HOW MANY PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES HAVE RECEIVED EMPLOYMENT TRAINING FROM DOL OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS?
DOL officials estimate that at least 1,305 of the more than 200,000 people who received some type of job search assistance or training during FY 2002-03 have disabilities. DOL does not have a specific job-training program for the disabled, although other state agencies sponsor such programs (see below). DOL officials believe the actual figure is higher than 1,305 because DOL staff, due to restrictions under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), generally cannot ask people whether they have a disability. They may legally ask veterans if they have a disability, and, according to John McCarthy, DOL legislative liaison, veterans comprise 855 of the 1,305. Any other person with a disability would have to volunteer the information. All DOL job services are available to anyone seeking a job regardless of whether or not the person has a disability. DOL assistance often starts at one of the state’s 14 Connecticut Works “One-Stop” Centers, which provide an array of services, training, and r
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