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20th Annual Operation Access to Employment for Persons with Disabilities
Chicagoland area employers are invited to attend one of the longest-running job fairs for people with disabilities. Meet face to face with the nation's largest minority talent pool: people with disabilities.
Friday, October 15th at the Hilton Oak Lawn Hotel marks the 20th anniversary of Operation Access to Employment for Persons with Disabilities: a great workforce opportunity, both for employers and job seekers with disabilities.
Northwestern University Video on Walgreens and Disabilityworks
Northwestern University's Medill Reports Chicago, through their Graduate School of Journalism, published a video news story on August 6th, 2010 about Walgreens, Disabilityworks, and the Americans with Disabilities Act. The direct link to the video is below:
http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=167636
Disabilityworks' Board Member Joins White House Celebration: Describes Model Employer Programs for People With Disabilities
Mark Wagner, Executive Vice President for Drug Store Operations at Walgreens, writes:
"Recently, Randy Lewis, Senior VP of Supply Chain and Logistics, and I had the honor to attend the July 26, 2010 White House celebration commemorating the 20th anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act. At the reception, President Obama spoke about the journey it took to bring equality and equal access to people with disabilities, and announced many recent accomplishments including an executive order for the federal government to hire more people with disabilities. People with disabilities only make up 5 percent of the federal workforce. I think this is a great pledge, as it sets an example for all businesses and organizations to analyze their hiring practices and consider employing individuals with disabilities."
StreetWise Covers Success in Walgreens - Disabilityworks Project
StreetWise, a Chicago magazine, has completed an in-depth success story about a pilot project between 15 Walgreens retail stores in Chicago and Disabilityworks at the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce.
Taste of Sign Language
On June 28th, the Chicago Sun Times reported that the City of Chicago provides sign language interpreters for each of its major music festivals, including the Taste of Chicago.
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Increasing Economic Opportunities for People with Disabilities
disabilityworks, an initiative from the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and the City of Chicago, is designed to increase employment opportunities for people with disabilities throughout Illinois.
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A Hub for Three Groups with disabilityworks
Employers, people with disabilities, and disability/employment service providers are strategically linked:
- Employers will understand the business benefits of hiring qualified people with disabilities and gain access to a large pool of productive and diverse employees. Participate in Disability Awareness Training for Businesses.
- People with disabilities have access to job opportunities and services. Access our CPLN list of Job Placement & Occupational Training Providers.
- Providers are a resource to employers and people with disabilities, training individuals and referring them to the right jobs. The term "providers" in this site refers to organizations that offer job readiness, job training, job placement, and educational services to people with disabilities.
What can disabilityworks do for you?
disabilityworks can link you to the following economic opportunities:
- Employers can join a network of business leaders that have expanded their bottom lines through the hiring of people with disabilities (CBLN), and learn about tax incentives for hiring people with disabilities.
- Find small business development opportunities or centers (SBDC)
- Colleges, universities and job placement/training organizations can join a network of disability/employment service providers (CPLN).
- Find work incentives and supports for people with disabilities.
- Gain access to employment services. Note that disabilityworks does not do direct job placement. Rather, we refer to the CPLN service providers in our network.
- Chicago area Job Developers and Vocational Counselors can join our monthly job developer networking meetings.
- Gain access to transition information from K-20 educational programs.
disabilityworks Online Calendar of Events
disabilityworks encourages people with disabilities, employers and service providers to submit relevant events for posting on the www.disabilityworks.org website. Appropriate calendar postings include the following:
- Career or employment related events
- Training events
- Disability related events with an emphasis on workforce issues.
Other events may be considered on a case-by-case basis. Click here to submit events.
