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Tag Archives: Employers
Answered Questions for October 2022: Employment Equity for People with Disabilities
Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. This month’s question is: I’m an advocate who focuses on employment – I’m excited to see more opportunities for people with disabilities, but … Continue reading
Posted in Answer Queue, Respuestas a las Preguntas, Spanish
Tagged #AnsweredQuestions, #NDEAM, COVID-19, disabiliteis, Disabilities, EEOC, employability, Employees with disabilities, Employers, employment, employment equity, equity, inclusion, Incluyeme, job seekers with disabilities, LU2E-RRTC, NIDILRR, ODEP, people with disabilities, technology
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National Disability Employment Awareness Month: Research on All Sides of the Equity Equation
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. For 2022, the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) at the Department of Labor selected Disability: Part of the Equity Equation as the theme. As ODEP Assistant Secretary Taryn Williams noted: “A strong … Continue reading
America’s Recovery is Powered by Inclusion, Including Those in Recovery
This is Mental Illness Awareness Week and the first full week of NDEAM – we’re highlighting research and resources for workplaces that inclusive of people with mental illness. Continue reading
A Quick Look at the ADA: Title I – Employment
Throughout July we’re celebrating the anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by exploring the research and resources available to help people with disabilities, employers, business owners, and government entities understand their rights and responsibilities under … Continue reading
Community Living – Resources for Participating in Your Community
June 22nd marks the 21st anniversary of the Supreme Court decision known as Olmstead v. L.C., where the Court determined that the institutional isolation of people with disabilities was unjustified and is a form of unlawful discrimination under the Americans … Continue reading
Are You Hiring? VR Can Help!
Continuing our recognition of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), we are taking a look at how Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) agencies can support people who do the hiring: employers, hiring managers, and human resources (HR) departments. People with disabilities who … Continue reading
World Mental Health Day – Managing Stress in the Workplace
October 10th is World Mental Health Day and this year’s theme is mental health in the workplace. According to the World Health Organization, more than 300 million people globally live with depression, a leading cause of disability; and more than … Continue reading
Posted in Event, Guide, Organization, Publications, Uncategorized
Tagged #WorldMentalHealthDay, accommodations, anxiety, Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA), depression, eating disorders, Employees, Employers, guides, human resource professionals, Job Accommodation Network (JAN), Mental Health America (MHA), mental health disorders, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), obsesssive-compulsive disorder (OCD), psychiatric disabilities, Resources, RRTC on Community Living and Participation of Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities, self care, workplace, World Health Organization (WHO), World Mental Health Day
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Making Sure #InclusionWorks in Your Workplace
Every October, the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) leads the observance of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), a nationwide campaign celebrating the skills and talents that workers with disabilities bring to our workplaces. In the past, we discussed reasonable accommodations, … Continue reading
Posted in Right Resources Right Now, Uncategorized
Tagged #InclusionWorks, Diversity, Employers, employment, human resources, inclusion, NDEAM
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What are Reasonable Job Accommodations for People with Disabilities?
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). NDEAM raises awareness about disability employment issues and celebrates the many and varied contributions of America’s workers with disabilities. The theme for 2014 is “Expect. Employ. Empower.” The Americans with Disabilities Act … Continue reading
Posted in Answer Queue, Organization, Uncategorized
Tagged accommodations by disability, ADA. Americans with Disabilities Act, Employer Assistance and Resource Network, Employers, employment, JAN, Job Accommodation Network, LEAD Center, National Collaboration on Workforce and Disability/Youth, National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), reasonable accommodation, searchable online accommodations resource, SOAR, Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, workers with disabilities
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October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month
The National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) began in 1945 as a yearly observance called “National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week” when Congress enacted a law that declared that the first week in October would mark this observance. In 1962, … Continue reading
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Tagged accessibility, ADA, business, businesses, Department of Labor, Disabilities, disability, disability rights, DOL, employer, Employers, employment, history, minorities, national disability employment awareness month, NDEAM, Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), participation, people with disabilities, Spanish, The Campaign for Disability Employment, vocational rehabilitation
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Collection Spotlight from the National Rehabilitation Information Center 