Business Services | DSB - Wa Dept of Services for the Blind

DSB provides businesses and organizations of all sizes with resources with expertise on blindness and low vision in the workplace

Build or expand a diverse and inclusive workforce
- Training and assistance for recruiting, hiring, retention, and promotion of blind or low vision employees
- Screening and referrals of qualified candidates for organization specific workforce needs
- Retention services designed to keep valued employees who may be losing their vision
- Technical expertise on adaptive technologies and employer IT systems
Increase your customer base and customer satisfaction
- Awareness training to serve customers with disabilities
- Assistance in developing and implementing diversity and inclusion strategies for both workforce and customer base
Protect your business and boost the bottom line
- Assistance on tax incentives for employers on hiring employees with disabilities
- Explanation of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance
- Technical assistance on reasonable accommodation
- DSB paid internships or on-the-job training for prospective hires
Create universal access for employees and customers
- Consultation on accessible web design
- Connection to other essential disability employment resources
- Information on developing accessible documents

Screening and referrals of qualified candidates for workforce needs.
Retention services designed to keep valued employees who may be losing their vision.
Paid internships or on-the-job training.
Assistance on tax incentives for employers on hiring employees with disabilities.
Training and assistance for recruiting, hiring, retention and promotion of blind or low vision employees.
Technical assistance on reasonable accommodation and other Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) issues.
Assistance in developing and implementing diversity and inclusion strategies for both work forces and customer bases.
Technical expertise on adaptive technologies and employer IT systems.
Consultation on accessible web design.
“Awareness” training targeted for employees or customers.
Connection to other essential disability employment resources.