Now that the Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election brouhaha is over, advocates for people with disabilities are hoping Governor Scott Walker will issue an executive order making Wisconsin an “employment first state,” which would provide training, support, and/or tax breaks to organizations that assist these individuals through opportunities for employment. In her June 15 article for [...]
The ladder has been the symbol of success for American workers since the dawn of the industrial age. Getting in on the ground floor, learning all the facets of a job, and then climbing steadily in responsibility and stature over time until, one day, you find yourself running the company is a story that really [...]
Right now, across the nation, there are probably thousands of employees, maybe even more, uttering “Thank God It’s Friday,” or “TGIF,” or just thinking and talking about their weekend plans instead of keeping their minds on the tasks of their occupation. Job dissatisfaction is a common ailment; temporary for some workers, chronic for others. It [...]
Flag Day is one of our nation’s more enigmatic observances. While the resolution passed by the Second Continental Congress some 235 years ago on this day makes clear that the United State of America shall be represented by 13 alternating red and white stripes and a cluster of white stars on a blue fields, there [...]
It’s always interesting (at least to me) to look around the world and see how other cultures are working to increase employment among people with disabilities. The same factors contributing to slow economic growth here in the U.S. are impacting other countries; while the efforts to raise awareness about the benefits of hiring these people [...]
We had planned initially to follow up on the Internet voting for the runners-up in the Campaign for Disability Employment (CDE) “What Can YOU Do?” video contest this week, but they have extended the deadline for voting until the week of June 18; so if you have not yet watched those videos, do so now [...]
Maybe it was the crazy storm patterns that dotted New England, but last week’s news about employment opportunities for people with disabilities — whether it was in the private sector, the government, or for organizations that serve these individuals — was rolling in like dark, heavy thunderclouds. But it’s a new dawn and a new [...]
People with disabilities are in a continual struggle against being incorrectly or unfairly labeled. Advocates have made progress toward eliminating hurtful and derogatory terms thanks to the “End the R-Word” campaign and other awareness-building measures. The Kansas University Research and Training Center on Independent Living’s “Guidelines for Reporting and Writing about People with Disabilities” (PDF) [...]
Part of what made last week’s jobs report so bleak was the slowdown in growth across key economic sectors. But while private businesses in some industries still managed to add jobs, the public sector actually lost 13,000 jobs in the month of May, according to Tami Luhby’s report for CNNMoney. Two years ago, President Obama [...]
The U.S. economy could not sustain the optimistic trend from last month’s job report, when the unemployment rate for people with disabilities dropped by nearly 3%. As Michelle Diament of Disability Scoop reported last Friday, 12.9% of Americans with disabilities were without jobs in the month of May, according the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; [...]