Tag Archives: workers with disabilities

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

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National Trends in Disability Employment (nTIDE) Launches New Lunch & Learn Webinar Series!

The Employment Policy & Measurement Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (EPM-RRTC) at the University of New Hampshire, in partnership with Kessler Foundation and the American Association of People with Disabilities, have launched a new monthly webinar series Lunch & Learn, in … Continue reading

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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, July 27 – Friday, July 31

Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Accessibility: What D.C. is doing to grow the number of wheelchair-accessible cabs (The Washington Post) By the end of 2018, taxicab companies in the District of Columbia are required to have at least … Continue reading

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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

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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, September 29 – Friday, October 3

Human Interest: Brothers take American road trip before going blind (CNN) Six years ago, two brothers who had been diagnosed with choroideremia, a genetic disorder that progressively leads to blindness, went on a road trip across the United States. A … Continue reading

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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, June 16 – Friday, June 20

Human Interest: StoryCorps looks to record disability experience (Disability Scoop) An effort known as the Disability Visibility Project has been launched to encourage people within the disability community to share their stories. The project is a partnership with StoryCorps, a … Continue reading

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