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Methods to ensure those with. barriers to employment are served All Partners agree that they will not discriminate in their employment practices or services based on gender, gender identity and/or expression, age, race, religion, national origin, disability, veteran’s status, or based on any other classification protected under state or federal law. Partners must assure that they have policies and procedures in place to address these issues, and that such policies and procedures have been disseminated to their employees and otherwise posted as required by law. Partners further assure that they are currently in compliance with all applicable state and federal laws and regulations regarding these issues. All Partners will cooperate with compliance monitoring that is conducted at the Local level to ensure that all PA CareerLink® programs, services, technology, and materials are physically and programmatically accessible and available to all. Additionally, staff members will be trained to provide services to all, regardless of range of abilities, mobility, age, language, learning style, or comprehension or education level. An interpreter will be provided in real time or, if not available, within a reasonable timeframe to any customer with a language barrier. Assistive devices, such as screen-reading software programs (e.g., JAWS and DRAGON) and assistive listening devices must be available to ensure physical and programmatic accessibility within the PA CareerLink®.

Methods to ensure those with. barriers to employment are served All Partners agree that they will not discriminate in their employment practices or services based on gender, gender identity and/or expression, age, race, religion, national origin, disability, veteran’s status, or based on any other classification protected under state or federal law. Partners must assure that they have policies and procedures in place to address these issues, and that such policies and procedures have been disseminated to their employees and otherwise posted as required by law. Partners further assure that they are currently in compliance with all applicable state and federal laws and regulations regarding these issues. All Partners will cooperate with compliance monitoring that is conducted at the Local level to ensure that all PA CareerLink® programs, services, technology, and materials are physically and programmatically accessible and available to all. Additionally, staff members will be trained to provide services to all, regardless of range of abilities, mobility, age, language, learning style, or comprehension or education level. An interpreter will be provided in real time or, if not available, within a reasonable timeframe to any customer with a language barrier. Assistive devices, such as screen-reading software programs (e.g., JAWS and DRAGON) and assistive listening devices must be available to ensure physical and programmatic accessibility to all customers within the PA CareerLink®. OVR staff are available as needed to provide technical assistance and training related to assistive technology for people with disabilities, accessibility, and disability education to help ensure compliance of all partners. OVR staff are available and will participate on local compliance monitoring of these areas.