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Digitability Bring more of Digitability’s Award-Winning Work-Ready Program to Your School or Organization. Please use the form on this page to unlock this FREE Digitability resource. Digitability prepares and trains students with a wide range of developmental disabilities for a variety of career pathways. Unlock Your Packet Unlock Your Activity You may also be interested…
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Jobs Program Moves To End Subminimum Wage
Jobs Program Moves To End Subminimum Wage How Can One Jobs Program Help End Subminimum Wage? Original Article by Michelle Diament | DisabilityScoop The U.S. AbilityOne Commission issued a proposed rule this month barring any new contracts under the AbilityOne Program that pay people with disabilities what’s known as subminimum wage.The program, which dates back 83 years,…
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Temple Grandin Working On Line Of Playground Equipment For Kids With Autism
Temple Grandin Working On Line Of Playground Temple Grandin Working On Line Of Playground Original Article by Michelle Diament | DisabilityScoop Temple Grandin, an animal scientist and one of the most well-known and accomplished adults with autism, is working with a Chattanooga-based company called Play & Park Structures to develop a line of playground equipment…
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National Disability Employment Awareness Month – Day 31
Day 31 – Subscribe to ODEP’s New Brief Day 31 – Subscribe to ODEP’s The purpose of NDEAM is to foster a more inclusive workforce, one where every person is recognized for his or her abilities – every day of every month.Subscribe to ODEP’s weekly news brief to stay abreast of topics and trends in disability…
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National Disability Employment Awareness Month – Day 30
Day 30 – Get Tech Savvy Day 30 – Get Tech Savvy NDEAM is a great time for employers to learn or refresh their knowledge about the importance of accessible technology to the employment of people with disabilities. The ODEP-funded Partnership on Employment & Accessible Technology (PEAT) offers a lot of resources, including a primer called Accessible Technology…
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National Disability Employment Awareness Month – Day 29
Day 29 – Proactively Recruit People With Disabilities Day 29 – Proactively Recruit People With Disabilities During NDEAM, employers can identify strategies for proactively advertising job openings where they may be more likely to reach candidates with disabilities. Examples include American Job Centers, state vocational rehabilitation agencies, Employment Networks under the Ticket to Work program,…
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National Disability Employment Awareness Month – Day 28
Day 28 – Bring Digitability to Your School or Organization Day 28 – Bring Digitability to Your School or Organization Digitability is the only scalable, STEM-focused, pre-employment transition curriculum that continues to be recognized as an innovative solution to the unemployment crisis facing a large — and growing — population of those with disabilities, such…
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National Disability Employment Awareness Month – Day 27
Day 27 – Share the “Who I Am” PSA Day 27 – Share the “Who I Am” PSA In the Campaign for Disability Employment’s “Who I Am” public service announcement, nine real people with disabilities illustrate that their disabilities are only one part of who they are. Rather than be defined by disability, they are the…
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National Disability Employment Awareness Month – Day 26
Day 26 – Share the “I Can” PSA Day 26 – Share the “I Can” PSA The Campaign for Disability Employment’s award-winning “I Can” Public Service Announcement (PSA) features seven people with disabilities – not actors – sharing what they can do when given the opportunity. NDEAM is a great time to share it among friends and…
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National Disability Employment Awareness Month – Day 25
Day 25 – Share the “Because” PSA Day 25 – Share the “Because” PSA The Campaign for Disability Employment’s “Because” public service announcement reminds us to instill the expectation of employment in young people with disabilities. Consider sharing it with colleagues, friends and loved ones during NDEAM to reinforce the importance of life experiences that can lead…
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