Live.WORK.Achieve
A Listserv for the Mississippi Partnerships for Employment
for Youth and Young Adults with Developmental Disabilities
Including Intellectual Disabilities Project
March 2013
Welcome to Live.WORK.Achieve, a monthly e-newsletter targeting anyone interested in and supportive of employment for youth and young adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities. Live.WORK.Achieve is offered through the Institute for Disability Studies in collaboration with the Mississippi Council on Developmental Disabilities and Disability Rights Mississippi and includes resources and information on employment and career development.
Inside this edition:
1) March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
2) New Employer Guide for Hiring Persons with Disabilities
3) Students with Disabilities and College/Career Readiness: 101 Documents
4) Monster.com First in Industry to Make Website Accessible for Blind Users
5) Workforce Recruitment Program Database
6) Job Search and Training Tools via Mobile Browser
7) New Transition Website Debuts
1) March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
In 1987, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed March as National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. Since that time, many chapters of The Arc as well as state and local governments annually encourage citizens to think about their family members and neighbors with developmental disabilities in March and recognize and protect their rights as individuals. For more information on National Disability Awareness Month, visit the The Arc of San Diego http://www.arc-sd.com/nationaldisabilityawarenessmonth.
2) New Employer Guide for Hiring Persons with Disabilities
The U.S. Department of Labor has released a new employer guide for hiring persons with disabilities. This resource guide provides employers, human resource personnel, hiring managers and supervisors with relevant federal, state and local level information around their legal obligations, along with resources that can assist in identifying, paying for and implementing effective accommodation strategies, in hiring or retaining qualified employees with disabilities. Download a copy of the guide at http://bit.ly/XXGHmj.
3) Students with Disabilities and College/Career Readiness: 101 Documents
The National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center (NSTTAC) has updated documents around four topics relevant to secondary education and students with disabilities. These resources were developed as entry level guidance intended to synthesize the research, policy, and discussion on topics pertinent to secondary special educators. The topics are each related to secondary students with disabilities accessing and succeeding in the high school curriculum to be prepared for their adult lives. To download copies of the documents, go to http://nsttac.org/content/students-w-disabilities-and-collegecareer-readiness-101-documents.
4) Monster.com First in Industry to Make Website Accessible for Blind Users
The popular job search website Monster.com will be the first job search and recruitment website in the industry to provide job seekers who are blind with full and equal access to all of its products and services including mobile applications. For more information, read or listen to an audio recording of the press release at http://www.mass.gov/ago/news-and-updates/press-releases/2013/2013-01-30-monster-agreement.html.
5) Workforce Recruitment Program Database
The Employer Assistance and Resource Network (EARN) offers the Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP) to all employers and business owners. The WRP is a database of more than 2,000 qualified students and recent graduates with disabilities who are seeking internships or permanent employment. The database contains only participants who have completed an extensive application and interview process held by professional recruiters at colleges throughout the nation. EARN is a service of the National Employer Technical Assistance Center, funded by the US Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy. For more information, visit http://askearn.org/refdesk/Recruitment/WRP.
6) Job Search and Training Tools via Mobile Browser
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration (ETA) has a variety of online tools to help individuals search for employment or access new skills from training providers in their local communities. During the past year, over 40 million individuals across the country have accessed these tools from their desktops. However, with advances and increases in the use of technology, more people are using mobile phone-based browsers to conduct their Web searches. ETA has responded to this rapid technological shift by making several of its most popular online tools available as mobile-optimized websites, giving smart phone or tablet users quick access to key job search and training resources. To access these apps, go to http://www.careeronestop.org/cos-mobile-apps.aspx.
7) New Transition Website Debuts
The OSERS Transition Steering Committee, comprised of representatives from all three program offices of OSERS launched a new webpage for the Year of College and Career for Youth with Disabilities Initiative (YCC). This transition-oriented webpage features news and resources for youth with disabilities, their families, and the educators and employment professionals who support them. Visit the webpage at http://www2.ed.gov/about/inits/ed/ycc/index.html.
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Live.WORK.Achieve is sponsored by the Mississippi Partnerships for Employment (MSPE) for Youth and Young Adults with Developmental Disabilities, Including Intellectual Disabilities project. MSPE is funded by the Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and is managed by the Mississippi Council on Developmental Disabilities (MS CDD), Disability Rights Mississippi (DRMS) and The University of Southern Mississippi Institute for Disability Studies (IDS).
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