http://www.examiner.com/x-7061-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:25:20 -0700 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:13:55 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-7061-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner~y2009m11d3-People-it-disabilities-are-having-a-hard-time-finding-employment-but?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner Traditionally, people with disabilities have had a very hard time finding employment. What a lot of employers fail to realize that it is a “Win-Win” for everyone involved. Bringing people with disabilities into your environment can ... Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:13:55 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7061-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner~y2009m11d3-People-it-disabilities-are-having-a-hard-time-finding-employment-but?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7061-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner~y2009m10d21-Missouri-Business-Leadership-Network-hold-disability-observance?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner The Missouri Business Leadership Network (MOBLN) held their annual observance of National Disability Employment Month at the headquarters of Wells Fargo in St. Louis on October 20, 2009. The event was attended by approximately 50 business and serv... Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:24:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7061-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner~y2009m10d21-Missouri-Business-Leadership-Network-hold-disability-observance?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7061-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner~y2009m8d11-US-Business-Leadership-Network-to-hold-annual-conference?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner The United States Business Leadership Network will hold its annual conference at the Gaylord National Resort & Conference Center, National Harbor in Washington, DC, from September 15-18, 2009. The theme of this year’s conference is “C... Tue, 11 Aug 2009 10:17:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7061-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner~y2009m8d11-US-Business-Leadership-Network-to-hold-annual-conference?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7061-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner~y2009m8d7-New-brochure-from-Office-of-Disability-Employment-Policy?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner The United States Department of Labor, office of Disability Employment Policy has released a new brochure titled, Employer Perspectives on Employment of Employees with Disabilities.The brochure, which is available in Word or PDF format at http://www.... Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:40:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7061-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner~y2009m8d7-New-brochure-from-Office-of-Disability-Employment-Policy?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7061-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner~y2009m8d7-New-video-helps-understand-people-with-disabilities?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner  I just viewed a demo of a new video from Had To Be Productions, titled, Not Just Ramps,  that offers great insight into people with disabilities. The two actors go into detail explaining that they are not just a person with a disability; t... Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:12:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7061-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner~y2009m8d7-New-video-helps-understand-people-with-disabilities?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7061-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner~y2009m7d9-Video-contest-highlighting-people-with-disabilities?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner  I just received the information today and there is not much time to enter, but, the Campaign for Disability Employment is sponsoring a video contest for people with disabilities to display what they can do. The contest ends on July 15, 2009. To... Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:06:25 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7061-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner~y2009m7d9-Video-contest-highlighting-people-with-disabilities?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7061-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner~y2009m6d24-Challenge-Unlimited-trains-and-employs-people-with-disabilities?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner Challenge Unlimited has provided services for people with disabilities for more than 50 years. They are in a unique position to train potential employees for other companies in the community and at the same time provide jobs for many people with an a... Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:19:18 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7061-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner~y2009m6d24-Challenge-Unlimited-trains-and-employs-people-with-disabilities?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7061-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner~y2009m6d10-Job-Accommodation-Network-video-provides-good-information?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner I first discovered the Job Accommodation Network in 1993 and have been a regular user of their service ever since then. I have mentioned it in previous articles for Examiner.com. Now I am going to show you what it’s all about. There is an excel... Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:56:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7061-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner~y2009m6d10-Job-Accommodation-Network-video-provides-good-information?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7061-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner~y2009m5d30-How-I-got-started-Part-3?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner As I mentioned in my previous article, 1993 was the year I started writing for The Independence. It was also the year of the great flood of the Mississippi. Just as a number of changes were coming to the Midwest, big changes were coming to me. In 199... Sat, 30 May 2009 16:10:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7061-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner~y2009m5d30-How-I-got-started-Part-3?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7061-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner~y2009m5d28-How-I-got-started-Part-2?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner As I mentioned in my previous article The Associates for Disabled Entry Programmer Training (adept) was the impetus for me to get involved with people with disabilities.A number of things began to happen once I became involved in the adept program. I... Thu, 28 May 2009 09:41:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7061-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner~y2009m5d28-How-I-got-started-Part-2?