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This conference focused on facilitating integrated employment outcomes for people with significant disabilities, and was held June 30-July 2, 2009 in Milwaukee, WI.
The 2009 conference was help July 20-25, 2009 in Louisville, KY. The theme was Global Access: Opening a World of Opportunity.
This course was offered June 15 - July 13, 2009 and provided an overview of customized employment, a process for individualizing the employment relationship between a job seeker and an employer in ways that meet the needs of both.
The Justice Department (DOJ) has filed a lawsuit against Equity Homes Inc., PBR LLC, BBR LLC and Shane Hartung in U.S. District Court in South Dakota for failing to provide accessible features required by the Fair Housing Act at multi-family housing developments in Sioux Falls.
Information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics on the percent of people with a disability in the labor force during April-May 2009 compared with persons with no disability. Data can be downloaded in PDF format.
$10 million in funding is being made available to implement the Veteran Directed Home & Community Based Service (VDHCBS) program through HHS's aging and human services network, in coordination with the Administration on Aging's (AoA) Community Living Program (CLP). Both programs allow participants to direct their own care and include the option of hiring their neighbors, friends and even some family members, to provide needed services.
May 2009 report from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) entitled Creating a Roadmap out of Poverty for Americans with Disabilities focuses on three cities: Detroit, Jacksonville and Milwaukee, and the tie-in between the workforce development system and advancing the economic independence of individuals with disabilities. The complete report can be downloaded in PDF or Word formats.
The Partnership for Public Service hosted its annual Career and Internship Fair on July 16, 2009 in Washington, DC.
President Obama recently signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Funds are being distributed by federal agencies to states and communities throughout the country to build, repair and upgrade a wide range of facilities, systems and programs. The Department of Justice is taking this opportunity to remind state and local government officials, business owners and building professionals of their obligations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
The Campaign for Disability Employment, a collaborative of leading disability organizations funded by the Office of Disability Employment Policy of the U.S. Department of Labor, held an online video contest to promote the talent and skills that people with disabilities bring to America's workforce and economy. The contest was held from June 8, 2009 - July 15, 2009.
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