Technology developers were given something to dream about over Memorial Day, with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy announcing its first disability-related application challenge just before the long weekend. The ODEP press release stated the goals of the challenge is to help boost employment opportunities for people with disabilities in a [...]
Next week, the U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services will host the 2012 National Transition Conference, bringing together federal agencies, community rehabilitation services, employment professionals individuals with disabilities and their families, and others to, as the website puts it, “improve the transition from school to adult life for young adults [...]
I had a couple more stories about individuals with disabilities in the workplace to share in relation to this week’s postings about role models; but we have to pause today and honor the life of one who has truly made life matter for so many who have followed. Mary Katherine “Katie” Beckett passed away last [...]
Yesterday’s rumination on comic book superheroes who have disabilities served to reinforce a common theme on this blog: people with disabilities looking for role models within popular culture. One doesn’t need to wear a mask and cape to be a hero, however. As employment for people with disabilities continues to lag behind the national rate, [...]
The Avengers movie continued to dominate the box office for a third straight weekend; sinking the premier of Battleship and quashing opening weekend draws for The Dictator. With Batman: The Dark Knight Rises and The Amazing Spider-Man 3D waiting in the wings, it looks like comic book-based movies will rule the world of summer blockbusters [...]
Kicking off the week is a wire story that will hopefully get picked up by media outlets looking to shine a light on employment opportunities for people disabilities. And by “wire story” I don’t only mean a release put out by PRWeb, but also a story about wires and what to do about them. The [...]
Workforce inclusion has been a consistent theme from advocates for people with disabilities in their attempts to improve the quantity and quality of employment opportunities. Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) formalized it as part of its official theme for 2012 National Disability Employment Awareness Month this coming [...]
A new research study from professors at Washington University in St. Louis published last week in Pediatrics shows one in three young adults with autism are not prepared for life after high school; putting a spotlight on the lack of post-secondary job training and employment opportunities for these particular individuals with disabilities. The abstract for [...]
Buying American is starting to gain the same momentum that it had in the 1980s thanks to media focus on the issue from outlets like ABC and its “Made in America” series, plus “America Revealed” on PBS. A couple of recent stories by local media outlets are showing how people with disabilities in contract service [...]
A guest blogger on the Office of Disability Employment Policy website is urging businesses to promote a culture that would encourage employees with disabilities to voluntarily identify themselves as such, in an effort to promote workplace fairness and diversity, as well as encourage businesses to add even more individuals with disabilities to their payroll. Mathew [...]