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Facing heavy pressure from the Obama Administration and disability advocates, Oregon Governor John Kitzbhaber issued a 15-page executive order April 11 stating that the state will stop funding its system of sheltered workshops by 2015.
“(The order) sets forth a …
As part of its Campaign for Disability Employment, the U.S. Department of Labor released a new video encouraging youth with disabilities to pursue their goals and aspirations.
The video features actual employees, as opposed to actors. It is …
What are we talking about?
This week, I twirled through countless links and videos in order to find interesting, inspiring and factual pieces for your viewing pleasure.
1. On December 4th, the U.S. Senate rejected an international disability rights treaty, …
The unemployment rate climbed to 13.3 percent for people with disabilities in June, an increase from 12.9 percent the previous month.
The unemployment rate for people with disabilities, similar to the regular employment rate, does not include what is commonly …
Government officials and leaders from more than a dozen major companies held a summit to focus on ways to increase disability hiring in early June and have now launched a public-private partnership to continue their disability employment efforts.
The summit …
In a major push to expand employment opportunities for people with disabilities, the Department of Labor proposed an overhaul Thursday of affirmative action regulations for federal contractors.
Though federal contractors have been barred from discriminating against people with disabilities since 1973, with …
This next installment includes a follow up to Oregon’s use of iPads in elections, the largest protest in 10 years in Taiwan, how a donation changed a young girl’s life, and more.
1. According to an article on Government Technology …
The U.S. Department launched a new Facebook page October 20, titled the Social Jobs Partnership, to “highlight available training programs, educational opportunities and job search resources” for people with disabilities.
“Linking American job seekers with the resources they need …
Disability and poverty in Australia
A recent report on poverty in Australia by the Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS), revealed that persons with disabilities are twice as likely to be in poverty than the national average. More than a quarter of persons with disabilities …