<div class="ExternalClass366FAF87B53D4C3DB779F4A630EE5EB5"><p>The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO), Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS), Division of Rehabilitation Services (DRS), Division of Mental Health (DMH), Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES), and Equip for Equality held a joint webinar on 9/18/2017 to announce the release of the Disability Employment Initiative (DEI) Video Series. During the webinar, each agency provided a brief overview of the services they provide to individuals with disabilities, jobseekers with disabilities, and employers. In addition, job seekers and social service agencies were shown the DEI video series located on the disabilityworks website. These videos provide individuals and jobseekers with disabilities and employers information on the Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodation, how to seek services under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, and much more.</p><p>Below you can find the links to the presentation document, links to the archived webinar, and the link to the video series.
<br></p><ul><li>Download the webinar presentation here (<a href="/News/Documents/DEIVideoAnnouncementWebinar_Final.pdf" title="Webinar Presentation (PDF)" target="_blank">PDF</a>) or see it on
<a href="https://www.slideshare.net/ILworkNet/dei-video-series-announcement-webinar" title="SlideShare" target="_blank">SlideShare</a>.</li><li>Watch the archived webinar below or on
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=529ggf507sI&t" title="YouTube" target="_blank">YouTube</a>.</li><li>Find all the videos on
<a href="/disabilityworks/Resources/Pages/Videos.aspx" title="DEI Video Series">www.disabilityworks.org/DEIVideoSeries</a>.
<br></li></ul><p>In addition, below you can find information on how to reach out the organizations that were a part of the DEI Video Series:</p><ul><li>Commerce – Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity</li><ul><li>Find your local Illinois workNet Center at
<a href="/Connect/Pages/LocationSearch.aspx" title="Illinois workNet Service Finder" target="_blank">www.illinoisworknet.com/ServiceFinder<br></a><br></li></ul><li>IDHS- Illinois Department of Human Services
<br></li><ul><li>Employment First Inquiries:
<a href="mailto:%20Tania.Morawiec@illinois.gov" target="_blank">Tania.Morawiec@illinois.gov</a>
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<a href="http://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=29757" title="DHS Office Locator" target="_blank">DHS Office Locator</a><br><br></li></ul><li>DRS- Division of Rehabilitation Services</li><ul><li>1-877-761-9780 (voice) or 1-866-264-2149 (TTY) or (312) 957-4881 (VP)</li><li>
<a href="http://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=51120" title="DRS Website" target="_blank">www.drs.illinois.gov/success</a> and click "DRS Apply Online"<br><br></li></ul><li>DMH- Division of Mental Health
<br></li><ul><li>Darius McKinney, Project Manager for the SAMHSA Mental Health Transformation</li><li>Office: 773-794-4247</li><li>Office #2: 773-432-6297</li><li>email:
<a href="mailto:%20Darius.mckinney@illinois.gov" target="_blank" title="Email">Darius.mckinney@illinois.gov </a>
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<a href="http://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=29763" title="DMH Website" target="_blank">Online Resources</a><br><br></li></ul><li>IDES- Illinois Department of Employment Security</li><ul><li>Richard Wuthrich, Statewide Veterans’ Program Manager</li><li>618-277-8944</li><li>
<a href="http://www.illinoisjoblink.com/" title="Illinois JobLink" target="_blank">Illinois JobLink</a><br><br></li></ul><li>Equip for Equality
<br></li><ul><li>(844) RIGHTS-9 (844-744-4879) - Employment Rights Helpline</li><li>(800) 537-2632 (voice) or (800) 610-2779 (TTY)</li><li>
<a href="http://www.equipforequality.org/about/contact-us/" title="Equip for Equality Online Form" target="_blank">Online Form</a><br><br></li></ul></ul><p><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/529ggf507sI" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0"></iframe>
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