Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities

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Mayors Office for People with Disabilities

• Renee M. Smith-Quinn

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About MOPD
Mayor Richard M. Daley

• Promotes total access
• Full participation
• Equal opportunity
• Systemic change
• Education Training
• Advocacy Direct Services for people with
  disabilities

MOPD Commissioner Karen Tamley
Source www.cityofchicago.org/Disabilites
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HOUSING EDUCATION
EMPLOYMENT
RECREATION
TRANSPORTATION
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Services Programs(Just to name a few)

• Information Referral
• Case Management Services
• Employment Counseling Training
• Consultation Technical Assistance to Employers
• Disability Awareness
• Architectural Services
• Workshops Seminars
• Youth Programs

Source www.cityofchicago.org/Disabilities
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HIRING YOUTH WITH DISABILITES

• Career Exploration Career Development Paid
  Internships
• Young people 14 -22 years of age
• Disability Mentoring Day
• National Job Shadow Week
• Mayor Daleys Summer Jobs Program for Youth with
  Disabilities
• Annual Employment for Youth in Transition
• Created database for employers and student
  hires
• Offered assistance to employers with
  progression of youth in job placement

Source www.cityofchicago.org/Disabilities
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TECHWORKS

• Funded by Department of Commerce Economic
  Opportunity
• Increase technology-based employment
  opportunities
• City Colleges of Chicago CPS students with
  disabilities
• Summer Internship positions to begin in 2009 in
  technology field
• In preparation for future workforce in technology
  based fields
• Created databases of colleges that offered
  training in technology courses for youth with
  disabilities
• Contacted colleges with technology programs
  that serviced students with disabilities

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DISABILITY AWARENESS

• Disability Etiquette
• Publications
• Community Outreach
• Leisure Skills Program
• Disability Pride Parade

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Deaf and Hard of Hearing

• Phone Selection Center
• People who are Hard of Hearing
• With doctor referrals
• Selection of 4 amplified phones with various
  features
• Introduced clients to phone selections
• Completed necessary documentation
• Conducted test of TTY phones with the Chicago
  Police Department and 911 call center

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ACCESSIBILE EVENTS

• Open to all ages and all disabilities
• Priority seating during concerts and performances
• Created scripts for directions in securing
  wristbands
• Customer service representative
• Escorted participants to priority seats
• Initiated staff meetings

Taste of Chicago, Air Water Show, Blues
Festival, Gospel Festival, Jazz Festival, Viva
Chicago, Celtic Festival
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• Free one-day expo at Navy Pier
• Open to all ages and all disabilities
• Informs on disability-related products and
  services
• Provides opportunities to participate in sport
  and recreational activities
• Assisted with registration
• Escorted participants to the appropriate
  areas
• Crowd control
• Traffic control

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2016 Grant

• 2016 Olympic Games Grant
• Benefit people with disabilities owned
  businesses/state certified businesses
• Develop workforce development inventories
• Employment Placement Agencies
• Education and Advocacy Agencies
• Conducted Workforce Development Surveys
  (telephone)

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THE IMPACT

• Participants gain
• Social interactions with other people with
  disabilities
• Tolerance in face of adversity
• Informed of availability of products and services
• Learned to become better advocates
• My gain
• Awareness of MOPD
• Awareness of technology available for people
  with disabilities
• Importance of advocacy in various areas
• New friendships
• To make lemonade

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MOPD MembersKaren Tamley, Commissioner

• CITY HALL
• 121 N. LASALLE STREET
• ROOM 1104
• 312-744-7050 (VOICE)
• 312-744-4964 (TTY)
• Joseph Albritton
• Deputy Commissioner
• Carolyn Jones
• Assistant Commissioner
• Joe Russo
• Deputy Commissioner
• Kate Kubey
• Jerod Lockhart

• MOPD FIELD OFFICE
• 2102 W. OGDEN AVENUE
• 312-744-6673 (VOICE)
• 312-744-7833(TTY)
• Sharon Corrigan
• Deputy Commissioner
• Deidre James
• Program Director
• Lavonzell Paige
• Prog. Coord., Disability Ser.
• Kimberly Taylor
• Administrative Manager