Working Caregivers Get a Protective Lift - Amid rising complaints of "caregiver discrimination," the federal EEOC is stepping up protection of workers with family responsibilities. -July 15, 2007
Youth, Disclosure, and the Workplace: Why, When, What, and How. -June 26, 2007
ICI Addresses New Minimum Wage Changes - Two New Guides for the New Minimum Wage. -June 6, 2007
Congress Passes Increase in the Minimum Wage - Congress approved the first increase in the federal minimum wage rate in a decade. -May 25, 2007
Workplace Disabilities Are on the Rise - Employers Devise Strategies to Accommodate Growing Ranks of Employees. -May 4, 2007
Vouchers Eyed For Students with Disabilities - More than half a dozen states to join Arizona, Florida, Ohio, and Utah that already offer that school choice option. -March 28, 2007
ACTION ALERT: Urge the House to back the Direct Support Worker Bill - Help Us Move Direct Support Worker Bill, H.R. 1279, Through Congress. -March 20, 2007
Survey: Most Workers Underestimate Chances, Impact of Disability with an accident or illness that will keep them out of work at least three months. -March 14, 2007
Improving Youths with Disabilities Outcomes for Postsecondary and Employment. -February 22, 2007
Lack of Jobs, Accessible Homes Another Disability to Overcome. -February 20, 2007
Recruiters Seek Disabled Students - 'Untapped' pool of potential employees called on to fill posts. - January 30, 2007
Minimum Wage Act of 2007 - Washington Connection Legislative Update - Fair Minimum Wage Act fails to consider impact on SSI recipients. - January 11, 2006
Utah Starts Ad Campaign: "Don't Dis the Disability" - A disability isn't a reason not to hire the most qualified candidate. -December 28, 2006
Diabetics in the Workplace Confront a Tangle of Laws - Diabetics contend that they are being blocked by their employers from the near-normal lives their doctors say are possible. -December 26, 2006
Congress Aims to Fix Job Program for Disabled - Congress is moving to overhaul the nation's leading job program for Americans with severe disabilities. -November 27, 2006
Blind Ambition - Disabled workers prove their worth on the job. -October 29, 2006
EEOC Moves to Stem Decline in Disabled Workforce - EEOC plans to sponsor educational events and seminars to help reverse the steady decline of federal employees with severe disabilities. -October 6, 2006
EEOC Press Release on LEAD - Boosts Effort to Increase Number of Federal Employees with Targeted Disabilities. -October 4, 2006
Proclamation by The President - National Disability Employment Awareness Month, 2006. -October 5, 2006
Supported Employment: A Best Practice for People with Psychiatric Disabilities - A policy brief, researchers have also shown how employment can alleviate poverty, reduce hospitalization, and improve quality of life. -September 19, 2006
RSA 2006 National Employment Conference Materials - RSA's 2006 National Employment Conference 'Employment and Disability: Transition Into High-Demand Industries' in partnership with the Council of State Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation took place Aug. 21-23, 2006. -August 31, 2006
Unemployment Crisis for People with Disabilities: You Can Help! - Only 35 percent of people with disabilities report being employed. -September 1, 2006
OSERS Releases 'Disability Employment 101 For Your Business' - A brochure that targets small- and medium-sized businesses that may or may not have thought of increasing their hiring pool by hiring employees with disabilities. -August 21, 2006
Rehabilitation Research and Training Center at Cornell University on Employment Policy for Persons with Disabilities - three new publications. -August 18, 2006
New EEOC Fact Sheet re: Employment rights of People with Hearing Loss - Latest Q&A Fact Sheet Coincides with Anniversary of Landmark Disabilities Act. -July 31, 2006
Walgreens Recruits Employees with Disabilities Through New, Highly Accessible Web Site - Company launched an innovative initiative to hire people with disabilities at its new distribution center in Anderson, S.C. -July 7, 2006
Text of Dick Thornburgh speech: “Beyond the Americans with Disabilities Act: A Challenge to the Legal Profession”. -May 24, 2006
Employment of Individuals with Disabilities: Department Announces Cooperative Agreement for Research Consortium. -May 11, 2006
Hoyer Honored for Commitment to People with Disabilities Receives Tony Coelho Award for Work in the Area of Employment. -April 10, 2006
State-of-the-Science Conference The Future of Disablity Statistics: What We Know and Need to Know. -April 7, 2006
Response to The Oregonian article of March 5 'Charity Leaders Prosper as 'Disabled' is Redefined'Original article does not accurately summarize the findings in The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee investigation hearing in the Fall 2005. -March 12, 2006
Imparato Quoted in Article about Employment for People with Disabilities Employers who make an effort to accommodate employees with disabilities can do so at little cost and great benefit. -March 10, 2006
Senate HELP Committee Investigates Federal Programs Charity leaders prosper as 'disabled' is redefined. -March 7, 2006
Computer Technology Opens Doors for People with Disabilities to Work Many new jobs will go to people who are disabled or to people who care for them, several specialists said, because there are more programs to train them. -March 1, 2006
EEOC's New Field Structure The EEOC implemented a repositioning of its nationwide structure of offices. -February 27, 2006
NCD ADA Employment Study Online Discussion Announcement A study that will gather information regarding the issues that persons with disabilities encounter in seeking and maintaining employment. -January 10, 2006
National Council on Disability Calls for Immediate Changes to Get People with Disabilities Who Receive Federal Benefits Back to Work. -December 2, 2005
