Job Advocacy
A
new program for businesses to build “internal capacity” to better
recruit, hire, support, and promote employees with disabilities. Advocacy
companies in the private sector such as DisAbution, Inc. and Disaboom,
Inc. are spear-heading the charge to provide career-oriented job
opportunities for individuals with disabilities.
growing awareness in private sector corporations.
The
Disability Jobs section will feature articles and interviews from
corporations and government departments involved in the advocacy of
ability-set jobs for people with disabilities.
It is unacceptable that bright, intellectually able Australians are prevented from working in interesting jobs and pursuing their ambitions because of their physical disabilities. We plan to change this.
Part 1: A Lesson to Learn: A Group of Aussies Think Out of the Box to Empower PWD
Blind since birth, Ms. Martinez is the head of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP). Ms. Martinez advises the Secretary of Labor and works with all DOL agencies to lead a comprehensive and coordinated national...
For years, Disaboom, has kept ears to the ground to bring news that effects people with disabilities, while some news has been encouraging, other news, not so much. At the same time we’ve reached out to our social media community via disaboomlive,...
Most people with disabilities are scared they will immediately lose their benefits if they go back to work: This is a fallacy. Ticket to Work will support you. They don’t just drop you when you decide to go back to work; they will work through the...
Articles
Job Hunting? Here are Eight Great Tips for Students with Disabilities
You never have to disclose your disability – it’s entirely up to you! If you decide to share that information, you decide the right time and the right person to talk to about your disability as it...
DOL Seeks to Improve Job Opportunities for American with Disabilities
The U.S. Department of Labor is proposing a new rule that would require federal contractors and subcontractors to set a hiring goal of having 7 percent of their workforces be people with disabilities,...
Learn How to Help Your Company Benefit from a Diverse Workforce
The Disability Employment Opportunity Seminar will be held Thursday, December 1, 2011 at the Hotel Arista, 2139 City Gate Lane, Naperville, Illinois, 60563. Turning Pointe Autism Foundation is...
HireDS is Hosting a Virtual Job Fair as part of its "Be A Hero, Hire A Hero."
To help combat this problem, HireDS is hosting a Virtual Job Fair. HireDS, LLC is a certified disabled owned company promoting the inclusion of our Veterans and people with disabilities into...
Working from Home: Some Options and Opportunities
When you’ve got a disability, getting to and from your employer’s workplace on a daily basis can be a real hardship. The option of working from home, on the other hand, can be extremely attractive,...
Mentoring: How to Get the Most Out of Mentoring Programs and Relationships
Mentoring can be a highly rewarding relationship for both parties, and corporate mentoring is an increasingly popular way for companies to help new or younger employees learn from successful...
