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Employment of People with Disabilities
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Mission
The Governor's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities has a very simple mission:
To promote the employment of people with disabilities.
The vision of this Committee is to facilitate partnerships with commitment to full, high quality employment of people with disabilities.
History
The Governor's Committee was established as an agency of state government with the passing of House Bill 996 on May 27, 1957, by the 26th Oklahoma Legislature. It made provisions for the Governor to appoint 75 citizens to serve on the Committee without compensation for terms of two, four and six years. All areas of the state are served by appointees who represent a multitude of backgrounds from both the profit and non-profit sectors, labor, business, industry, medicine, law, education, religion, veteran affairs, rehabilitation, civic affairs and the media. The expertise and concern of each of these respective members converge to serve the Committee's common purpose: to promote the rehabilitation and employment of workers with disabilities in the State of Oklahoma.
Employment and Training Resources
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The Oklahoma Governor's Committee is one of the partners of the Office of Disability Employment Policy for the Department of Labor.
Employment Programs-State and Federal
Employment--Oklahoma State Agencies--"The Optional Program for Hiring Applicants with Disabilities"
HB 1340/OPTIONAL HIRING PROGRAM FOR HIRING APPLICANTS WITH DISABILITIES
This is a competitive process and there is no guarantee of being hired. Persons with disabilities do not have preference.
How Will it Help You? Persons who qualify for this program are required to reside in Oklahoma. This law provides a vehicle for persons with disabilities to gain access to state employment. Mandatory testing for state employment is waived for those qualified applicants certified as eligible through the Department of Rehabilitation Services, (DRS). An individual is not required to be a client of (DRS) in order to participant in the program. Agencies that participate may hire qualified applicants regardless of whether their names appear on registers maintained by the Office of Personnel Management, (OPM). Applicants hired through this program serve a six month probation period and are eligible for permanent status upon their completion..
You may qualify for this program if you:
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How is it Administered?
The program is administered by the Office of Personnel Management in the Jim Thorpe Building, 2101 North Lincoln Boulevard, Oklahoma City, OK (405) 521.2171 or (405) 521.6314 (TDD). The Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services certifies applicants who meet the criteria of "severely disabled" and the Office of Disability Concerns (ODC) maintains records of all persons hired through the program.
What is the process?
There are 6 steps to the process:
NOTE: An applicant may also pursue the standard method of obtaining state employment through the Merit System - (1.) fill out an application; (2.) take the Merit System test for each job (If one is required) and (3) your name will go on a register and will be sent to agencies for consideration as openings occur. Whether your name will be received by an agency depends on how well you score on the examination, the number of potential vacancies and may depend on whether you reside in the gropraphic locality where the vacancies exist. By using both the "Optional Hiring Program for the Disabled" and the standard open competitive application method, applicants may "cover all bases" to ensure their consideration by the Merit System agencies.
State Work Incentive Program is similar to Optional Hiring program for Applicants with Disabilities. It provides an opportunity for individuals receiving assistance from (TANF), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families as well as disabled persons to acquire state employment. The state does not guarantee person with disabilities as well as (TANF) recipients will be hired. This is a competitive process. State Work Incentive Program allows for initial testing to be waived. In order for an individual to participate in State Work Incentive Program, an individual must be an service recipient of the Department of Rehabilitation Services. The applicant must acquire a letter from your Rehabilitation Counselor. Once you have received the letter from your Rehabilitation Counselor you are now ready to contact the state agencies directly. You are not required to submit paperwork or letter of confirmation of disability to (OPM), Office of Personnel Management. If hired the individual can remain in the position up to two years if funds are available. Permanent employment is available if the agency has an opening in their regular number of full time employees. Your employment does not use your agencies full time equivalency. Once you have the education and experience as well as you job performance is satisfactory, you are now eligible for classified employment with the State of Oklahoma.
Oklahoma Employment Security Commission (OESC)
The policy of the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission is to provide equal employment and economic opportunity at every level without regard to race, color, religion, age, disability, sex or national origin. This policy applies to all phases of employment and economic opportunity, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, placement, upgrading, promotion, termination, compensation and training. (OESC) works in conjunction with Workforce Oklahoma.
For your convenience, Workforce Oklahoma has offices statewide. For more information about locations, applicants can contact 1(888)840-WORK or you can access their website:
People with disabilities may obtain employment with the Federal Government through the (SEA)Project. Employment can occur through regular competitive procedures and/or through Special Excepted Appointments. The Special Excepted Appointment, (SEA)Project was developed to provide an alternate route for individuals with disabilities to acquire employment with the federal government.
In order to participate in the program, you must meet certain criteria.
Once you have completed the process contact Oklahoma Employment Security Commission, Workforce Oklahoma office near you in order to complete an application. Your certification letter from your Rehabilitation Counselor as well as medical information concerning your disability must be furnished with your application. Once an applicant completes and submits their application they can be considered by all federal agencies participating in the (SEA)Project.
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