problem Fractional, decimal, statistical scientific calculators Talking calculators Computer-assisted instruction software for math Large display screens for calculators and adding

machines

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Vocational Rehabilitation (VR)

Agency that assists individuals with disabilities to obtain and maintain employment.

Basic vocational rehabilitation services include counseling and guidance, job assessments, education, occupational training coursework, books, tools, sign language interpreter services, adaptive equipment or prosthetics, and job placement, etc.

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VR (continued)

Job Corps and VR have a cooperative agreement that was updated in 1999.

Highlights:

Job Corps can refer applicants with disabilities to VR for an evaluation to determine their needs and the appropriateness of placement for training in the Job Corps program.

VR and Job Corps will work together to resolve issues of accommodation for VR clients who want JC training.

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Regional Disability Consultant

Provides consultation and technical assistance

Regions 1 and 4—Shannon Bentley [email protected]

Regions 2 and 3—Pat Jackson [email protected]

Region 5—Kim Jones and Michelle Day [email protected]@humanitas.com

Region 6—Sylvia Domagalski [email protected]

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Job Corps Disability Tutorial

An online tutorial has been developed containing information on how Job Corps staff can meet the needs of students with disabilities

The site contains general disability information and disability-related information specific to Job Corps

http://www.jobcorpshealth.com/disability

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