October is National Disability Employment Awareness
Month. Recently, we received three pieces of
information which gave me some perspective about
disability employment in the U.S.
First, the U.S. Department of Labor recently released
disability employment statistics for September 2009
that show "the percentage of people in the labor force
was 22.0 for people with disabilities compared with 70.5
for persons with no disability."
You can read more about these recent findings at
http://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsdisability.htm
Second, in his National Disability Employment Month
proclamation, the President writes:
"...During National Disability Employment Awareness
Month, we recommit ourselves to implementing effective
policies and practices that increase employment
opportunities for individuals with disabilities."
Read the President's proclamation at
http://www.esight.org/link.cfm?n=1655
Third, eSight member James J. Elekes sent us
President Obama's announcement about what steps his
Administration is taking to provide "fair and equal
access to employment" for people living with
disabilities.
One of those steps is a "day-long, Federal
Government-wide job fair for people with
disabilities."
For more information about these federal initiatives,
go to http://www.esight.org/link.cfm?n=1654
Then, please share your thoughts with other eSight
members by replying to this question:
What other initiatives could pave the way for
increasing employment of people with disabilities?
Share your ideas by posting them at
http://www.esight.org/link.cfm?n=1657
Read all the postings from eSight members at
http://www.esight.org/link.cfm?n=1656
Invite your friends and acquaintances to submit their
comments at http://esight.lighthouse.org/net/
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Jim Hasse
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eSight Careers Network
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This week's quote:
"When planning for a year, plant corn. When planning
for a decade, plant trees. When planning for life,
train and educate people."
- Chinese proverb: Guanzi (c.645 BC)
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