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Provides evaluation and training for disabled adults ages 16 and over in the areas of prepping documents, scanning documents, typing and indexing of records/files. Basic computer training and quality control methods. Works in an integrated production type environment.

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Developmental Disabilities
Disability Related Center Based Employment
Vocational Rehabilitation
Provides diagnostic vocational evaluation, prevocational services and sheltered vocational training in work centers leading to comparative employment in the community. Work activities: bench assembly/packaging, porter maintenance, food service, printing, mail sorting and material movement. Clinical services include social work, psychology and nursing. Offers supported/ competitive job placements with long term support services. Program activities operate under the guidelines established by the New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities and the Department of Labor. Limited transportation provided for individuals. Program offered at 2 locations in Bohemia.

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Vocational Rehabilitation
Disability Related Center Based Employment
Provides vocational opportunities to people with disabilities, seeks to maximize their independence and adjustment to the community, offers job placement in a competitive position. Individuals prepare and deliver hot meals, via a mobile unit from TRI, to needy individuals living in supported housing. Documentation of disability and parental consent for individuals under 18 years old required.

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Disability Related Center Based Employment
Home Delivered Meals
Job Search / Placement
Prevocational Training
Vocational Rehabilitation
Provides training in maintenance and painting to psychiatrically disabled adults.

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Employment Preparation
Vocational Rehabilitation
Disability Related Center Based Employment
Supported Employment
Job Training Formats
The Nassau Day Training Program provides both vocational and community integration services and serves as a job placement center for special needs populations in Nassau County. Our program provides outreach and/or mentorship to those with severe persistent mental illness and co- occurring disorders that may also include co-morbid health issues. The overall mission is to assist those in our program to enter the workplace as quickly as possible. We work with our program members to achieve increased community integration and independent functioning to prepare them for work. During the course of the program they may experience different levels of integration and independent functioning: developing work readiness, volunteer placement or actual competitive employment. In addition we offer Adult Career and Continuing Education Services Vocational Rehabilitation (ACCES-VR) sponsored services such as Diagnostic Vocational Evaluations, Supported Employment Services and Office Skills Training and Placement.

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Job Search / Placement
Vocational Assessment
Disability Related Center Based Employment
Prejob Guidance
Student Disability Services
Job Readiness
Provides supported employment services to people with disabilities under contract with Adult Career and Continuing Education Services-Vocational Rehabilitation (ACCES-VR) and the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD). Employment specialists help individuals with disabilities develop work skills and connect with local employers. They also provide job coaching and ongoing supports.

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Supported Employment
Disability Related Center Based Employment
Hygiene
Life Skills Education
Self Advocacy Support
Job Interview Training
Job Readiness
Offers employment, planning and support service for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Provides assistance for these individuals to obtain, maintain or advance in competitive employment. Includes job-readiness assessment/employment discovery process.

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On the Job Training
Vocational Education
Job Readiness
Vocational Assessment
Disability Related Center Based Employment
Employment
Assists men and women with intellectual and developmental disabilities to learn and develop work and social skills through participation in day habilitation without walls. Supported employment services provided through OPWDD, ETP and ACCES-VR. Referral required, Call to schedule an appointment.

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Comprehensive Disability Related Employment Programs
Disability Related Center Based Employment
Work Experience
This program provides adults with developmental disabilities the training and skills to gain employment in the community. Services begin with an assessment of skills and abilities and includes pre-vocational preparation, job training, transition from school to work, job coaching, supported employment, counseling services and more.

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Disability Related Center Based Employment
Vocational Rehabilitation
Provides opportunities for regional businesses and government agencies, along with developing jobs for those with developmental disabilities. Services and training range from custodial, food service, retail, clerical support, manufacturing, assembly, packaging and distribution.

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Job Development
Disability Related Center Based Employment
Provides instruction for adults with developmental disabilities and autism and other severe behavioral impairments in areas including: use of community resources, communication and socialization, health care, vocational education, personal adjustment and independent living skills, and leisure activities. Other services include crisis intervention for families, pre-vocational services, supported employment, respite and recreational programs. Year round.

