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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Agency IT Accessibility Coordinators (Sec508ITAC) [mailto:SEC508ITAC@LISTSERV.GSA.GOV]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Quentis Scott - IAT<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, September 29, 2014 9:27 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> SEC508ITAC@LISTSERV.GSA.GOV<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Disability related events<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#004D7D">Disability Employment Initiative Grants Awarded to Six States</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced $14,837,785 in grants to six states to improve employment opportunities for adults and youth with disabilities. The grants to California, Illinois,
Kansas, Massachusetts, Minnesota and South Dakota are being awarded as part of the Disability Employment Initiative (DEI), funded by DOL's Employment and Training Administration and Office of Disability Employment Policy. These grants will help expand the
capacity of local American Job Centers to improve employment outcomes for youth and adults with disabilities by increasing their participation in existing career pathway systems and programs that build on partnerships among local educational institutions,
businesses and disability advocates. This is the fifth round of funding through the DEI, which now supports 37 projects in 26 states.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">• <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwOTI2LjM2NDAyODAxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDkyNi4zNjQwMjgwMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTA1OTIxJmVtYWlsaWQ9ZGFuLnBlcmtpbnNAZ3NhLmdvdiZ1c2VyaWQ9ZGFuLnBlcmtpbnNAZ3NhLmdvdiZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&101&&&http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/eta/ETA20141764.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color:#003399">Read
the DOL news release</span></a><br>
• <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwOTI2LjM2NDAyODAxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDkyNi4zNjQwMjgwMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTA1OTIxJmVtYWlsaWQ9ZGFuLnBlcmtpbnNAZ3NhLmdvdiZ1c2VyaWQ9ZGFuLnBlcmtpbnNAZ3NhLmdvdiZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&102&&&http://www.dol.gov/odep/topics/DEI.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color:#003399">Learn
about the Disability Employment Initiative </span></a><br>
• <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwOTI2LjM2NDAyODAxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDkyNi4zNjQwMjgwMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTA1OTIxJmVtYWlsaWQ9ZGFuLnBlcmtpbnNAZ3NhLmdvdiZ1c2VyaWQ9ZGFuLnBlcmtpbnNAZ3NhLmdvdiZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&103&&&http://jobcenter.usa.gov/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#003399">Find
an American Job Center</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#004D7D">Office of Disability Employment Policy Establishes Web Page for the Advisory Committee on Increasing Competitive Integrated Employment for Individuals with Disabilities</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The web page for the Advisory Committee on Increasing Competitive Integrated Employment for Individuals with Disabilities is now available on the website of the Office of Disability Employment
Policy. The page will be updated frequently with news about meeting, reports, and resources. The committee is a key part of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), which was signed into law by President Obama on July 22, 2014 to help job seekers,
including those with disabilities, access the services they need to succeed in employment and match employers with skilled workers. The committee is mandated by section 609 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by section 461 of WIOA. The committee
consists of both federal officials and private citizens from specific groups identified in the WIOA legislation. Anyone interested in being nominated for the committee can review the Federal Register Notice and submit the requested information by October
14, 2014.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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the WIOA advisory committee web page </span></a><br>
• <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwOTI2LjM2NDAyODAxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDkyNi4zNjQwMjgwMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTA1OTIxJmVtYWlsaWQ9ZGFuLnBlcmtpbnNAZ3NhLmdvdiZ1c2VyaWQ9ZGFuLnBlcmtpbnNAZ3NhLmdvdiZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&105&&&https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2014/09/12/2014-21834/advisory-committee-on-increasing-competitive-integrated-employment-for-individuals-with-disabilities" target="_blank"><span style="color:#003399">Read
the Federal Register Notice </span></a><br>
• <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwOTI2LjM2NDAyODAxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDkyNi4zNjQwMjgwMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTA1OTIxJmVtYWlsaWQ9ZGFuLnBlcmtpbnNAZ3NhLmdvdiZ1c2VyaWQ9ZGFuLnBlcmtpbnNAZ3NhLmdvdiZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&106&&&http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/odep/ODEP20141761.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color:#003399">Read
the DOL news release</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#004D7D">HHS and DOL to Host 2014 A11Y Conference on Accessible Technology and Employment </span></strong><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#004D7D">—<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> October
15, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM EDT</span></strong></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) will host the 2014 A11Y Conference: Expect. Employ. Empower. This one-day conference
will bring together the themes of technology, accessibility and employment of people with disabilities, and will focus on ensuring that accessible technology is available to all employees, including those with disabilities. Through exhibits and in-depth breakout
sessions, federal and technology company innovators will present the latest information on improving accessibility in the workplace. The event will be held at the Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, October
15, 2014, from 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM EDT. Check-in begins at 8:00 AM. Sign language interpreters and real-time captioning will be provided.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">• <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwOTI2LjM2NDAyODAxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDkyNi4zNjQwMjgwMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTA1OTIxJmVtYWlsaWQ9ZGFuLnBlcmtpbnNAZ3NhLmdvdiZ1c2VyaWQ9ZGFuLnBlcmtpbnNAZ3NhLmdvdiZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&107&&&http://www.eventbrite.com/e/a11yhhsgov-2014-expect-employ-and-empower-tickets-12480147457?aff=eac2" target="_blank"><span style="color:#003399">Register
for the A11Y Conference</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#004D7D">National Science Foundation to Present Webinar on Reasonable Accommodations for Federal Employees and to Hold NAAC Grand Opening </span></strong><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#004D7D">—<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">October
15, 10:00 AM – 3:30 PM EDT</span></strong></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The National Science Foundation (NSF) will present a webinar, “Providing Reasonable Accommodations for Federal Employees with Disabilities,” on October 15, 10:00 – 11:30 AM EDT. Real-time captioning
will be provided during the webinar, which will be followed by the NSF Accessibility and Accessment Center (NAAC) Grand Opening and Showcase from 11:30 AM – 3:30 PM EDT. The event will take place at NSF Headquarters Building-Room 375, 4201 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA. RSVPs will be accepted until October 10. To arrange for onsite sign language interpreting or other reasonable accommodations, submit requests to <a href="mailto:eeo@nsf.gov" target="_blank"><span style="color:#003399">eeo@nsf.gov</span></a> by October
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• RSVP for the NAAC Grand Opening to <a href="mailto:kotts@nsf.gov" target="_blank"><span style="color:#003399">kotts@nsf.gov</span></a> by October 10<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#004D7D">LEAD Center Issues September 2014 Policy Update</span></strong><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#004D7D"> — <strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Employment,
Health Care and Disability</span></strong></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The LEAD Center's Policy Update – Employment, Health Care and Disability provides policymakers, disability service professionals, individuals with disabilities and their families with information
about relevant policy developments regarding Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act and related topics, with a focus on improving employment outcomes for individuals with disabilities. The latest update features stories on CMS guidance to states on transition
plans for HCBS, new requirements under WIOA to promote integrated employment and divert youth from automatically being place in sheltered workshops, a new report on promoting employment for people with mental illness, and much more.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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