Diversity Partners Employment (DRRP)

Overview

Job Developers, Employment Specialists, Workforce Development staff, and others in the public and private sector who connect people with disabilities to jobs are the “bridge” between labor supply and demand. To serve as an effective bridge, these professionals must form meaningful partnerships with employers. A partnership is an arrangement where parties agree to cooperate to advance mutual interests. Ideally, the approach to employers should not just be about making a single placement, it should also be about understanding and meeting the needs of the employer in order to establish a long-term partnership. Universally designed programs help ensure representation of people with disabilities in every partnership with employers, even if the service system also supports other populations.

Diversity partners is a combination of both facilitated training and consultation, and online learning modules, that can help professionals find better employment opportunities for people with disabilities through improved business relationships.