Office of Disability Employment Policy

Alice Wong is a disability rights advocate who founded the Disability Visibility Project (https://lnkd.in/d2pX3wq), which collects oral histories of people with disabilities. In 2015, Wong, who has a neuromuscular disorder, became the 1st person to visit the White House via telepresence robot. #NDEAMSpotlight #NDEAM

#31DaysOfNDEAM During NDEAM, employers can identify strategies for proactively advertising job openings where they may be more likely to reach candidates with disabilities. Examples include American Job Centers, state vocational rehabilitation agencies, Employment Networks under the Ticket to Work program, independent living centers, and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' regional offices. Disability student services offices at educational institutions and non-profit and social service agencies may also be of assistance. #NDEAM #AccesstoGoodJobsforAll #DisabilityEmployment

Tune in at 2 p.m. ET today to catch our assistant secretary on the Disability Matters talk radio show with real-time captioning on VoiceAmerica. She’ll be celebrating National Disability Employment Awareness Month and sharing how we are advancing access to good jobs for all! #NDEAM

Workforce professionals and recruiters may expand their access to underserved communities by working through trusted channels of communication, such as community-based organizations, to reach schools, agencies and nonprofits serving disabled people. Explore and download our updated Section 188 guide for help increasing access to good jobs for people who face systemic barriers to employment. https://lnkd.in/dhtcTH77

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the employment rate for people with disabilities has increased much more than that for people without disabilities. While people with disabilities have experienced significant improvements in employment rates over time, there is still a long way to go. Learn more about the economic recovery of people with disabilities from the COVID-19 pandemic in the latest edition of the Employment and Training Administration (ETA)’s Trendlines. https://lnkd.in/dgdzSbff

Henry Viscardi, Jr., a leading disability advocate and founder of The Viscardi Center, was committed to improving quality of life for people with disabilities, including through employment. Today, the annual Henry Viscardi Achievement Awards honor his legacy. #NDEAMSpotlight #NDEAM

#31DaysOfNDEAM During NDEAM and all year round, educators and youth service providers can help youth - both with and without disabilities - sharpen their workplace readiness skills by ordering and using the "Skills to Pay the Bills: Mastering Soft Skills for Workplace Success" series, which includes a classroom-style curriculum and set of videos with accompanying discussion guide. The curriculum comprises modular, hands-on activities that focus on six key interpersonal skills. The video series can be used as a complement to the curriculum or alone. Mail-order DVDs of the videos include a discussion guide with "conversation starters" to help spark discussions among youth about the importance of interpersonal skills to career and personal success. Order here (scroll to the "Youth In Transition" section): https://lnkd.in/gmtg4NeX #NDEAM #AccesstoGoodJobsforAll #DisabilityEmployment

Disability rights activist Ed Roberts, known as the founder of the Independent Living movement, was the first wheelchair user to attend University of California, Berkeley and later served as director of California Department of Rehabilitation and co-founded the World Institute on Disability. #NDEAMSpotlight #NDEAM

#31DaysOfNDEAM In the Campaign for Disability Employment's "Who I Am" public service announcement, nine real people with disabilities illustrate that their disabilities are only one part of who they are. Rather than be defined by disability, they are the sum of their many life roles - which includes working in jobs they love. NDEAM is a great time to share this PSA and spread its important message. Who I Am PSA: https://lnkd.in/eTDm5U4 #NDEAM #AccesstoGoodJobsforAll #DisabilityEmployment

#31DaysOfNDEAM The Campaign for Disability Employment's award-winning 🏆 "I Can" Public Service Announcement (PSA) features seven people with disabilities - not actors - sharing what they can do when given the opportunity. NDEAM is a great time to share it among friends and family as a way to reinforce the campaign's core message that "at work, it's what people CAN do that matters." "I Can" Campaign: https://lnkd.in/gTE2csU #NDEAM #AccesstoGoodJobsforAll #DisabilityEmployment