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OPA News Release: [10/16/2002]
Contact Name: Elissa
Pruett
Phone Number: (202) 693-4676
Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao Unveils
DisabilityInfo.gov
New Web site Provides E-Government Resource for
People with Disabilities
WASHINGTON – Today at the New Freedom Initiative Celebration of
National Disability Employment Awareness Month, Secretary Elaine L. Chao
unveiled DisabilityInfo.gov, a new web site for people with
disabilities.
DisabilityInfo.gov is the result of a collaborative effort across
multiple federal agencies. Containing information on civil rights, education,
employment, housing, health care, technology and transportation, among other
subjects, the site is designed to be a one-stop source of government
information relevant to people with disabilities, their families, employers,
and service providers. The site was developed in response to an Executive
Memorandum issued by President George W. Bush on August 28, 2002, directing
federal agencies to develop a web site for people with disabilities within 60
days.
“I am so pleased the President selected the Labor Department to
lead the effort to establish DisabilityInfo.gov, and I am delighted with
the result,” said Secretary Elaine L. Chao.
“DisabilityInfo.gov provides Americans with disabilities a direct
and easy connection to the information and resources needed to access
opportunities to become full participants in their communities and the
21st Century workforce.”
This site, the first of its kind, will provide individuals with one-stop
access to government disability information and resources as well as updates on
the New Freedom Initiative. While DisabilityInfo.gov will be managed by
the Department of Labor, content for the portal will be a responsibility shared
across multiple federal agencies.
DisabilityInfo.gov is part of President Bush’s New Freedom
Initiative, a comprehensive plan designed to ensure that Americans with
disabilities have the opportunity to learn and develop skills, engage in
productive work, make choices about their daily lives, and participate fully in
their communities. The Labor Department’s Office of Disability Employment
Policy is charged with providing national leadership to increase meaningful
employment opportunities for people with disabilities and is primarily
responsible for implementing the employment-related aspects of the
President’s Initiative.
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