COVID-19

Service provider Resources

Are you a service provider looking for resources to support the individuals with disabilities that you serve?

Here is our list of frequently updated resources, specifically made for you:

Note: We cannot guarantee full accessibility of all content from our external partners. However, if you have any issues understanding or accessing any of the information linked below, please give us a call at 803-779-5121 or email us at hiremesc@able-sc.org.

• National Career Development Association (NCDA) - resources for Career Practitioners

• APSE (Association of People Supporting Employment First) Free and paid webinars:

  • FREE: Strategies for Providing Remote Employment Supports

  • FREE: The Move to Virtual Service and Supporting Direct Service Staff

• SC Dept. of Employment and Workforce - COVID-19 Resource Hub 

  • Includes list of links to employers currently hiring  

• Social Security Administration - COVID-19 Resources, FAQs, and general updates 

• Job Accommodation Network (JAN) - COVID-19 -page 

• WINTAC - Resources for Distance Service Delivery 

• Zoom Webinar - WINTAC Discussion on Providers and the Pandemic: Maintaining Viability in Difficult Times
  

• Rehabilitation Services Administration - What’s New 

  • Includes a recent teleconference recording/transcript discussing COVID-19 

• SC Chamber of Commerce - COVID-19 Resource Hub 

• Slow the Spread SC debunks some of the myths about wearing a mask and slowing the spread of COVID-19 in South Carolina.

• The National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC) offers this collection of information and resources on how to make telework accessible and inclusive for employees with disabilities.

• Rooted in Rights article on resources and tips to ensure your virtual meetings and events are accessible. 

• The National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes has a variety of free e-learning opportunities to help support the postsecondary success of deaf students. 

• The Institute for Community Inclusion (ICI) at the University of Massachusetts Boston released a series of products and resources, mainly around supporting individuals in employment services and related supports.

• The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) offers resources for people with disabilities and direct service providers.