Disability Program Navigator: Resources; A) Navigator Resources ; 1) Disability Expertise 

•  The Workforce Development System (.ppt)
  A PowerPoint presentation that chronicles the Workforce Development System.
   
•  Resources for identifying and working with individuals with disabilities (.doc)
  A compilation of websites to provide assistance on working with individuals with disabilities.
   
•  Identifying and Working with People with Disabilities PowerPoint (.ppt)
  A presentation discussing the tenents of identifying and working with people with disabilities
   
•  Phases of DPN Implementation Maturity Model Chart (.doc)
  This is a chart containing the DPN phases of the implementation maturity model as well as resources to help projects move through the phases of the Maturity Model
   
•  DPN Checklist (.doc)
  A checklist for new navigators to aid them in understanding their role.
   
•  Seven Key Principles of the Workforce Investment Act (.doc)
  This document highlights the important features of the Workforce Investment Act while providing context and background on each of these key principles.
   
•  PowerPoint: Denise Sudell's "Disability Related Information: Asking, Telling, Using and Storing" (.ppt)
  This PowerPoint was created by Denise Sudell from the Civil Rights Center within the United States. Department of Labor. It addresses the four major areas related to Disability Information: Asking, Telling, Using and Storing.
   
•  Disability Inquiries in the Workforce Development System (.pdf)
  This brief from the National Collaborate on Workforce and Disability (NCWD) - Youth, was created for people working in One-Stop Career Centers to clarify what and what cannot be asked as it pertains to disability.
   
•  One-Stop Career Center Partner Fact Sheet (.pdf)
  This fact sheet was developed by the United States Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration to detail the partners for One-Stop Career Centers.
   
• Glossary of Terms related to Disability and Employment (.doc)
  This glossary provides Navigators and other workforce investment staff with a quick reference guide to issues related to disability.
   
• Disability Etiquette Fact Sheet (.doc)
  This fact sheet is a quick reference guide for talking to and about persons with disabilities.
   
•  PowerPoint Presentation on the DOLETA DPN Initiative (.ppt)
  This PowerPoint presentation details DOL and SSA’s vision of the DPN Initiative.
   
• DPN Fact Sheet (.doc)
  This fact sheet was developed by the United StatesDepartment of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration and provides an overview of the DPN Initiative as well as the role of the Navigator.
   
•  DPN Brochure (.pdf)
  This brochure helps explain the DPN Initative and the role of the Navigator. Navigators can use this brochure when conducting outreach to mandated and non-mandated partners of the One-Stop Career Center system.
   
• Recommended Self-Paced Training Activities for Navigators (.doc)
  This document is a brief list of suggested training activities for "new" Navigators.
   
• Maturity Model Resources (.doc)
  This document contains resources applicable to the four categories of the Maturity Model and is meant to assist states in understanding the components involved with the phases of the Maturity Model.
   
• The Navigator as a Resource Librarian (.doc)
  This document discusses strategies to organize resources in order to ease in the dissemination of information.