The DVR business team is committed to working with businesses and business entities across Washington. We support organizations who are committed to hiring and retaining people with disabilities, an untapped and valuable workforce. We help organizations understand the work landscape when hiring staff with disabilities and how to navigate policy, assistive technology, job training, recruitment, and so much more. We are a partner in your success.
- Recruitment
DVR can help to keep an employee with a disability productive on the job, find qualified applicants with disabilities, reduce hiring costs, or enhance an employer's workforce diversity programs. This may include:
- Referring pre-screened, qualified applicants that meet your job specifications.
- Providing no-cost worker retention services that identify barriers to job performance and identify accommodations that enable the employee to be productive.
- Awareness training to help recruiters, HR consultants, managers, and current employees in undertaking how it is possible for people with disabilities to succeed on the job.
- On the Job Training.
- Accessibility Consultation
Our business team can help you understand workplace needs for people with disabilities. This includes consultation on assistive technology, policy guidance such as the ADA, Section 508, Washington Administrative Codes, and more.
- Employee Retention
We support businesses in keeping talent with confidence. For employers who hire DVR participants, job retention services may include:
- Work Site Assessments
- Confidential counseling and guidance with the DVR participant.
- Technical Assistance to the employer’s representatives.
- On the Job Training
- Supported Employment
- Resources for your Business
- Hire individuals with abilities
Businesses with multi-state footprints can benefit from posting jobs to one place that reaches across the country. There is one place to connect to the support of the National Employment Team (The NET) that offers support services around disability employment. For more information about how the NET can support your business through the Talent Acquisition Portal (TAP), and how to access the largest talent pool of individuals with disabilities in the U.S., visit TAP.
Looking for a way to connect with Vocational Rehabilitation in more than one state? Visit the National Employment Team (NET) for more information.
- Business and Employer Outreach
Business and employer outreach is conducted primarily by our Business Specialists statewide who utilize the tools listed below to cultivate and foster relationships within our communities.
Chambers of Commerce
Serves as an organization within the business community. They perform various functions to promote the welfare of trade at the county level.
Data Architecture, Transformation, and Analytics - DATA
This site is the one-stop shop for labor market information. We use this information to research employment conditions, hidden job market, and workforce information for Washington State.Disability:In
This site offers tools, resources, and insights to help businesses and employers implement innovative employment approaches for individuals with disabilities.Economic Development Council - EDC
EDCs typically focus on longer-term economic growth by attracting new businesses to specific workforce development areas. Economic development is based on local business conditions and needs. They may offer businesses low-interest loans, grants, tax credits, and other economic incentives to attract and or support businesses in a specific geographical area.LinkedIn
Is a business and employment-focused social media platform. We use this site to research and connect to other professionals within an industry. It also serves as a connection to Human Resource Recruiters and offers short tutorials and training courses.National Labor Exchange - NLX
Resource for employers and state workforce agencies to connect workers with job openings. It also connects state and federal agencies, nonprofit and Veteran organizations, as well as disability and diversity partners to assist employers with recruitment goals. This website identifies which businesses are federal contractors.North American Industry Classification System - NAICS
The website is a great resource for business engagement teams to conduct research and target specific businesses by their industry sector. The NAICS codes depict a business's prime business activity.Rotary Club
Connects businesses and professionals who then work together to solve community problems.Society of Human Resource Management - SHRM
This organization has members throughout the United States and caters mostly to those working in the field of human resource management.Washington Workforce Association - WWA
WWA is a nonprofit nonpartisan membership organization of the Local Workforce Development Boards. The association provides information, training, and support to workforce development partnerships.WorkSource
WorkSource is a part of the America Job Center system that provides a platform of partnerships with state and local government agencies, colleges, and non-profit organizations that offer employment services for job seekers and businesses.