Disabilities At Work Newsletter - June 2011

 

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The Disabilities At Work newsletter is provided six times per year to Human Resource professionals and others as a source of information regarding the issues surrounding employment of qualified people with disabilities.

 

The newsletter is provided in conjunction with the Disabilities At Work Radio program which is heard each Wednesday at noon eastern time on VoiceAmerica’s Business Network.

 

This newsletter is made possible by a generous grant from the Kessler Foundation: www.kesslerfoundation.org

 

DAW Radio is made available to the hearing impaired by:

Karasch & Associates www.karasch.com (800-621-5689) and by ASL Interpreter Referral Service: www.aslirs.com (800-275-7551)

 

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This issue features:

 

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KESSLER SURVEY: A LONG WAY TO GO

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According to a Kessler/National Organization on Disability survey,

only three percent of people who identify themselves as having a

disability are working.  Among other things, the survey showed

that in comparison to people without disabilities, the largest

gap between individuals with and without disabilities remains

employment.

 

Read more at:

http://www.disabilitiesatwork.org/daw-newsletter.html#Article1

 

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BUSINESS SIMULATION TRAINING FOR NEW JERSEY STUDENTS

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Through its LearnDoEarn Student Achievement System,

the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce is partnering with the New

Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development to

provide free week-long business simulation “Boot Camps” this

summer for college-bound students with disabilities who will

be entering the ninth or tenth grade this fall.

 

Read more at:

http://www.disabilitiesatwork.org/daw-newsletter.html#Article2 

 

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CONNECTING TO BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

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Businesses owned by individuals with disabilities can increase

their access to potential contracting opportunities with major

corporations, government agencies and other disability-owned

businesses through the Disability Supplier Diversity Program®.

This program connects owners to a nationwide network of

corporate and government procurement professionals,

disability advocates, and other certified disability-owned

businesses. 

 

Read more at:

http://www.disabilitiesatwork.org/daw-newsletter.html#Article3

 

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TICKET TO WORK

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On a recent Disabilities At Work Radio Program, Paula Vieillet,

president of Employment Options, Inc. discussed the Ticket to

Work Program, Employment Networks and how she matches people

with disabilities with employers looking to hire them. 

 

Read more at:

http://www.disabilitiesatwork.org/daw-newsletter.html#Article4

 

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$20 MILLION GRANT FROM DOL

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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced

the availability of approximately $20 million to fund

programs that will improve education, training and

employment opportunities for adults and youth with

disabilities. The goal of the Disability Employment Initiative

is to provide better employment opportunities for people with

disabilities.

 

Read more at:

http://www.disabilitiesatwork.org/daw-newsletter.html#Article5

 

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 THEME FOR NATIONAL DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT MONTH

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“Profit by Investing in Workers With Disabilities” is the

theme the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability

Employment (ODEP) has chosen for National Disability

Employment Awareness Month in October.

 

Read more at:

http://www.disabilitiesatwork.org/daw-newsletter.html#Article6

 

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GOOD BUSINESS ETIQUETTE

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Questions and concerns about how to relate to

workers with disabilities in the workplace are common. The

Employment and Disability Institute at Cornell University

offers helpful guidelines. 

 

Read more at:

http://www.disabilitiesatwork.org/daw-newsletter.html#Article7

 

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