DEI Peer Exchange:
WIOA Section 188, the foundation for the DEI
Hosted/Facilitated by: Miranda Kennedy and Brian Ingram, NDI TA Team
Special Guest Presenter: Jamie Robinson, LEAD Center
DEI Peer Exchange: 2016
Moderators
Presenter: Miranda Kennedy
Title: Director of Training for the DEI and TA
Liaison, NDI Technical Assistance Team
Organization: National Disability Institute
Presenter: Brian Ingram
Title: Director of Training for the DEI and TA
Liaison, NDI Technical Assistance Team
Organization: National Disability Institute
DEI Peer Exchange
This DEI Peer Exchange will provide Round IV, V, and VI
Disability Employment Initiative (DEI) grantees with an
opportunity to review and discuss information coming out of
U.S.DOL and DEI partner technical centers (LEAD Center)
around WIOA Section 188 and the role the Disability
Reference Guide plays in the DEI.
Our interactive discussion will kick off with a review of the
WIOA Section 188 Disability Reference Guide and the LEAD
Center presentation on WIOA Section 188 that was held on
January 20th 2016.
Resources
• Archive of the LEAD Center’s WIOA Section 188 webinar
http://www.leadcenter.org/webinars/creating-inclusive-workforcesystem-implementing-wioa-section-188-s-equal-opportunity-provisions
• Promising Practice In Achieving Universal Access and
Equal Opportunity: A Section 188 Disability Reference
Guide
http://www.dol.gov/oasam/programs/crc/Section188Guide.pdf
Polling Questions
Have you seen the LEAD Center presentation on WIOA
Section 188? (either the live or archived version)
- Yes
- No
- I’m not sure, I see a lot of webinars
Have you reviewed the WIOA Section 188 Disability
Reference Guide?
- Yes
- No
- I’m not sure, I read a lot of reference guides
Special Guest
Presenter: Jamie Robinson
Title: Director of Training for the DEI and TA
Liaison, NDI Technical Assistance Team
Organization: National Disability Institute
Creating an Inclusive Workforce System:
Implementing WIOA Section 188’s
Equal Opportunity Provisions
January 20,2016
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What is Section 188?
• Section 188 implements the nondiscrimination and equal opportunity
provisions of WIOA, which are contained in section 188 of the
statute.
• Section 188 prohibits discrimination on the grounds of race, color,
religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, political affiliation or
belief, among other bases.
• Section 188 also requires that reasonable accommodations be
provided to qualified individuals with disabilities in certain
circumstances.
• Section 188 of WIOA contains provisions identical to those in
Section 188 of WIA.
• The regulations for Section 188 of WIOA can be found at 29 CFR
Part 38.
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Section 188 Disability Reference
Guide
• On July 6, 2015, Secretary of Labor Tom Perez
released Promising Practices in Achieving
Universal Access and Equal Opportunity: A
Section 188 Disability Reference Guide
• The Reference Guide was jointly developed by:
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Civil Rights Center (CRC)
Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)
With support and assistance from ODEP’s LEAD
Technical Assistance Center at the National Disability
Institute.
Section 188 Disability Reference Guide
• Part I: contains continuum of examples highlighting
some ways AJCs can meet their legal obligation broken
out into sections on (1) universal access, (2) equal
opportunity and (3) governance/Implementation.
• Part II: contains language from current Section 188
regulations that form the basis of the promising practices
and includes hyperlinks directly to the promising
practices in Part I.
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Polling Question
As DRCs, what is your level of familiarity with 188? On a
scale of 1-10 (10 being the best!)
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*“This one goes to 11!” Bonus point: Name the movie this quote comes from in Chat
Polling Question
Have your staff been trained on access issues for people
with disabilities as described in WIOA 188?
- Yes
- No
- Not Sure
Polling Question
What is your entirely subjective opinion of your staff’s ability
to serve people with disabilities to the level described in the
WIOA 188 Disability Reference Guide? (1-10, where 10 is best)
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Polling Question
Are you/your local area doing or considering doing a 188
survey process similar to what Missouri has done, which
was covered in the LEAD presentation on 188?
- Yes
- No
- Not sure
- I would like more information (put your e-mail in the Chat)
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
DEI Peer Exchange: 2016
Discussion Questions
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How can the DEI service delivery components help your Center achieve the
level of access spelled out in 188?
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What is / or might be the role of the DRC to help your regions Centers define
what programmatic access means for job seekers with disabilities?
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How can increasing the number of job seekers with disabilities entering into
the Customer Flow of your Center help your Center achieve the level of
access spelled out in 188?
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How many of you are working with your Equal Opportunity (EO) office/officer?
At what level?
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How do you and your EO Officer differentiate between 188 compliance and
DEI technical assistance support in your Project?
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How many of you/your local area have or are pursuing establishing a
Disability Standing Committee focused on 188 or addressing it? How is that
going? What does it look like?
Participation
To engage in the discussion
A: Click on the “raise hand” icon
to have your line un-muted and
ask your question/make your
comment.
B:Submit it to the host in writing
via the Chat or Q&A Box to the
right, or…
Discussion Question
How can the DEI service delivery components help
your Center achieve the level of access spelled out in
WIOA 188? (Note: The DRC position/role and other DEI service
delivery strategies are referenced throughout the 188 Disability
Reference Guide.)
Discussion Question
What is / or might be the role of the DRC to help your
region’s Centers define what programmatic access
means for job seekers with disabilities?
Discussion Question
How can increasing the number of job seekers with
disabilities entering into the Customer Flow of your
Center help your Center achieve the level of access
spelled out in 188?
Discussion Question
How many of you are working with your Equal
Opportunity (EO) office/officer?
At what level?
Discussion Question
How do you and your EO Officer differentiate between
188 compliance and DEI technical assistance support in
your Project?
Discussion Question
How many of you/your local area have or are pursuing
establishing a Disability Standing Committee focused on
188 or addressing it?
How is that going?
What does it look like?
Resources
• Archive of the LEAD Center’s WIOA Section 188 webinar
http://www.leadcenter.org/webinars/creating-inclusive-workforcesystem-implementing-wioa-section-188-s-equal-opportunity-provisions
• Promising Practice In Achieving Universal Access and
Equal Opportunity: A Section 188 Disability Reference
Guide
http://www.dol.gov/oasam/programs/crc/Section188Guide.pdf
Contact Information
Miranda Kennedy
NDI Technical Assistance Team
National Disability Institute
P: 720.890.3990
E: [email protected]
Brian Ingram
NDI Technical Assistance Team
National Disability Institute
P: 720.890.3990
E: [email protected]
Jamie Robinson
LEAD Center
National Disability Institute
E: [email protected]