Successful Transition to Employment for Postsecondary Students (STEPS)

Welcome to STEPS! STEPS is a model demonstration project funded by the U.S. Department of Education. It offers a comprehensive approach to providing students who have accommodation needs the tools they need to become professionally employed. STEPS bridges the gap between school and work, providing students with skills, knowledge, and techniques to make this transition successful. Through classes, workshops, and hands-on experience, students with disabilities are assisted with ways to improve their resume writing, interviewing, communication and leadership skills. Not only do students gain this knowledge and experience, they also receive a stipend of $150 upon completion of the STEPS program. Completion of the program takes a minimum of one semester.

STEPS is under the Division of Student Development and Disability Support Services (DSS).

STEPS

Univeristy of Arkansas - Little Rock

2801 South University Avenue

Ross Hall #412

Little Rock, Arkansas 72204-1099

Voice/TDD: 501-569-3231

Fax: 501-569-3588

STEPS Staff

Dr. Ed R. Williams - STEPS Project Coordinator - e-mail: erwilliams@ualr.edu

Carrie Tuttle - STEPS Case Manager - e-mail: cetuttle@ualr.edu

Linda Atkerson - STEPS Office Manager - e-mail: lnatkerson@ualr.edu

STEPS PRODUCTS

STEPS Brochure - A brochure developed by the STEPS program which describes STEPS and two other programs on the UALR campus: Disability Support Services (DSS) and Postsecondary Educational Consortium (PEC).

Resume Assessment Inventory (RAI) - A assessment instrument designed to measure the quality of a typical resume. The RAI was developed following a review of the resume writing literature and was field tested at UALR.

Essential Function Worksheet (EFW) - The EFW is a form for potential employees and current employees to use to help determine the essential functions of a job. Also, this worksheet can be used by employers to determine the essential functions of a job and to keep a job description current. The advantage of the EFW over traditional job analysis is that the EFW is quick and easy to complete, uses Federal regulations as a guideline, and is easy to understand.

Rational for the EFW.

Photos of UALR - This file has the photos of the UALR campus that we used in our brochure. The first photo is of the access ramp into the University pool and the second photo is one of our staff and a student standing in front of the student center or union.