Employment Support Services Provided in American Sign Language (ASL)

This program is expected to provide employment support services in ASL to IVRS job candidates who are individuals who use ASL to communicate. The purpose of employment support services provided in ASL is to enable IVRS job candidates who communicate in ASL access to all of the services on the IVRS Menu of Services in ASL. Employment support services must occur in 1) ASL with the job candidate and 2) in spoken English with other partnering agencies and with a business or industry that is a competitive integrated community site by IVRS standards. Employment support services must be provided in person as needed according to the needs of the job candidate and the business. Employment support service is defined as a service on the IVRS Menu of Services that 1) supports a job candidate in achieving competitive integrated employment of the job candidate’s choice and 2) that supports business and/or industry needs in the local community and/or labor market. The services are designed to enhance the job candidate’s ability to do a potential job or jobs identified in the