Employment Programs

For information on how to Hire Inclusively and become a Community Partner, please contact Mike Homco, Executive Director of Arizona [email protected].

EMPLOYER RESOURCES

Learn about the abundant benefits of hiring people who have disabilities

Inclusive Hiring Brochure
One-Pager
Booklet

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

KNOWLEDGE

How to Help Employees with Disabilities Thrive | Mental Health Resources for Employers | National Disability Employment Awareness Month | Benefits of Neurodiversity at Work | AZ Employment First Stakeholder Flyer | Encouraging Self-Identification | Small Business & Disability Employment

TRAINING

Implicit Bias Training Course | Short Disability Sensitivity Information Video | Strategies for Working with People with Disabilities | Reasonable Accommodation Training | Job Accommodation Network (JAN) | Windmill Inclusion Training Video Set

ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE

Encouraging Self-Identification | Disability Etiquette

OSBI Member Employment Training Programs

Vocational Program

We strongly believe that individuals who have disabilities want to be active contributors within their communities and achieve their highest level of self-reliance. For that reason, we have developed several unique approaches that not only assist these individuals in fulfilling their dreams of attaining meaningful employment but also ensure that employers are receiving valuable employees. Through our Pre-Vocational and Vocational Programs, participants receive the necessary training and support needed to enter the workforce.

Pre-Vocational Program

The One Step Beyond Pre-Vocational Program is designed to prepare participants for employment through volunteer opportunities modeled to simulate a real-life workplace. Our training incorporates the necessary skills needed to enter the workforce and find sustainable employment opportunities. Participants are taught how to excel in performing simple tasks, mature workplace behavior, and effective communication with colleagues and supervisors. Throughout the year, lessons are reinforced through mock situations of work environments through curriculum-based activities and volunteering sites. The curriculum is taught in a classroom environment and tracked based on mastery of skills, with the last week of each month designed to review, repeat, and work on skills that require more emphasis for skill mastery.

Our Current Community and Employment Partners