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Job Accommodation Network offers ADA Amendments Act of 2008 resourcesThe ADA Amendments Act of 2008 became effective on January 1, 2009. Although the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has not yet completed the regulations for the new legislation, ODEP’s Job Accommodation Network (JAN) has developed both a publication and a resource page regarding the Act. You can find complementary resources at: http://www.jan.wvu.edu/LINKS/adalinks.htm | ||||||||||||
Workers with Disabilities: Talent for a Winning TeamJim Abbott – It’s Talent and Skill That Mattered, Not His Disability Jim Abbott is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher who played for the California Angels, Chicago White Sox, Milwaukee Brewers and New York Yankees. The highlight of his career was pitching a no-hitter for the Yankees in 1993. But he is also remembered for excelling at the game despite being born with only one hand. | ||||||||||||
ODEP and UCLA Alliance Agreement SignedOn December 9, 2008, Assistant Secretary Neil Romano joined UCLA Anderson School of Management Dean Judy Olian and Executive Education Assistant Dean Kelly Bean to sign ODEP’s most recent Alliance. Witnessing the signing were representatives of several of the founding sponsors of UCLA Anderson’s Leadership Institute for Managers with Disabilities. ODEP’s Alliance Initiative is a cooperative program that enables organizations committed to improving disability workplace practices to work with ODEP to develop and implement model policies, initiatives and strategies that increase recruiting, hiring, advancing, and retaining workers with disabilities. | ||||||||||||
Boosting Productivity, Maximizing EfficiencyAll employers want a productive work environment, and for many, productivity enhancements are the key to maximizing on-the-job efficiency. From accessible technology to flexible schedules, a wide array of productivity enhancements can benefit a business's employees - not to mention its bottom line. Just ask Debra Ruh, founder and chairman of the small business TecAccess. | ||||||||||||
NEW FACT SHEETS and A NEW LOOKODEP has just released three new fact sheets in a new and easy to read format that provide constructive disability employment information for parents, youth and employers:
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