The Navigator Initiative is designed to assure seamless and comprehensive services to persons with disabilities, improve access to programs and services, facilitate linkages to the employer community, and increase employment and self-sufficiency for Social Security beneficiaries and others with disabilities.
The Navigator Initiative is jointly sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (DOL/ETA) and the Social Security Administration's Office of Program Development and Research (SSA). Training, Technical Assistance and Evaluation is provided under contract with the Law, Health Policy and Disability Center (LHPDC) at the University of Iowa College of Law to help build system capacity.
A "Navigator" is a systems agent, problem solver, relationship builder, resource, and a facilitator. The goal of a Navigator in our Career Center is to increase customer satisfaction for persons with disabilities, expand partner relationships, increase access to Workforce Investment Act (WIA) services and increase employment.
Law, Health Policy & Disability Center website on Disability Program Navigators and Work Incentive Grantees: http://disability.law.uiowa.edu/dpn/
