Hello. Welcome to the JULY 2007 edition of our
Disability Network Newsletter -
current employment
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* ONLINE GUIDEBOOK: The Art of
Disclosing Your Disability
* FREE POSTER: Talent for a
Winning Team
* ONLINE VIDEO: The Next Step
* EMPLOYER
PROFILE: 40% of Employees have Disabilities
* ONLINE VIDEO: How to Improve ROI
* ONLINE VIDEO: I'm Tyler
Resources on Disability and Employment
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Now, for Your Viewing Pleasure...
Welcome to the July 2007 edition of this newsletter.
This edition is going
to be short and sweet. No late-night reading this time!
Happily, we've pulled
together a few interesting Resources for you this month.
And... a lot of them are online videos - altogether a full
45 minutes for your viewing pleasure.
Thanks to all of you
for the important work you do to increase the participation
rate of people with disabilities in the workforce. Enjoy the
rest of the summer...
~ Rob McInnes
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RESOURCES
on Disability and Employment Initiatives
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 ONLINE
GUIDEBOOK: The Art of Disclosing Your Disability
This is an
informative and concise (9-page) guidebook from renowned
speaker/author Richard Pimentel. It covers the basic legal
and practical considerations that people with disabilities
need to consider as they determine how an when to disclose
their disability to an employer.
See:
www.miltwright.com/articles/ArtOfDisclosingYourDisability.pdf
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 FREE
POSTER: "Workers with Disabilities: Talent for a Winning Team."
With National Disability Employment
Awareness Week (NDEAM) approaching in October, the Office of disability
Employment Policy has released its new 2007 poster with the theme "Workers
With Disabilities: Talent for a Winning Team". It is available in hard copy
or in pdf format.
See:
www.dol.gov/odep/pubs/ndeam07.htm
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ONLINE VIDEO: The Next Step
This 19-minute video
from the Texas Developmental Disability Council presents
personal stories from five Texans with disabilities who
enrolled in colleges, universities or technical schools. The
video is well-produced – fun and engaging. It gives
first-hand observations of the higher education experience
for people with disabilities. This one takes a long time to
load. Be patient. It is well-worth the wait.
See:
www.txddc.state.tx.us/resources/publications/NextStepVideo.asp
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 EMPLOYER
PROFILE: 40% of Employees have Disabilities at new
Walgreens facility
Last summer, we
published an interview with Walgreens Vice President Randy
Lewis. Randy outlined their plans for a new distribution
center in South Carolina that would target recruiting
efforts on people with disabilities. The center has since
opened. With 40% of its workforce comprised of employees
with disabilities, it now boasts the highest productivity of
any of Walgreens distribution centers. It caught the
attention of NBC News who aired a story about it earlier
this month. Be sure to read the story and watch the two
videos!
See:
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19417759
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 WEBSITE:
Artists with Disabilities
VSA arts is an
international, nonprofit organization founded in 1974 by
Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith to create a society where all
people with disabilities learn through, participate in and
enjoy the arts. Their website includes a registry of artists
(visual, performing, literary) with disabilities. Well worth
a visit!
See:
www.vsarts.org/
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 ONLINE
VIDEO: How to Improve ROI: Employment Solutions for Small
Business
The U.S. Department
of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy has
produced a new online video for small employers. This
10-minute video features interviews with three businesses
that have benefited from their experiences in employing
people with disabilities. Positive Vibe Café, Getloaded.com,
and TecAccess represent three very different business
sectors, yet they all assert that employing people with
disabilities has brought them a high return on their
investment.
See:
www.dol.gov/odep/newfreedom/coc2007/videos.htm
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ONLINE VIDEO: I’m Tyler (don’t be surprised)
“Ability Awareness”,
as this video is described is a nice alternative to the
“Disability Awareness” phrase that is used so often. Equally
refreshing is the approach and the content of this
innovative little film. (11 minutes)
See:
www.imtyler.org
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 DiversityShop
Resources on Disability and Employment
Are you interested in learning more about disability and
employment issues? Are you an employer? An educator? A
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PRODUCT PROFILE:
Beyond Barriers to Passion and Possibility
This exciting new in-service
training course from Denise Bissonnette strikes to the
heart of our purpose in providing employment and training
services to people entering or re-entering the workforce.
This training session covers essential tools and insights
needed to assist people in changing their focus from their
limitations and barriers to their assets and gifts.
More Information Here...
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EVENT: Job Accommodation Network Annual
Conference
"Empowering Employers to Build an Inclusive Workforce"
Crystal City, VA August 6 & 7, 2007
Acquire knowledge and skills to accommodate employees
with disabilities, comply with the ADA, and develop
innovative employment practices.
For more information....
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EVENT: US Business Leadership Network
Conference
"Building the New Workforce -Inclusion and Innovation"
Orlando, FL September 24 - 26, 2007
Details to be announced...
For more information...
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