"People with disabilities are people just like you. They feel, breathe, and live the same way. Having a family member with a disability has increased my awareness and opened my heart to the challenges of those with disabilities."
- Katrina Head

Employment

Contact Elicia Herkert, Information and Assistive Technology Specialist, eherkert@upsail.com

SAIL provides work-related training, assistance, and consultation for two distinct groups: employees and employers.

Services for employees:

• Setting realistic job goals and expectations
• Explaining worker rights and responsibilities
• Assisting with job searches
• Improving work skills
• Counseling for work-related problems
• Supporting and advocating for job retention
• Helping identify and request reasonable accommodations

Services for employers:

• Explaining employer rights and responsibilities
• Educating and consulting on ADA issues
• Assessing job sites for accessibility
• Providing sensitivity and disability awareness training
• Suggesting best practices for interviewing
• Developing a reasonable accommodation process

Employment Links

• Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
  www.jan.wvu.edu
• U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
  www.eeoc.gov
• Michigan Career Portal
  www.michigan.gov/som/0,1607,7-192-29940---,00.html
• Michigan Works!
  www.michiganworks.org
• Michigan Talent Bank
  www.michworks.org/mtb/user/MTB_EMPL.EntryMainPage
• Social Security Administration Office (SSA)
  www.ssa.gov
• Michigan's Freedom to Work Program
  www.ucp.org/ucp_localdoc.cfm/87/13133/13133/13133-13133/6360
• United States Small Business Administration (SBA)
  www.sba.gov
• U.S. Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy
  www.dol.gov/odep
• Michigan Rehabilitation Services (MRS)
  www.michigan.gov/mdcd/0,1607,7-122-25392---,00.html
• DBTAC: Great Lakes ADA Center
  www.adagreatlakes.org/ProgramsAndServices