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Events and Resources for the Autism Community

Serving families in Orange County, CA while sharing ideas & resources world-wide.

My Next Move: An Online Tool for Choosing a Career

My Next Move is an interactive tool for job seekers and students to learn more about their career options. My Next Move has tasks, skills, salary information, and more for over 900 different careers. Users can find careers through keyword search; by browsing industries that employ different types of workers; or through the O*NET Interest Profiler, a tool that offers personalized career suggestions based on a person’s interests and level of work experience.

My Next Move is developed and maintained by the National Center for O*NET Development, under the sponsorship of the US Department of Labor/Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA) through a grant to the North Carolina Department of Commerce. Learn more about O*NET.  For an overview of the search features and content, download the two-page “Desk Aid” PDF.

Go here to search for career options that match your interests.

Amazon Jobs are Available for DOR Consumers

Amazon is offering to train and hire Department of Rehabilitation consumers who are high school grads or who have GED certificates. Applicants must  have an open DOR case or they may open one. Applicants will undergo screening that includes an interview, orientation, background check, drug screening and a work tryout. See the attachments for additional information and contact your DOR counselor if you would like to apply for a position.

Special Needs Judo

Senshi Judo has just launched it’s Special Needs Judo program! Open to all children (ages 5+) and adults with physical and mental disabilities, Senshi Judo offers 4 training sessions a week! Participants will learn modified self-defense in a small and safe learning environment, perfect for children who need one-on-one attention.

Call or email us today to start your free trial! Parents and siblings are welcome to participate in class to help alleviate first-time stress for beginner students.

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Rights in Adult Residential Facilities

This publication is intended to teach you about your rights while living in an Adult Residential Facility, which is regulated by California Community Care Licensing. According to California regulations, an Adult Residential Facility – commonly known as a Board-and-Care – is defined as any facility of any capacity that provides 24-hour-a-day nonmedical care and supervision to the following:

Click this link to view the document: 

Voting Resources in California

DISABILITY + VOTING = POWER

If you have a disability and:

  • You cannot get into your polling place
  • The accessible voting machine is not working
  • Other people can see how you are voting
  • You are told you cannot vote because you have a disability
  • You have a question about your right to vote or the voting process

Don’t forget that Disability Rights California has an Election Day Hotline number: (888) 569-7955.

Disability Rights California can:

  • Explain your rights
  • Work to resolve the problem
  • Help you file a complaint

Additional Voting Resources:

  1. Voter Information Guide Online – VoterGuide.sos.ca.gov
  2. Check Your Voter Registration Status – VoterStatus.sos.ca.gov
  3. Find Your Polling Place or Vote Center on Election Day – https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/polling-place/
  4. Early Voting Locations – CaEarlyVoting.sos.ca.gov
  5. Voters with Disabilities – https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/voters-disabilities/
  6. Quick Guide to Propositions – http://quickguidetoprops.sos.ca.gov/propositions/2018-11-06

 

School Lunchtime Inclusion Application – “Sit With Us”

This application was developed to prevent bullying and invite school age children to join others at lunch. It was developed by a teenage girl who was bullied and excluded at lunchtime and it can be used in any school setting. If you would like to be a founder of a “Sit With Us” movement at school, you can learn more and download the Welcome Packet here.

The free app is available from the App store, Google Play or Galaxy Store.

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