Business Services Program
Business Services Program
Our services include:
- Quality, loyal and skilled candidates for your workforce needs.
- Comprehensive variety of no cost training for your company.
- DRS incentives for paid learning experiences.
- Consultation on tax incentives for hiring people with disabilities and improving workplace accessibility.
- Ongoing support for candidates and businesses throughout their adaptation journey.
- Networking and hiring events.
- Tailored services designed to meet your unique business needs.
Connect with DRS Business Services Program
IMPACT: Shaping the future of Workforce together
At the Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services, we are dedicated to creating a workforce that values a broad range of perspectives. Our ongoing initiative focuses on addressing workforce challenges and opening doors for people with disabilities to find meaningful employment.
What we stand for
Collaboration for Impact: Bringing together businesses, advocates, and stakeholders to collectively address challenges.
Innovative Solutions: To benefit businesses and marginalized communities for a workforce that embraces a variety of perspectives.
Building Bridges: Foster partnerships for workplaces that embrace plurality and ensure equal opportunities.
Empowering Through Resources: Discover resources for businesses to thrive and facilitate employment for all Oklahomans.
Join the Group: This is more than a meeting; it’s a movement toward a workforce that welcomes collaboration. Be part of the change
Other Resources
United States Department of Labor Section 503 Focused Review
Whether or not you're a government contractor, this web page has a wealth of information regarding hiring people with disabilities.
Work Opportunity Tax Credit
The Work Opportunity Tax Credit is offered to employers who hire people from specified target groups. WOTC reduces a business’s federal tax liability, serving as an incentive to select job candidates with disabilities.
The Federal Bonding Program
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Federal Bonding program offers a proven and effective tool for workforce development staff to help both employers and at-risk job applicants at no cost.
Central Area
BSP Liaison Merlyn Romero
Counties Served:
Logan, Canadian, Oklahoma, Cleveland, Lincoln, Seminole, Hughes, Okfuskee and Pottawatomie
Green Country (Eastern/Tulsa Area)
BSP Liaison Victoria Davila
Counties Served:
Adair, Cherokee, Creek, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Osage, Pawnee, Sequoyah, Tulsa, and Wagoner.
Northeast Area
BSP Liaison Sumpa Akhter
Mobile 918-313-9159
Fax: 918-551-4936
email: sumpa.akhter@okdrs.gov
Job Placement Specialist David Goff
Office: 918-946-2172
email: dgoff@okdrs.gov
Counties Served:
Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Ottawa, Rogers, and Washington
South Central Area
BSP Liaison Debra Leffler
Mobile: 580-353-9876
Fax: 580-585-4234
Email: DLeffler@okdrs.gov
Counties Served:
Caddo, Comanche, Cotton, Grady, Jefferson, McClain, Stephens, and Tillman
Southern Area
BSP Liaison Lora Williams
Mobile: 580-665-9250
Email: Lora.Williams@okdrs.gov
Counties Served:
Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Choctaw, Coal, Garvin, Haskell, Johnston, Latimer, Leflore, Love, Marshall, McCurtain, Murray, Pittsburg, Pontotoc, and Pushmataha
Western Area
BSP Liaison
Counties Served:
Alfalfa, Beaver, Beckham, Blaine, Cimarron, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Garfield, Grant, Harmon, Harper, Jackson, Kay, Kingfisher, Kiowa, Major, Noble, Payne, Roger Mills, Texas, Washita, Woods, and Woodward
