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Important Seminar for Staff & Families Regarding Medicare Drug Benefits...
The Arc of New Jersey is hosting seminars for Staff and Families across New Jersey, covering the Impact of Upcoming Changes in the Medicare Drug Benefit on Dual Eligibles with Developmental Disabilities.  Click here for the schedule of seminar dates and locations  (pdf)  (Word doc).
 
 
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ODEP Update: New Directions for the Office of Disbility Employment Pollicy at the Department of Labor - Tuesday, November 17, 2009.  Assistant Secretary Kathleen Martinez will share her vision for the future of disability employment policy and provide an update on some of the Department oLavor's priorities and initiatives in this area under the leadership of Secretary Solis. 

Workforce3 One Unveils New Disability & Employment Resource

Workforce3 One has released a new disability and employment resource page to make employment-related information and promising practices available to the workforce system. This new disability and employment community of practice will help promote positive employment outcomes for people with disabilities and expand the capacity of the One-Stop Career Center system to serve customers with disabilities. The new resource also has information to help the business community understand disability employment-related topics such as tax incentives and recruiting and accommodating employees with disabilities.


President Obama Announces New Initiatives During National Disability Employment Awareness Month

President Obama has announced that his Administration is taking several steps to ensure that there is fair and equal access to employment for all Americans, particularly the 54 million people in this country living with disabilities. These actions include collaboration between the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) to sponsor a day long Federal Government-wide job fair for people with disabilities.


National Council on Disability Releases Latest Report Regarding Health Care Changes for People with Disabilities

WASHINGTON—The National Council on Disability (NCD) has released its latest report, The Current State of Health Care for People with Disabilities, on the NCD Website (www.ncd.gov), focusing the nation’s attention on the health care disparities experienced by people with disabilities.  


What can YOU do? campaign

Campaign to Tackle Unemployment Among People with Disabilities
The Campaign for Disability Employment, a new effort of the American Association of People with Disabilities, Special Olympics and a handful of other groups, is launching an initiative dubbed “What Can YOU Do?” It features a public service announcement and a new Website where users can learn about employment issues and share their experiences.


Effective Emergency Management: Making Improvements for Communities & People with Disabilities

The National Council on Disability (NCD) has released a report calling on federal, state and local authorities to make sweeping changes in emergency management practices for people with disabilities.

 
 
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