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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>This is a new project the DC library is starting. It is intended that this group will spend some time in interactive activities and using the computer to fill out job applications.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Debbie<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><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"'> Timony, James (DCPL) [mailto:James.Timony@dc.gov] <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 29, 2013 7:03 PM<br><b>To:</b> Timony, James (DCPL)<br><b>Subject:</b> Jobs Club Saturday Technology Training Session, Feb 2, 2013<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Are you interested in a Jobs Club for people with disabilities? Come help us craft the structure of this proposed entity. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Presentations by:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tony Paschal, DC Dapartment of Disability Services, Rehabilitation Services Administration<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Angela Cooper, People-4-People Employment Assistance Program<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>1PM to 4PM, Saturday, February 2, 2013<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Room 215 Adaptive Services Division<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>901 G Street NW<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Washington, DC, 20001<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>ASL Interpreted!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please come to a Saturday Technology Training Session on February 2, 2013 from 1pm to 4pm, to initiate a community-based Job Club for people with disabilities, which will be held on a regular basis at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library this spring in coordination with the bi-monthly, employment-related series of Saturday Technology Training Sessions.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>What will the structure of this entity be? We want you to determine it's scope and purpose. Some of the possibilities are listed below:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Jobs Club could:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>meet on a weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly basis<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>occur in the evenings or weekends <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>include coffee/tea and refreshments<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>be led and organized by a facilitator <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>be of a limited size (5 to 30 participants?)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>meet for at least a three-month period?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>have a centralized way to contact other members<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>include a step process model (workforce development vs. 12-step or grieving process)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>allow participants to share their various networks to help each other identify job opportunities.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>provide information and skills in job search techniques, résumé building, and interview preparation <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>feature various guest speakers: human resources experts, small business owners, employer representatives, and success stories<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>James Patrick Timony<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Librarian, Adaptive Technology<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>DC Public Library<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>202-727-1335<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:red'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:red'>Save the date!</span></strong><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:red'><br></span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Mayor Gray’s 2013 State of the District Address is Tuesday, February 5th at 7:00 pm at the Sixth and I Historic Synagogue.<br>Attend in person, watch on <a href="http://www.octt.dc.gov/services/video/channel_16_DCN.shtm" title="">DCN</a>, or follow on Twitter via <a href="http://twitter.com/mayorvincegray" title="">@mayorvincegray</a>.</span><span style='color:red'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>