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San Diego's Channel 10 aired a story on David Deaton, one
of the Talent Knows No Limits role models hired by Rincon Harrah's
through connection with the Disability
Program Navigator at Arbor Career
Center, San Diego Workforce
Partnership.Watch the video
11/21/2010
SocialSecurity-Disability.org Unveils New Disabling Conditions Articles
SocialSecurity-Disability.orghas announced the unveiling of its Disabling Conditions Information pages. Read more
12/07/2010
Employers Gain Access to Database to Recruit Workers with Disabilities
ODEP, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Defense, today made available the 2011 Workforce Recruitment Program for College Students with Disabilities database. Read the news release and sign up for access
12/05/2010
Can you apply for Unemployment AND Social Security Disability at the same time?
The Injury Board Blog Network
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12/3/2010
November 2010 Disability Employment Statistics Released
U.S. Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)
Read about the November Disability Employment Statistics
Retrieve Historical Disability Employment Data
Read Commonly Used Terms in BLS Employment Statistics
10/1/ 2010
Presidential Proclamation--National Disability Employment Awareness Month
The White House
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7/7/2010
V.A. Is Easing Rules to Cover Stress Disorder
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4/15/2010
Walgreens Recognized as Private-Sector Employer of the Year for People with Disabilities
Walgreens has received recognition as "Private-Sector Employer of the Year" by CAREERS & the disABLED magazine
February 2010 Disability Employment Statistics Released
Read about the February Disability Employment Statistics
2/11/2010
Social Security Administration Press Release
Social Security Adds 38 New Compassionate Allowance Conditions
www.socialsecurity.gov/
compassionateallowances.
Disability Employment News
disABLEDperson.com
Links to current articles on disability employment.
9/09
White House Announces Disability Employment Awareness Month
Read proclamation
7/24/09
President Obama signs proclamation naming July 26,2009 the 19th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act
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6/22/2009
President Obama Commemorates Anniversary of Olmstead and Announces New Initiatives to Assist Americans with Disabilities
Read press release.
9/25/2008
President Signs ADA Amendments Act
High Praise for Bipartisan Legislation Reviving ADA Protections
The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
9/23/2008
Disability definition expanding to cover medical conditions
LOS ANGELES TIMES
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10 Reasons For Employers To Be Jolly About The ADA (says the EEOC)
By: Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLP on 12/9/2011
The American Bar Association sponsored a webinar this week on the Americans with Disabilities Act, which was noteworthy for its inclusion of EEOC commissioners Chai Feldblum (Democrat) and Victoria Lipnic (Republican). Feldblum and Lipnic said that the EEOC is drafting new guidance on reasonable accommodation. The guidance may include what an employer can say to resentful co-workers who don't realize that the employee has a disability. Some realistic, practical advice in this area would be most welcome -- as it is now, confidentiality rules prohibit employers from saying anything, even if it might help co-workers understand and be more tolerant. Read more
US plan: Companies set goals for hiring disabled
By SAM HANANEL, Associated Press, December 8, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) — Disabled Americans, facing even higher hurdles than others finding jobs, would get a boost under an Obama administration plan to set new hiring procedures for government contractors. The Labor Department proposed a rule Thursday that would require most companies with federal contracts to set goals of having disabled workers make up 7 percent of their workforce. Read more
Disabled Honorees Pave Trail for Others to Follow
By Terri Moon Cronk, American Forces Press Service
BETHESDA, Md., Dec. 7, 2011 – Nineteen Defense Department employees with disabilities who soon would receive awards for their outstanding work have helped to tear down barriers for others who will follow them, the Pentagon's director of disability programs and equal opportunity said here yesterday.
Speaking with reporters before the 31st annual Department of Defense Disability Awards Ceremony, Stephen King said the event does more than showcase this year’s DOD outstanding employees and service members who have disabilities. Read more
US Labor Department awards more than $21 million in Disability Employment Initiative funding to 7 states
U.S. Department of Labor, September 27, 2011
The U.S. Department of Labor today announced $21,166,560 for seven states under the Disability Employment Initiative to improve education, training, and employment opportunities and outcomes for youth and adults who are unemployed, underemployed and/or receiving Social Security disability benefits.