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Independent Living Skills Instruction
Adult Day Program Centers
Recreational Therapy
Respite Care
Developmental Disabilities
Disability Related Center Based Employment
Day Treatment for Adults With Developmental Disabilities
Prevocational Training
Self Help Instruction
Intellectual Disabilities
Provides sheltered workshops offering on-site factory like setting, food service program and clerical training for adults with developmental disabilities. Also available are supportive and competitive work programs.

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Job Development
Disability Related Center Based Employment
Supported Employment
Provides evaluation and training for disabled adults (ages 16+) in the areas of kitchen services, porter/maintenance services, assembly/packaging services, warehouse training and clerical training. Also offers vocational and placement counseling, remediation services, and alcohol and drug abuse counseling.

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Disabilities Issues
Volunteer Opportunities
Vocational Rehabilitation
Functional Disabilities
Disability Related Center Based Employment
Developmental Disabilities
Provides day habilitation services to individuals ages 21 and older with moderate, severe or profound levels of intellectual developmental disabilities. Offers services within a hub site in addition to community inclusion opportunities and a prevocational program featuring paid work opportunities and non-paid vocational opportunities. Call for details.

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Prevocational Training
Vocational Rehabilitation
Job Situations
Day Treatment for Adults With Developmental Disabilities
Disability Related Center Based Employment
Adult Day Programs
Assist individuals to secure competitive employment in jobs best suited to their abilities and preferences. Affirmative Businesses, also known as social enterprises, are community-integrated businesses operated by RSS where client worker-trainees are matched closely with jobs according to their skills and preferences. They are paid at least minimum wage and receive considerable on-site support and accommodations. These positions can be either transitional or long-term.

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Disability Related Center Based Employment
Provides intensive training and work opportunities to individuals with developmental disabilities. Both vocational employment and supported employment opportunities are available. Employment Specialists and Job Developers support and train individuals in resume writing, interviewing, and obtaining employment. Job Coaching is available to teach on-the-job skills, help individuals maintain their employment, and give support with work-related issues.

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Supported Employment
Disability Related Center Based Employment
Works with individuals with disabilities to obtain and maintain employment by providing vocational assessment, supervised employment, and competitive employment in community based programs or with private industry.

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Vocational Assessment
Disability Related Center Based Employment
Supported Employment
Provides intensive training and work opportunities to individuals with developmental disabilities. Both vocational employment and supported employment opportunities are available.

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Supported Employment
Disability Related Center Based Employment
Assist individuals to secure competitive employment in jobs best suited to their abilities and preferences. Affirmative Businesses, also known as social enterprises, are community-integrated businesses operated by RSS where client worker-trainees are matched closely with jobs according to their skills and preferences. They are paid at least minimum wage and receive considerable on-site support and accommodations. These positions can be either transitional or long-term.
Employment Support Services include person-centered vocational supports in a variety of settings, developing skills and good work habits as a way of increasing independence and assisting individuals to become productive and contributing members of the community. Personal growth and a sense of self-worth are achieved and enhanced. Adults with developmental disabilities may be able to earn income while working to achieve their maximum potential. A wide range of services and supports are offered including exploration of career interests, job readiness programs, and in some cases, a more directly supported work environment.

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Supported Employment
Disability Related Center Based Employment
Comprehensive Disability Related Employment Programs
Offers supported employment opportunities to the blind and visually impaired in a manufacturing role.

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Supported Employment
Disability Related Center Based Employment
Offers electronics recycling throughout the year, staffed by men and woman supported by AHRC Suffolk. Referral and appointment required. Please call for further information

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Mercury Waste Recycling and Recovery
Disability Related Center Based Employment
Coordinates the Section 55A employment program for people with disabilities under the State Civil Services Law. Call for detailed information.
The Jawonio Cleaning Services was established in 2000 to provide superior service and reliability to our customers with environmentally safe commercial cleaning. Jawonio Commercial Cleaning has a goal to meet or exceed the expectations of our customers while providing employment opportunities for people with special needs, veterans and the underserved population in the NYS Mid-Hudson Region.
Private, non-profit, locally-governed agency with services to people who are legally blind or visually impaired to help them reach or maintain personal and economic independence.

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Condition Specific Rehabilitation Services
Disability Related Center Based Employment