[Jobs] FW: Spam:Fw: Re: Walgreens Recruits Employees With Disabilities Through HighlyAccessible Website
Dave Ballmann
dave at wcblind.org
Tue Jul 11 09:22:19 CDT 2006
David Ballmann, MS
Rehabilitation Teacher
Wisconsin Council of the Blind & Visually Impaired
754Williamson Street
Madison, WI 53703
General 608-255-1166
Fax 608-255-3301
Direct 608-237-8106
Sharper Vision Store 608-237-8100
www.wcblind.org
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From: Ann Schroeder
Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 8:31 AM
To: Wc-staff at wcblind.org
Subject: FW: Spam:Fw: Re: Walgreens Recruits Employees With Disabilities
Through HighlyAccessible Website
Friday, July 07, 2006
The Fred's Head Companion.
Walgreens has launched an innovative initiative to hire people with
disabilities at its distribution center in Anderson, S.C. and is
recruiting
through
a specially-designed Website.
Walgreensoutreach.com
describes jobs available at the Walgreens distribution center and is
designed to be accessible by people with sensory, physical and cognitive
disabilities.
The center has begun pre-hire training and will open in 2007. Initially,
Walgreens will hire more than 200 employees with plans to ramp up to
more
than
600 employees. Walgreens goal is to have at least one-third of the
workforce
consist of employees with a variety of disabilities working in a
fully-integrated
team. This "real work for real pay" environment will be competitive
employment in which performance standards must be maintained. Job
openings
at the Anderson
distribution center include a number of management positions.
Walgreensoutreach.com
provides information to help potential employees understand what work
will
be like at the distribution center. The site incorporates audio
messages,
photos,
video and a large-print text option to depict jobs and worklife at
Anderson.
The site also is designed to be accessible to blind and low vision
individuals
who use screen reader technology.
Knowing the difficult challenges faced by people with disabilities who
want
to work, Walgreens designed the Web site to address concerns such as
transportation,
housing and the impact of gainful employment on Medicaid, SSI or SSDI
benefits.
Hopefully, this will be a start to Walgreens making their entire
employment
areas accessible to people who are blind or visually impaired. There are
many
jobs that we can do if given the chance. Walgreens are everywhere and so
are
blind people. I'm hoping that Walgreens will expand this site to cover
all
their stores and employment opportunities in the future.
For more information, contact:
Carol Hively
Walgreens Corporate Communications
Phone: 847-914-2923
More information on Walgreens is available at
Walgreens.com
or
Walgreensespanol.com.
ruthie & Mallory
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David Ballmann, MS
Rehabilitation Teacher
Wisconsin
Council of the Blind & Visually Impaired
754Williamson Street
Madison
,
WI
53703
General 608-255-1166
Fax 608-255-3301
Direct 608-237-8106
Sharper Vision Store 608-237-8100
www.wcblind.org
From:
Ann Schroeder
Sent:
Tuesday, July 11, 2006 8:31 AM
To:
Wc-staff at wcblind.org
Subject:
FW: Spam:Fw: Re: Walgreens Recruits Employees With Disabilities Through HighlyAccessible Website
Friday, July 07, 2006
The Fred's Head Companion.
Walgreens has launched an innovative initiative to hire people with
disabilities at its distribution center in
Anderson
,
S.C.
and is recruiting
through
a specially-designed Website.
Walgreensoutreach.com
describes jobs available at the Walgreens distribution center and is
designed to be accessible by people with sensory, physical and cognitive
disabilities.
The center has begun pre-hire training and will open in 2007. Initially,
Walgreens will hire more than 200 employees with plans to ramp up to more
than
600 employees. Walgreens goal is to have at least one-third of the workforce
consist of employees with a variety of disabilities working in a
fully-integrated
team. This "real work for real pay" environment will be competitive
employment in which performance standards must be maintained. Job openings
at the Anderson
distribution center include a number of management positions.
Walgreensoutreach.com
provides information to help potential employees understand what work will
be like at the distribution center. The site incorporates audio messages,
photos,
video and a large-print text option to depict jobs and worklife at Anderson.
The site also is designed to be accessible to blind and low vision
individuals
who use screen reader technology.
Knowing the difficult challenges faced by people with disabilities who want
to work, Walgreens designed the Web site to address concerns such as
transportation,
housing and the impact of gainful employment on Medicaid, SSI or SSDI
benefits.
Hopefully, this will be a start to Walgreens making their entire employment
areas accessible to people who are blind or visually impaired. There are
many
jobs that we can do if given the chance. Walgreens are everywhere and so are
blind people. I'm hoping that Walgreens will expand this site to cover all
their stores and employment opportunities in the future.
For more information, contact:
Carol Hively
Walgreens Corporate Communications
Phone: 847-914-2923
More information on Walgreens is available at
Walgreens.com
or
Walgreensespanol.com.
ruthie & Mallory
my mellow yellow tail wagger
To join ffth03, (friends-from-the-heart), a chat group, a group for blind women age 40 and over, and/or welcome-friends, a chat group for men and women of all ages, please contact me privately by entering on the following link:
mailto:sunshine-817 at sbcglobal.net sunshine-817 at sbcglobal.net
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