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In Partnership with

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Services for People with Disabilities

Mission Statement

Providing employers a qualified untapped pool of candidates with disabilities.

Arlington Heights Office of the Illinois Worknet Center is the gateway to a network of partners offering exceptional employment resources and services for both job seekers and employers.
Services offered: resume critique, employment counseling services and pre-screening. The Business and Employer Services Team is your key to preparing for the competitive workforce.

Services for Job Seekers include:

• Personal assessments and job referral
  assistance.
• Job training, GED, vocational and
  technical
• Unemployment insurance
• Computer classes: Basic computer training.
• Educational Retraining Funds: Educational retraining and training funds to help jobseekers
  return to the Workforce. Inquire in the resource room to be pre-screened for the grant.
• Job Club: Offered through worNet: salary negotiating, interviewing, job search tips and
  secrets, resume and cover letter information.
• A comprehensive resource directory of local, state and national resources such as: employment,
  entrepreneurship & small business, advocacy, scholarships, financial literacy, and occupational
  information.
• Organizations and Businesses Dedicated to Helping People with Disabilities, rack posts information such as: timely employment workshops, job fairs, career transition events, networking breakfasts, job development training courses, and empowerment articles.

Please feel free at any time to inquire with our patient and trained staff if you needinformation in alternate formats(Braille, large print, computer discs).

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY FOR PEOPLE WITH  DISABILITIES:

Headphones, Zoomtext, Large Print Keyboard, Closed Circuit Television, Large Monitor and Home Page Reader.

FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE BLIND:

Home Page Reader, JAWS, Scanner, Talking Books Tape Player, OpenBook, Duxbury Braille Translator and Brailler.

FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE HARD-OF-HEARING OR DEAF:

Video Relay Service and TTY (teletypewriter).

FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE HARD-OF-HEARING:

FM Amplification System, and Pocketalker Pro.

FOR PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES:

WYNN Wizard - Scanning and reading programs. Jobseeker: With learning disabilities.

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY FOR PEOPLE WITH A COGNITIVE DISABILITY:

Talking Books Tape Player, OpenBook, and Home Page Reader.

FOR PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES:

Trackball Mouse, Adjustable Keyboard Tray, Forearm Supports, and Intellikeys Keyboard.