Starkloff Disability Institute
Starkloff Disability Institute
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About this organization
Mission
To create a world that welcomes all people with disabilities by empowering them, by influencing the non-disabled, by serving as a liaison between the two groups, and by working toward a goal of economic independence through employment.
About
THE STARKLOFF DISABILITY INSTITUTE IMPACTS THE COMMUNITY THROUGH ITS PROGRAMS. MOST SIGNIFICANT ARE THOSE DESIGNED TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE BY ADDRESSING BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT FACING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. WE APPROACH THOSE BARRIERS WITH COMPLEMENTARY PROGRAMS THAT CREATE WELCOMING ENVIRONMENTS FOR THE EMPLOYMENT OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES WHO ARE PREPARED TO PRESENT THEIR CREDENTIALS WITH CONFIDENCE AND PRIDE. FIRST, AS THE WORKPLACE DISABILITY ADVISOR, WE ASSIST CORPORATIONS SEEKING TO CREATE INCLUSIVE WORKPLACES BY PROVIDING TOOLS FOR RECRUITING, INTERVIEWING, AND ON-BOARDING CANDIDATES WITH DISABILITIES. SECONDLY, THROUGH THE STARKLOFF CAREER ACADEMY, WE OFFER ONE-OF-A-KIND CAREER CONSULTING SERVICES FOR JOB CANDIDATES WITH DISABILITIES SEEKING COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT. THESE JOB SEEKERS HAVE ACCESS TO UNIQUE COURSES AND ONE-ON-ONE CONSULTATION TO LEARN CAREER PLANNING, NETWORKING, RESUME BUILDING, AND INTERVIEWING-ALL FROM A DISABILITY-INFORMED PERSPECTIVE. OUR OBJECTIVE IS TO PROVIDE AN EDGE AS THESE INDIVIDUALS COMPETE IN THE MARKETPLACE. DREAM BIG, A RECENT ADDITION TO THE ACADEMY, REACHES OUT TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES AS THEY MAKE DECISIONS THAT WILL ALLOW THEM TO ACHIEVE THEIR DREAMS FOR SUCCESSFUL CAREERS AND INDEPENDENT LIVES. ACCESS U, UNDER DESIGN IN 2019, WILL EXTEND OUR EMPLOYMENT SERVICES TO COLLEGE STUDENTS. THE ACADEMY ALSO ENCOMPASSES OUR OLDEST PROGRAM, THE DISABILITY STUDIES INITIATIVE, WHICH EDUCATES STUDENTS AT MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY WHO CARRY OUR MESSAGE INTO THE COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION, STARKLOFF PRESENTS A BIENNIAL UNIVERSAL DESIGN SUMMIT SHOWCASING PRACTICES IN ARCHITECTURE AND COMMUNITY DESIGN THAT BENEFIT ALL. AND, FINALLY, COLLEEN STARKLOFF TALKS DISABILITY USES ONE OF OUR GREATEST RESOURCES TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON DISABILITY. THE STARKLOFF CAREER ACADEMY:THE ACADEMY PREPARES JOB SEEKERS WITH DISABILITIES FOR COMPETITION IN THE MARKETPLACE. INSTRUCTIONAL OPTIONS ARM CANDIDATES WITH STATE-OF-THE-ART JOB-SEARCH TOOLS AND GIVE THEM THE CONFIDENCE THEY NEED TO ADDRESS ISSUES SPECIFIC TO DISABILITY. THE OPTIONS THAT DEFINE THE ACADEMY INCLUDE: CAPSTONE COURSE: OUR TEN-WEEK COURSE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH COLLEGE DEGREES OR TECHNICAL CERTIFICATIONS HAS A RECORD FOR SUCCESS. SINCE 2012, 85 PERCENT OF THOSE WHO COMPLETED THE COURSE HAVE ADVANCED ON THEIR CAREER PATHS. THE PARTICIPATION OF MANY PARTNERS ALLOWS US TO OFFER ONE OF THE BEST JOB-PREPARATION CLASSES AVAILABLE ANYWHERE. HR PROFESSIONALS, FROM COMPANIES LIKE NESTLE PURINA, CENTENE, ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, BOEING AND WELLS FARGO ADVISORS, TEACH STUDENTS ABOUT APPLICATIONS, RESUMES, AND INTERVIEWS. OUR PARTICIPANTS LEARN DIRECTLY FROM THE PEOPLE WHO HIRE. OTHER PROFESSIONALS TALK ABOUT ISSUES SPECIFIC TO DISABILITY LIKE LAWS RELATED TO DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT, ACCOMMODATIONS, AND STRATEGIES FOR DISABILITY DISCLOSURE. BOOT CAMP: THIS INTENSE VERSION OF OUR CAPSTONE COURSE HAS MOST RECENTLY BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH REVERSE JOB-FAIRS, WHERE CANDIDATES PRESENT THEMSELVES TO EMPLOYERS. THE CAREER ACADEMY PROVIDES MATERIALS, INCLUDING OUR WORKBOOK AND YOUTUBE TRAINING VIDEOS, TO PARTICIPANTSINDIVIDUAL CAREER COUNSELING: INTENSIVE COUNSELING IS ALSO AVAILABLE TO PREPARE CANDIDATES TO MAKE CAREER DECISIONS AND PUT THEIR BEST FOOT FORWARD IN THE JOB SEARCH PROCESS. CAREER CONNECTORS: A FLEDGLING COMPONENT OF THE ACADEMY, THIS PROGRAM WILL MATCH JOB CANDIDATES WITH DISABILITIES WITH PROFESSIONALS WHO CAN HELP THEM INCREASE THEIR NETWORKS. SINCE EIGHT OUT OF TEN JOBS ARE FOUND THROUGH WORD-OF-MOUTH OR PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS, NETWORKING IS CRITICAL. PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES FACE MANY CHALLENGES IN NETWORKING, AND PROFESSIONAL CONNECTORS IS DESIGNED TO HELP THEM BREAK DOWN BARRIERS.DREAM BIG: DESIGNED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, DREAM BIG HELPS COLLEGE-BOUND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS EMBRACE THEIR DISABILITIES AND GAIN CONFIDENCE AS THEY LOOK TO ADD THEIR TALENTS TO THE WORKFORCE. IT IS CENTERED ON CAREER CAMPS THAT PROVIDE FIELD TRIPS TO CORPORATIONS WHERE STUDENTS FIND A WELCOME AND EXPLORE CAREER OPTIONS.ACCESS U: A NEW PROGRAM, ACCESS U IS DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF COLLEGE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, BY HELPING THEM GET THE MOST FROM THEIR COLLEGE EXPERIENCES AS THEY PREPARE FOR EMPLOYMENT SUCCESS. ASSESSMENT REVEALED SIGNIFICANT GAPS IN SERVICES FROM COLLEGES AND MAJOR IMPEDIMENTS TO SUCCESS ON SEVERAL FRONTS, INCLUDING PHYSICAL, ACADEMIC, AND SOCIAL BARRIERS. STARKLOFF IS GEARING UP TO APPLY OUR KNOWLEDGE AND OUR RESOURCES TO BRINGING DOWN THESE BARRIERS IN 2019.STARKLOFF DISABILITY WORKPLACE ADVISORS: STARKLOFF WORKS WITH CORPORATIONS TO DEVELOP INDIVIDUALIZED PLANS TO ACHIEVE SPECIFIC GOALS FOR DISABILITY INCLUSION AND MEET GOVERNMENT MANDATES. OUR WORKSHOPS, LECTURES, TOOLKITS, AND CUSTOMIZED CONSULTING SERVICES PROVIDE COMPANIES WITH RESOURCES FOR RECRUITING, INTERVIEWING, ACCOMMODATING, AND ON-BOARDING CANDIDATES WITH DISABILITIES. OUR TRAINERS AS PROFESSIONALS WITH DISABILITIES PROVIDE REAL-WORLD EXAMPLES OF THE POSSIBILITIES. STARKLOFF ALSO OFFERS ANNUAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EVENTS FOR HR SPECIALISTS ON TOPICS RELATED TO DISABILITY.THE DISABILITY STUDIES INITIATIVE: STARKLOFF'S DISABILITY STUDIES PROGRAM HAS BEEN A PART OF THE REHABILITATION SERVICES CURRICULUM AT MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY FOR 13 YEARS. THOSE WHO ENROLL ARE EXPOSED TO OUR VIEW OF DISABILITY AS A FACT TO BE RECOGNIZED AND NOT A PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED. OVER THE YEARS, SEVERAL HUNDRED STUDENTS HAVE TAKEN OUR MESSAGE INTO EMPLOYMENT SETTINGS, RANGING FROM NURSING, TO OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, TO SOCIAL WORK. MANY HAVE DONE INTERNSHIPS WITH US AS WELL.THE UNIVERSAL DESIGN SUMMIT: BEGINNING IN 2002, STARKLOFF COLLABORATED WITH R. L. MACE UNIVERSAL DESIGN INSTITUTE TO PROVIDE BIENNIAL CONFERENCES THAT SHOWCASE BEST PRACTICES IN UNIVERSAL DESIGN. IN NOVEMBER 2017, WE SERVED AS SOLE PRESENTERS OF UDS 6 WHICH ATTRACTED 150 ARCHITECTS, DESIGNERS, AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS. THOSE IN ATTENDANCE LEARNED ABOUT PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN THAT ARE GROUNDED IN EMPATHY AND COMMUNITY.COLLEEN STARKLOFF TALKS DISABILITY: COLLEEN STARKLOFF, WITH OVER 40 YEARS' EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELD OF DISABILITY, IS A THOUGHT LEADER ON SUBJECTS RANGING FROM EMPLOYMENT, TO DISABILITY RIGHTS, TO DISABILITY HISTORY, TO UNIVERSAL DESIGN. SHE HAS TRAINED THOUSANDS TO WELCOME PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES INTO ALL ASPECTS OF SOCIETY. STARKLOFF PROMOTES COLLEEN AS A SPEAKER AND AS A VOICE FOR DISABILITY, IN PERSON, IN PRINT-MEDIA AND ON-LINE.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The filing documents outline the non-profit's mission as “The mission of the starkloff disability institute (sdi) is to create pathways to employment for people with disabilities.”.
When outlining the tasks it performs, they were referred to as: “The mission is to create pathways to employment for people with disabilities.”.
- The non-profit's reported state of operation is MO as per legal requirements.
- The filing reveals that the address of the non-profit in 2020 is 133 SOUTH 11TH STREET NO 500, ST LOUIS, MO, 631021135.
- As of 2020, the non-profit has 17 employees reported on their 990 form.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are between $500,000 and $1,000,000+.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $284,846.
- The organization has 16 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 2003.
- The organization pays $497,276 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $152,359 in fundraising expenses.