The Deaf Access Program provides the following services:

• Communication Services - sign language interpreters and translation of documents for deaf clients with low language skills
• Advocacy Services
• Job Development and Placement
• Information and Referral
• Counseling
• Independent Living Skills Instruction
• Community Education
  
  

REGION VII - NorCal Services for Deaf and Hard of Hearing (NorCal)

4044 N. Freeway Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95834
916-349-7500 (Voice)
916-993-3048 (Videophone)
916-550-9355 (Videophone P3)
Email: piar@dss.ca.gov
Website: www.norcalcenter.org

Web pages

• Home - https://www.cdss.ca.gov/deaf-access
• Contact info for all region offices -https://www.cdss.ca.gov/deaf-access/deaf-access-program-dap-service-providers

Pride Industries provides employment services designed to help individuals overcome barriers to employment and succeed in the workplace. Services are tailored to meet individual needs and interests.

Services include:

• Assessment and career planning
• Job training and skill development
• Job placement and on-the-job support
• Follow-up services and case management

Web pages

• Home - https://www.prideindustries.com/
• Locations - https://www.dor.ca.gov/RRD/Consumer/ViewProviderDetails.aspx?id=7

Alliance for Workforce Development offers services through the Nevada County Business and Career Network offices.

Employment resources include:

• Resource center with access to computers, a printer machine, job listings, staff assistance, and referral forms to specific programs
• Youth employment and on-the-job training
• Career guidance
• Unemployment assistance (computer help with EDD claims and contacts for EDD)
• Workshops for:
  • Resumes
  • Basic computer skills
  • Job search
• Training assistance and assessment
  
  

Web pages

• Home - afwd.org
• Virtual workshops - https://afwd.org/workshops/

If you are outside AFWD's service area of Nevada County (and Butte, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, and Sierra counties), find a One Stop Career Center near you at https://www.careeronestop.org/

Residents of Placer, Alpine, and El Dorado counties can contact Golden Sierra Job Training Center at https://goldensierra.com/

This is one of many possible First 5 Nevada County Ready to Grow (R2G) program resources.

The Social Security Administration's Ticket to Work Program supports career development for Social Security disability beneficiaries age 18 through 64 who want to work.

The program:

• Offers beneficiaries with disabilities access to employment with the assistance of Ticket to Work employment service providers called Employment Networks (EN)
• Is free and voluntary
• Helps people with disabilities progress toward financial independence

Web pages

• Home - https://choosework.ssa.gov/

FREED provides support for individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) to reintegrate into the community, attend a weekly support group, receive supported living services, vocational services, or other independent living services.


Web pages

• Home - https://freed.org/
• Traumatic Brain Injury program - https://freed.org/services/independent-living/traumatic-brain-injury/
• Contact - https://freed.org/contact/

This resource is eligible for electronic referral.

The California Department of Rehabilitation provides employment services for people with disabilities and students with disabilities who want to prepare for, get, or keep a job.

Services include:

• Vocational rehabilitation for adults with disabilities who face barriers to employment
• Career counseling, job placement, and job training
• Workplace accommodations and assistive technology
• Student Services for youth with disabilities ages 16–21 who are enrolled in school (including those on break or not yet started)
• Job exploration, work readiness, and self-advocacy for students
• Specialized services for people who are blind or deaf
• Independent living services for people with disabilities

Web pages

• Home - https://www.dor.ca.gov/
• Programs - https://www.dor.ca.gov/Home/Programs
• Student Services - https://www.dor.ca.gov/Home/StudentServices