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7061-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner~y2009m5d26-How-I-got-started-Part-1?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner A number of people have asked me how I got started working with people with disabilities. There is a lot to tell and I will break it into a few articles.In 1988, our agency, the old Farmer’s Home Administration (FmHA) helped start a program to ... Tue, 26 May 2009 10:25:41 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7061-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner~y2009m5d26-How-I-got-started-Part-1?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7061-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner~y2009m5d21-On-the-job-accidents-and-disability?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner I saw a commercial that indicated that on the job accidents are a major cause of disabilities in this country. If that is true, what can employers and employees do to reduce this problem? I feel that it is the responsibility of both groups.Employers ... Thu, 21 May 2009 10:22:08 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7061-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner~y2009m5d21-On-the-job-accidents-and-disability?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7061-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner~y2009m5d18-Grant-helps-BJH-and-MERSGoodwill-secure-jobs?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner Through a grant from DD Resources, MERS/Goodwill and BJH have found a way to provide employment to some in the community that would ordinarily not find employment.Both organizations work hard to ensure the success of the employees. The jobs are mainl... Mon, 18 May 2009 12:32:09 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7061-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner~y2009m5d18-Grant-helps-BJH-and-MERSGoodwill-secure-jobs?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7061-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner~y2009m5d15-Prevention-of-disabling-injuries-is-also-important?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner Prevention of disabling injuries is important in your company and there are ways that help in their prevention.While I was with the United States Department of Agriculture, we performed hundreds of ergonomic evaluations of our employees and we found ... Fri, 15 May 2009 13:33:44 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7061-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner~y2009m5d15-Prevention-of-disabling-injuries-is-also-important?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7061-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner~y2009m5d13-Job-Accommodation-Network-list-considerations-for-employees-who-use-wheelchairs?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner The Job Accommodation Network has been my source for years when I need help accommodating an employee. When they talk about considerations for people who use wheelchairs they look at many aspects to come up with the best solution for the employer and... Wed, 13 May 2009 10:36:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7061-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner~y2009m5d13-Job-Accommodation-Network-list-considerations-for-employees-who-use-wheelchairs?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7061-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner~y2009m5d11-DiversityInc-names-top-50-companies-for-people-with-disabilities?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner DiversityInc. has come out with it’s top 50 companies for people with disabilities to work for in 2009. In this article, I am going to give you the top 10 companies. For a complete list of all 50 companies, you can go to DiversityInc.com.To det... Mon, 11 May 2009 12:15:48 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7061-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner~y2009m5d11-DiversityInc-names-top-50-companies-for-people-with-disabilities?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7061-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner~y2009m5d8-MERSGoodwill-helps-people-with-disabilities-find-jobs?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner In 2001, Metropolitan Employment and Rehabilitation Service merged with Missouri Goodwill Industries to create MERS/Goodwill and form an even stronger agency to help people with disabilities. Their mission is “To provide opportunity for persons... Fri, 08 May 2009 11:32:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7061-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner~y2009m5d8-MERSGoodwill-helps-people-with-disabilities-find-jobs?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7061-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner~y2009m5d6-Accommodations-for-employees-who-are-blind?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner Employee’s who are blind are some of the most amazing workers I have seen. The accommodations they use make them as productive as any employee on the workforce.Just think about it. They not only have to remember their jobs and all that goes wit... Wed, 06 May 2009 11:12:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7061-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner~y2009m5d6-Accommodations-for-employees-who-are-blind?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7061-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner~y2009m5d4-Accommodations-for-employees-with-low-vision?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner Employees with low vision have been successful in many areas due to the accommodations that are currently on the market and have been for a long time. In 1995, I opened the United States Department of Agricultures’ Midwest Technology Accessible... Mon, 04 May 2009 13:14:32 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7061-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner~y2009m5d4-Accommodations-for-employees-with-low-vision?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7061-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner~y2009m4d30-Roadmaps-for-Assistive-Technology-3?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner The Department of Labor, Office of Disabled Employment Policies issued a paper on April 21, 2009, titled “Roadmaps II for Enhancing Employment of People with Disabilities Through Assistive Technology”. The paper can be found on-line at ht... Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:38:32 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7061-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner~y2009m4d30-Roadmaps-for-Assistive-Technology-3?cid=exrss-St-Louis-Disabled-Workers-Examiner