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Court Rules That Employers Sometimes Have An Obligation To Assist Disabled Employees With Getting To Work Under The ADA
Employer's Law Blog, September 23, 2011
A new unpublished opinion from the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reminds employers that requests by disabled employees for assistance with their commute to work are not inherently unreasonable under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). An employer has an affirmative obligation to examine whether a reasonable accommodation exists that could assist an otherwise qualified disabled employee with his or her commute to work. Read more
Senate Considers Ways To Boost Disability Employment
Disability Scoop, July 14, 2011
High expectations are key to increasing competitive employment among those with disabilities, a series of witnesses told a U.S. Senate panel Thursday. The hearing is one of a series Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, is holding to address ways to increase disability employment after issuing a challenge to businesses earlier this year to increase the number of people with disabilities in the workforce to 6 million by 2015. Read more
Building a More Inclusive Work Force
New York Times, July 5, 2011
An inspiring article on training people with disabilities to utilize their specific skills in the workplace notes that businesses in general, as well as business schools, haven’t paid sufficient attention to the competitive value of employees with differences. Read more
Moving From Disability Benefits to Jobs
New York Times, April 7, 2011
An exploration of why Social Security is strained by the number of workers who now collect disability benefits, and why it is so difficult for these beneficiaries to go back to work. Read more
Disabled, but Looking for Work
New York Times, April 6, 2011
Programs intended to steer people with more moderate disabilities back into jobs have managed to take only a small sliver of beneficiaries off the Social Security rolls. Read more
Who Now Qualifies as a Disabled Employee?
Reuters, April 5, 2011
So what is a disability, anyway? Well, the feds have changed the definition and it may mean changes for business owners. Last week, the EEOC issued final guidelines implementing the ADA Amendments Act, expanding the definition of "disability" to include significantly more ailments.Read more
Myths and Stereotypes About Mental Disabilities Greatest Barrier to Employment
Press Release March 15, 2011
EEOC Hears Experts and Individuals with Mental Disabilities Detail Struggles to Gain Employment at Meeting
WASHINGTON - The greatest barrier to employment for people with intellectual and psychiatric disabilities are employers’ myths and fears about their condition, not the disabilities themselves, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) learned at a hearing held today. Read more
Federal Budget Changes for 2010
March 16, 2011
The Federal budget has been announced for 2012. Disability employers will see several changes in Federal spending; those with disabilities, as well as their advocates and caregivers, will be happy to note expenditures to benefit Americans with disabilities. Read more
Federal Agencies Face Disability Employment Challenge
March 8, 2011
President Barack Obama's executive order requiring federal agencies to boost hiring and retention of disabled workers, signed in July 2010, might include some very specific requirements, but agencies should have little or no problem complying with the order. Read more
February 2011 Disability Employment Statistics Released
In February 2011 the percentage of people with disabilities in the labor force was 20.6. By contrast, the percentage of persons with no disability in the labor force was 69.5. The unemployment rate for those with disabilities was 15.4 percent, and 9.3 percent for persons with no disability, not seasonally adjusted.
Tax credits reward hiring of disabled workers
February 13, 2011
Tax incentives are available to all private employers for the hiring and employment of individuals with disabilities.
The record of people with disabilities hired to "real" jobs has shown them to be safer on the job, more frequently on time to work, more productive and more loyal to their employer than their nondisabled counterparts, which are attributes that are looked for and prized by employers. Read more
Where the jobs are in 2011
No matter what an economy's overall health, there are always some sectors doing well, with better odds for employment whether you're a young person looking to break into the workforce, or in the market for a career change.
The sectors likely to be good bets for jobs, at least, in 2011: Read more
Benefit from Tomorrow's Workforce — Today!
Even in tough economic times, the ability to make good hiring decisions is a critical skill for employers. For many, internships or other short-term employment arrangements offer an effective way to evaluate potential employees, especially young people new to the workforce.Read more
Campaign for Disability Employment Launches New Outreach Tools
Free PSA discussion guides and posters promote the message that at work, it's what people CAN do that matters.
The Campaign for Disability Employment, a collaborative of leading disability and business organizations funded by ODEP, recently unveiled a series of new products designed to promote the hiring, retention and advancement of people with disabilities and dispel negative stereotypes about disability and employment. The new products include posters and discussion guides to accompany the Campaign's flagship and highly successful "I Can" public service announcement (PSA).www.whatcanyoudocampaign.org.
Focus on Abilities, Not Disabilities
Huffington Post, October 13, 2010
Goodwill®, not only trains people with disabilities to find jobs and excel in their careers: they also employ many people with disabilities around the world.They know from experience that people with disabilities are hard-working and enthusiastic employees, who want to experience the pride and independence that come from a day's work, just like everyone else. Read more...
Ten Employment Myths
A video from the US Department of Justice responds to concerns expressed by employers.Ten Employment Myths: Information about the Americans with Disabilities Act uses a question-and-answer format to express common misconceptions, fears and false assumptions that many employers have about employees with disabilities. The video refutes these unfounded myths, explains the ADA in common sense terms and highlights the advantages of hiring qualified persons with disabilities. New March 10, 2010.