ODEP News Brief - January 26, 2018
United States Department of Labor sent this bulletin at 01/26/2018 01:35 PM EST
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January 26, 2018 Engaging Employers: A Guide for Disability and Workforce Development Service Providers Disability and workforce development service providers play a key role in helping job seekers with disabilities find and succeed in employment. But they also serve employers—by identifying and connecting them with individuals to meet their workforce needs. Now, a new guide from the ODEP-funded Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability Inclusion (EARN) examines this “dual customer” approach. Titled “Engaging Employers: A Guide for Disability and Workforce Development Service Providers,” the guide draws upon employers’ feedback from working with service providers and was developed with assistance from the Council of State Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation’s National Employment Team. Introducing the Federal Exchange on Employment and Disability The Federal Exchange on Employment and Disability is an interagency working group focused on information sharing, best practices and collaborative partnerships designed to make the federal government a model employer of people with disabilities. Membership is open to all federal employees at any level whose job duties involve inclusion of people with disabilities, including recruitment, hiring, retention, and advancement. FEED replaces the eFedLink resource. All videos and webinars previously housed on eFedLink are now available on the Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability Inclusion (EARN) website. Podcast Series: The Future of Work The world of work is changing. According to a report by McKinsey Global Institute, “Independent Work: Choice, Necessity and the Gig Economy,” October 2016, as many as one in five workers now make up the “gig economy” of contingent and freelance work, and increasing numbers of employees are working remotely, either part or full time. Many of these workers rely on multiple technologies to stay connected to their employers, clients, and collaborators. Workplace technology is also changing, with live video, artificial intelligence and virtual reality now entering the workplace. But where do people with disabilities fit into these trends? The Partnership on Employment & Accessible Technology has developed a series of podcast episodes in partnership with Workology that start conversations around what we can expect to see in the coming years when it comes to the future of work. • View the Podcast episodes: • Episode 1 - Inclusive Hiring with Pat Romzek, Executive Consultant for Cisco (December 12, 2017) PEAT Hosts Accessibility TechTalk Why does universal design matter, and how does it drive citizen engagement? How is the private sector approaching accessibility? What are some of the leading best practices that the government can learn from their partners in industry? What does the future hold for accessible IT? On December 13, the Partnership on Employment & Accessible Technology, supported by the General Services Administration, hosted a facilitated “Accessibility TechTalk” at Microsoft’s Innovation and Policy Center in Washington, D.C., to explore these issues. During the event, federal and industry executives from across the technology sector joined forces to share experiences, learn from each other, and discuss the future of accessible IT. • Read about the Accessibility Tech Talk event Hearing Aid Tips When Using Telephone Headsets — JAN Blog In a post on the Job Accommodation Network blog site, Teresa Goddard, Lead Consultant on the Sensory Team, discusses the use of hearing aids with telephone headsets. “Some hearing aids can work with specialized types of headsets, but in many cases, it is necessary to think outside the box and find a solution when there isn’t easy compatibility,” she notes. In the blog, Goddard outlines numerous scenarios to illustrate this point, and provides resources and accommodation ideas. |
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