U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR LEADS NEW WORK GROUP OF 18 AGENCIES FOCUSED ON FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES | ||
ODEP HELPS LAUNCH QUALITY WORK ENVIRONMENT INITIATIVE FOR ABILITYONE WORKERSThe Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled recently launched a landmark initiative to enhance quality work environments for more than 40,000 Americans employed through AbilityOne, a program that provides employment through the federal procurement process to people who are blind or have other severe disabilities. | ||
ODEP GATHERS LEADERS TO DISCUSS INTEGRATED EMPLOYMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIESThe discussion stressed the importance of the "Employment First" activities being undertaken in the states and the need to expand those initiatives. | ||
ODEP FORMS ALLIANCE WITH NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNORS’ COMMITTEES ON PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES (NAGC)On December 29, 2008, Assistant Secretary Neil Romano welcomed Mary-Margaret Cash, Secretary of the National Association of Governors’ Committees on People with Disabilities (NAGC), to his office. During a ceremony witnessed by senior ODEP staff, Mr. Romano and Ms. Cash signed ODEP’s most recent Alliance.
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JOB ACCOMMODATION NETWORK | ||
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. | ||
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