Opening Doors to Community Service
Opening Doors to Community Service provides:
I. Assistance to persons with disabilities and their agency partners in understanding the opportunities available in the AmeriCorps programs that offer:
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Work experience in quality professional activities.
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Opportunities to make personal contacts that can lead to careers.
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Guidance to persons with disabilities in choosing the appropriate AmeriCorps experience.
II. Assistance to the AmeriCorps State Programs to:
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Provide talented persons with disabilities in Montana with technical assistance and disability awareness training.
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Recruit persons with disabilities for AmeriCorps programs through contacts with disability organizations and service providers.
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Provide information about accommodations and assist in the accessing of reasonable accommodations.
III. Assistance to disability organizations and service providers by:
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Offering a one-step liaison to link persons with disabilities to all AmeriCorps state programs.
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Providing instant access to a toll-free number and the internet.
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Personal visits to all regions of Montana on at least a quarterly basis.
For more information contact Kathy Bean
