| Location: | 5 Mollison Way
Lewiston |
| Phone: | (207) 753-9086; (800) 741-2991 (toll free) |
| Fax: | (207) 753-9031 |
| TTY: | (877) 796-9833 |
| E-mail: | marc.d.rodrigue@maine.gov |
| Website: | http://www.doleta.gov/disability |
| Contact: | Marc Rodrigue |
| Clients: | People with disabilities who want to employment |
| Services: | The Disability Program Navigator helps people with disabilities "navigate" through the enormous challenges of seeking work. Complex rules surrounding entitlement programs, along with fear of losing cash assistance and health benefits, can often discourage people with disabilities from working. Dept. of Labor and Social Security Adm. have established the Disability Program Navigator (DPN) initiative to better inform beneficiaries and other people with disabilties about the work support programs now available at DOL-funded One-Stop Career Centers. These Centers provide information, training and other employment-related services at a single customer-friendly location. This Initiative is developing new/ongoing partnerships to achieve seamless, comprehensive, and integrated access to services, creating systemic change, and expanding the workforce development system's capacity to serve customers with disabilities and employers. DOL's Employment and Training Administration and SSA's Office of Program Development and Research signed an Interagency Agreement in September 2002 to jointly fund, implement, pilot, and evaluate the Navigator Initiative. |