[Jobs] FW: Press Release: White House Proclamation-NationalDisability Employment Awareness Month

Mon Oct 15 05:14:55 CDT 2007

Good post and good points.
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From: "Dick Davis" <ddavis at blindinc.org>
To: "'Jobs for the Blind'" <jobs at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 3:06 PM
Subject: Re: [Jobs] FW: Press Release: White House 
Proclamation-NationalDisability Employment Awareness Month


> Caribou and listers,
>
> Is this proclamation an "attaboy" for the disabled, or an "attaboy" for 
> the
> Bush administration? I sure hope the president doesn't hurt his hand 
> patting
> himself on the back over the New Freedom Initiative.
>
> Let's look at its results:
>
> 1. The people he has put in RSA have run one of our NFB leaders out of her
> job as commissioner, disregarded the wishes of the blind and other people
> with disabilities, and just been downright nasty.
>
> 2. The one stop career centers, while bragging themselves up, have done
> little or nothing for blind people.  In fact, blind Minnesotans refer to
> them as "useless". I've seen no statistics from the Department of Labor on
> the number of blind persons, if any, placed in jobs by the system.
>
> 3. The Ticket to Work is useless for NFB centers and other nonprofits
> because the money they pay an "Employment Network" isn't much, and it 
> takes
> five years before we can get all of it. (By the way, that's what they
> actually call a service provider under the Ticket to Work - an "Employment
> Network". Isn't that bizarre?)
>
> Just a few thoughts on a Friday afternoon.  Have a good weekend, 
> everybody.
>
> Dick Davis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jobs-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:jobs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf 
> Of
> caribou_yukon
> Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 2:45 PM
> To: Jobs for the Blind
> Subject: Re: [Jobs] FW: Press Release: White House Proclamation
> -NationalDisability Employment Awareness Month
>
> Thank you for this message. I am tryingl to figure out what it is we are
> supposed to do with the proclaimation?  Does anyone have a list or does it
> exist anywhere, of the number of persons with disabilities who have 
> obtained
>
> meaningful and paid employment (i.e. at a sustainable, comfortable 
> financial
>
> level comenserate with their skillset, education, 
> expereince/knowledgebase)?
>
> What evidence is there that the website and the program noted have had an
> impact and if so what? The government websites are not the easiest to use
> and one never sees any postings of the number of persons who have actually
> obtained paid, full time work from them. How many individuals in the White
> HOuse are employees with a disability? How many in the State Dept. How 
> many
> of these are veterans vs non-veterans? If anyone has this information or
> knows where it is accessible I would appreciate knowing the source(s).
> Proclaimations are great and we need the president to lead on this issue.
> However, leading means taking actions other than establishing websites and
> issuing proclaimations without data sets which back up these sites.
>
> e.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Nightingale, Noel" <Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov>
> To: <jobs at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 10:08 AM
> Subject: [Jobs] FW: Press Release: White House Proclamation -
> NationalDisability Employment Awareness Month
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ESD GP GCDE-INFO [mailto:GCDE-INFO at ESD.WA.GOV]
> Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 3:29 PM
> To: GCDE-INFO at LISTSERV.WA.GOV
> Subject: FW: Press Release: White House Proclamation - National
> Disability Employment Awareness Month
>
>
> From: Maggie Sims [mailto:msims at mtc-inc.com]
> Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 3:15 PM
> To: RMAccessNewsletterList
> Subject: Press Release: White House Proclamation - National Disability
> Employment Awareness Month
>
>
>
>
>
> THE WHITE HOUSE
>
> President George W. Bush
>
> ________________________________________
>
> For Immediate Release
>
> Office of the Press Secretary
>
> September 29, 2007
>
>
>
> National Disability Employment Awareness Month, 2007
>
> A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America
>
>
>
> National Disability Employment Awareness Month is an opportunity to
> recognize the contributions and accomplishments of Americans with
>
> disabilities and to underscore our Nation's commitment to advancing
> employment opportunities for all our citizens.
>
>
>
> Americans with disabilities strengthen our country's workforce, and
> their achievements help keep our Nation the world's economic leader.
> Landmark
>
> reforms such as the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 have helped
> to ensure that individuals with disabilities are better able to engage
> in
>
> productive work and participate fully in the life of our Nation. It is
> important that we continue to expand on these opportunities for
> Americans
>
> with disabilities by eliminating the barriers and false perceptions that
> hinder them from joining the workforce. By enhancing the workplace
>
> environment for people with disabilities, employers can help provide
> access to jobs that allow these individuals to demonstrate their
> potential and
>
> realize their dreams.
>
>
>
> Since 2001, my New Freedom Initiative has helped promote the full
> participation of people with disabilities in all areas of society,
> including
>
> education, training, and employment. Programs such as "Ticket to Work"
> and services at One-Stop Career Centers have helped improve access to
> employment
>
> training and placement services for individuals who want to work.
> Throughout the Federal Government, we have worked to improve access to
> jobs for
>
> individuals with disabilities and to promote greater inclusiveness in
> the workforce. Individuals and employers can learn more about the
> Federal
>
> Government's disability-related programs by visiting
> www.DisabilityInfo.gov <http://www.disabilityinfo.gov/> . We will
> continue to build on the progress that has been made for individuals
>
> with disabilities and will work to ensure that our Nation remains a
> place of opportunity for all Americans.
>
>
>
> To recognize the contributions of Americans with disabilities and to
> encourage all citizens to ensure equal opportunity in the workforce, the
>
> Congress (36 U.S.C. 121) has designated October of each year as
> "National Disability Employment Awareness Month."
>
>
>
> NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of
> America, do hereby proclaim October 2007 as National Disability
> Employment
>
> Awareness Month. I call upon Government officials, labor leaders,
> employers, and the people of the United States to observe this month
> with appropriate
>
> programs, ceremonies, and activities.
>
>
>
> IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-eighth day
> of September, in the year of our Lord two thousand seven, and of the
>
> Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and
> thirty-second.
>
>
>
> GEORGE W. BUSH
>
>
>
> Source:  http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/09/20070929-3.html
>
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