Board Director,  Francia Schwartz  presents a check for $500.00 to the ISS Consumer Council to  assist with their Christmas celebration. (l -r) Case Manager, Crystal Garcia; Raymond Bledsoe; John Ogden; Michelle Strausberg; CEO, Joseph Mitchell; Celia Velasquez; Francia Schwartz.

Since 1964  paid  work experience is  the vocational training medium used in the Work Activity Program. Rehabilitation support is provided by professional staff. Adults with disabilities work on a wide variety  of assembly,  packaging,   bundling,  palletizing,  shop maintenance,  janitorial,  site maintenance,  and  office/clerical jobs.

¯ Consumer is at least eighteen (18) years of age.
 

¯Able to provide own transportation or make transportation arrangements  through another source to  
     ISS.
 

¯ Consumer  has  a medically documented physical, emotional, and/or          
     developmental impairment creating a barrier to employment.
 

¯ Consumer   must  be  able to  care  for  personal  needs   (i.e., take own    
     medications, transportation, toileting, etc.
 

¯ Consumer must be able to benefit from the services available.
 

¯  Consumer must have a physical and TB Test that is no more than one year old.
 

¯ Completed I-9
 

Through work on subcontract jobs, workers earn wages based on Industrial Standards and are in line with Federal Wage and Hour Law as specified for facilities for  people with disabilities.  Consumer Services are accredited by CARF (The Rehabilitation Accreditation Commission).