Health Care Advocacy and Education | Providing active voice and supporting civil rights for people with disabilities
Provide counseling to those receiving SSI/SSDI benefits who would like to return to work without disrupting their benefits. Counseling may include referral to a Ticket to Work program and developing a PASS plan.
Goodwill’s trained on-site facilitator works with the students to foster career awareness and school connection through classroom instruction and a variety of support programs.
Provides employment services, training and post-secondary education support for people with mental illness. Formerly known as the Mental Health Center of Denver 2 Succeed Program.
Career counseling, GED prep, financial help for education, job placement assistance, job fairs and job search workshops, work and life prep (including mock interviewing, résumé writing, applications, training, budgeting, and life skills), mentoring, referrals to schools and agencies
Agencies contract with the Office of Economic Development to provide youth development services. Call this office for the contact information for these agencies.
The ACCESS CENTER assists students with documented disabilities in reaching their academic potential by providing qualified students with disabilities reasonable academic accommodations as mandated under ADA and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. The ACCESS CENTER offers some of the latest adaptive technology. Approved students will receive training and access to a variety of hardware and software products in the computer lab area. Software on site includes, but is not limited to, Read and Write Gold, Dragon Naturally Speaking and ZoomText.
SWAP provides job readiness training, job search assistance, job development, placement and coaching and social skills training.
The Workforce Centers provide assistance with job placement, training, and access to computers for job searches. Some centers are equipped with various assistive technologies that assist with the job search process.
Disability support services provides assistance to prospective students to determine necessary accommodations, schedule classes and provide general advising. Call ahead to schedule an appointment.
