News you can use – EEOC guidance on employment and disability

by jrayada on May 25, 2013

From Disability.gov:

EEOC Releases Updated Publications on Employment Rights of People with Specific Disabilities:  The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released four revised publications on protection against disability discrimination in the workplace. The publications address how the Americans with Disabilities Act applies to job applicants and employees with cancer, diabetes, epilepsy and intellectual disabilities. You can find these documents on the EEOC website under “Disability Discrimination, The Question and Answer Series.”

* Thanks PaRC for this important info.

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CAP – Upcoming Outreach

by jrayada on May 19, 2013

News you can use:  CAP staff Margaret McKenna and Lee Lippi will share CAP information at Erie OVR/BBVS on May 23rd.  They will also visit voices for Independence and other stops in Western PA.  You can contact Margaret if you want more information at 215 557-7112.

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CAP Attorney Jamie Ray-Leonetti added to Advocacy Committee

May 5, 2013

Jamie Ray-Leonetti was recently appointed to the Advocacy Committee of the National Disability Rights Network.  This committee will meet on a monthly basis to address advocacy and technical assistance needs of P&As and CAPs across the Country.

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Upcoming PaRC meetings

April 28, 2013

PaRC Calendar Year 2013 Mark your calendars*** (Thanks PaRC for the info. – CAP advocate Lee Lippi will be there) Please note meetings are from 9:30 a.m. till 3:30 p.m. at the Harrisburg Hilton unless otherwise noted.  Please plan to stay for the entire meeting. Wednesday, May 1, 2013 Wednesday, August 28, 2013 Wednesday, October [...]

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CAP to present at Living Well with a Disability Conference and Expo

April 20, 2013

Living Well With A Disability Conference & Expo – Posted:  04/06/13 — An opportunity for businesses and individuals across the United States to connect with people with disabilities, parents of youth with disabilities, caregivers and more. This first-of-its-kind event, which will be held August 23 – 26, 2013, will showcase opportunities and resources available to [...]

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CAP to Participate in Forum co-sponsored by PaRC and OVR

April 14, 2013

IF YOU RECEIVE JOB COACHING/SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! You are invited to a public forum to tell us about your experiences.  This public forum is provided by the PA Rehabilitation Council (PaRC), in partnership with the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) and the Pittsburgh OVR Citizen Advisory Council.  We need [...]

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OVR to Launch “Early Reach”

April 7, 2013

At a recent OVR Board meeting, OVR announced it will begin an “Early Reach” program as part of its transition priority.  Early reach will get OVR employees into local high schools to talk to students and families about OVR services as early as age 14.  Look for more information about this new program this summer.

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News You Can Use – Employment of People with Disabilities

March 24, 2013

Data Show People with Disabilities Less Likely to Be Employed, More Likely to Hold Jobs That Pay Less People without disabilities are about three times more likely to be employed than people with disabilities, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. The new Disability Employment Tabulation also shows that between 2008-2010, people with [...]

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Governors Promote Employment For People With Disabilities

March 17, 2013

(thanks to PaRC for this excerpt) By Melissa Maynard – March 11, 2013   Julie Williard, 25, is one of the top performers in her division filling orders from local stores at the Walgreens distribution center in Windsor, Connecticut. She is also deaf.  Williard says she was more accustomed to being bullied than encouraged before [...]

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NEWS YOU CAN USE: SEQUESTRATION

March 9, 2013

(Thanks to PaRC for posting this information, available through the National Council on Disability)   What Will Sequestration Mean for People with Disabilities? A series of automatic, across-the-board cuts to federal government spending totaling $1.2 trillion over the course of 10 years are set to take effect this Friday, March 1. Dubbed “sequestration” these cuts, [...]

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