Holiday Traditions
This movie famously declares, "The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear."
What is Elf?
In Illinois, these centers serve as the "front door" to the WIOA system, offering job seekers access to training, career services, and employer engagement.
What are American Job Centers?
This simple scheduling adjustment allows an employee to start earlier. or later to accommodate a disability-related need?
What is a flexible schedule?
This model supports people with the most significant disabilities through job coaching and long-term employment supports.
What is supported employment?
DRS is part of this larger Illinois agency that provides health, human and social services statewide.
What is Illinois Department of Human Services?
This drink, often served chilled and sprinkled with nutmeg, is a holiday staple.
What is eggnog?
Illinois has 22 of these geographic regions, each responsible for running local workforce boards and overseeing WIOA programs.
What are Local Workforce Innovation Areas (LWIAs)?
For someone with low vision, enlarging text or using screen-reading software falls under this type of accommodation?
What is assistive technology or accessible formatting?
These employee-led groups foster belonging, support, and advocacy for staff with disabilities.
What are Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)?
DRS provides individualized plans for customers, known by this acronym outlining employment goals and services.
What is an IPE (Individualized Plan for Employment)?
This plant, originally from Mexico, is one of America's most iconic holiday decorations.
What is the poinsettia?
These structured, "earn-and-learn" programs allow workers to gain skills while receiving wages and industry-recognized credentials?
What are apprenticeships?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
Employers are not required to provide an accommodation if it creates this kind of significant difficulty or expense.
What is undue hardship?
This annual October celebration promotes disability hiring and showcases workplace inclusion across the U.S.
What is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)?
Through this wage-based model, employers train new hires on the job while receiving temporary reimbursement.
What is On-The-Job Training (OJT)?
In Japan, this fast-food chain is a popular place to eat Christmas dinner?
What is pannettone?
These four core partners make up the heart of Illinois WIOA systems: Title I DCEO, Title III IDES and Title IV DRS. Which state agency spearheads Title II services in Illinois?
What is ICCB, Illinois Community College Board?
This software enables employees with dyslexia to have text read aloud while highlighting each word on screen.
What is text to speech software?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
When companies build internal tech systems that automatically meet WCAG 2.1 standards, they are ensuring this type of compliance.
What is digital accessibility or web accessibility?
To ensure collaboration across agencies, DRS is part of these required agreements that outline cost-sharing, referrals, and accessibility at the local level.
What are Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs)?
In Iceland, this holiday tradition features 13 mischievous creatures visiting children starting on December 12th.
Who are the Yule Lads?
Kristin Richards, Director of DCEO and Andrew Warrington, CEO of UCC Environmental are co-chairs of which board that provides policy setting and coordination of Illinois workforce systems.
What is IWIB Illinois Workforce Innovation Board?
A worker with chronic back pain needs adjustments to reduce physical strain.
What is an ergonomic evaluation or modified workstation?
Companies that annually measure disability inclusion through the Disability Equality Index are participating in this kind of benchmarking.
What is disability inclusion benchmarking of DEI assessment?
Who is the current administrative assistant to Director Rahnee Patrick?
Extra:
Now. Name all of the Bureau Chiefs for each bureau and their Admin Support.
Who is Andrea Bridges?