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Today's Topics:

   1. Student Accessibility Specialist St. Olaf College MN
      (Andrews, David B (DEED) via Jobs)
   2. FW: Governors Working to Enable People with Disabilities to
      Get Jobs (Nightingale, Noel via Jobs)
   3. Re: FW: Governors Working to Enable People with Disabilities
      to Get Jobs (Justin Salisbury via Jobs)
   4. Re: FW: Governors Working to Enable People with Disabilities
      to Get Jobs (Steve Heesen via Jobs)
   5. Re: FW: Governors Working to Enable People with Disabilities
      to Get Jobs (Hyde, David W. (ESC) via Jobs)

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From: "Andrews, David B $DEED$ via Jobs" <jobs at nfbnet.org>
To: Jobs for the Blind <jobs at nfbnet.org>
Subject: [Jobs] Student Accessibility Specialist St. Olaf College MN
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Position Summary:

The Student Accessibility Services Specialist will promote academic access
to the St. Olaf curriculum and related educational opportunities for
students with disabilities. Collaborate with the campus community to
establish an accessible learning environment in compliance with ADA
requirements.
Qualifications:
Essential:
* Bachelor's degree
* 1-3 years of college or university-level experience working with students
with disabilities; interest in collaborating with faculty.

Desirable:
* Master's degree in Education, Psychology, Counseling, Higher Education
Administration or another relevant field Coursework in pedagogy or
instructional design.
* Experience in collaborating with faculty to support accessible
instructional design.

Apply Here: http://www.Click2Apply.net/56prjxy

David Andrews | Chief Technology Officer
State Services for the Blind/Department of Employment and Economic
Development
2200 University Ave. W., #240, St. Paul, MN 55114-1840
Direct:651-539-2294
http://mn.gov/deed

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Date: Wed, 21 May 2014 14:10:01 -0500
From: "Nightingale, Noel via Jobs" <jobs at nfbnet.org>
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Subject: [Jobs] FW: Governors Working to Enable People with
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From: Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi [mailto:JenniferM at respectabilityusa.org]
Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2014 5:01 AM
To: Nightingale, Noel
Subject: Governors Working to Enable People with Disabilities to Get Jobs

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Please note that we're doing a system's upgrade and while that is happening
we are losing some emails. If you email us and don't hear back, please call
me at 202 365 0787. Thanks! - Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi
Governors Jack Markell (DE), Scott Walker (WI), Terry Brandstad (IA), Dennis
Daugaard (SD), Gary Herbert (UT), Phil Bryant (MS) and Others Working to
Enable People with Disabilities to Get Jobs

Bethesda, MD. Governors around the country are expanding their efforts to
enable people with disabilities to achieve the American dream. More than one
in five Americans have a disability.  Currently 70% of working age (18-64)
Americans with disabilities are outside of the work force and more than nine
million working of them are living on government benefits. Polls show that
the majority want to work. Millions nationally have been trapped in poverty
and isolation for decades. Now, thanks to Governors, things are starting to
get better.

The wave of progress was initiated by Gov. Jack Markell when he recently
served as chair of the National Governor's Association (NGA). During his NGA
term he created "A Better Bottom Line: Employing People with
Disabilities<http://click.bsftransmit7.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=1136%7c960%
7c68494%7c5&digest=YrnUEztSBI5FdVk%2bPBrXcA&sysid=1>," a blueprint that
identified best practices and outlined steps that can be put in place by
businesses and states to increase employment of people with disabilities.
Gov. Markell is continuing this powerful work in his own state and around
the country to enable people with disabilities to get jobs and achieve the
American dream. This bipartisan initiative demonstrates coordination and
collaboration across party lines. Indeed, important work is also being done
by other Governors, including:

 *   In Utah Governor Herbert recently convened Utah's 2014 annual Economic
Summit. In furthering Governor Markell's "A Better Bottom line," Utah's
theme for the summit: "Executing the Fundamentals of Economic Development
for a Better Bottom Line." The Economic Summit allowed businesses and
decision-makers the opportunity to learn the added value of employing people
with disabilities. Governors Herbert is enlightening businesses on how to
create a better bottom line by utilizing the talents of people with
disabilities. Indeed, Herbert's own State Budget Director, Kristen
Cox<http://click.bsftransmit7.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=1136%7c961%7c68494%7
c5&digest=KISMgJUrSoXI%2fKYP6QB8Fw&sysid=1>, is blind. Richard Marriott, a
major philanthropist and business leader who is also enabling people with
disabilities to get jobs and succeed, joined Gov. Herbert.
 *   Governor Scott Walker (R-WI) quickly improved policies and practices
and made it a key point in his State of the State
address<http://click.bsftransmit7.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=1136%7c962%7c684
94%7c5&digest=OjMrQQs84QFbLxN4qD8fGw&sysid=1>. He has expanded to 20 Project
SEARCH sites in his state, which will help young people with disabilities go
straight into jobs instead of a life of dependency. Project
SEARCH<http://click.bsftransmit7.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=1136%7c963%7c6849
4%7c5&digest=Lr8Y0hrqSiIYXnKOXMxObg&sysid=1> is already in 43 states and is
getting outstanding results for employers, people with disabilities and
taxpayers alike.
 *   His specific
plan<http://click.bsftransmit7.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=1136%7c964%7c68494%
7c5&digest=ImwYv453TMBHO7wDG0OadA&sysid=1> has become a role model for
expansion of opportunities for people with disabilities.
 *   Gov. Dennis Daugaard (SD) did the same in his State of the State
address and has created a very specific
plan<http://click.bsftransmit7.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=1136%7c975%7c68494%
7c5&digest=Dhz2dEQPwzlbL73oJ%2bsHew&sysid=1> to move ahead. Both of Gov.
Daugaard's parents are deaf; he has a special understanding of these issues.
 *   Iowa's Governor Terry Brandstad has been working with Sen. Tom Harkin
on solutions. He hosted a statewide
summit<http://click.bsftransmit7.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=1136%7c976%7c6849
4%7c5&digest=Z4%2f8LMIaVoz8dMo35D93XQ&sysid=1> on jobs for people with
disabilities and is working systematically to make progress possible.
 *   Governor Rick Scott (FL) recommended and the Florida Legislature
approved $500,000 this year to fund job internships and Supported Employment
for people with developmental disabilities. This is in addition to programs
that provide job coaches to more than 3,000 people with developmental
disabilities.
 *   Governor Jerry Brown's California Department of Rehabilitation (DOR) is
sharing best practices that were initiated through membership on the CSAVR
National Employment Team (NET) - which works with employers to meet their
business needs in the hiring and retention of individuals with disabilities.
The DOR is engaged in many promising practices that have positively impacted
the employment of people with disabilities, including new partnerships with
Lowe's and Safeway.
 *   Governor Pat Quinn (IL) started "employment first policies."
 *   Governor Nathan Deal (GA) committed to focus on employment for PwDs at
a rally with the Georgia Council on Developmental
Disabilities<http://click.bsftransmit7.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=1136%7c977%
7c68494%7c5&digest=P0gEbE93uLceRBKz0flRHA&sysid=1>.
Much can be learned from the approach to these issues in Delaware where
Governor Markell and Delaware's Secretary of the Department of Health and
Social Services Rita Landgraf have focused like laser beams on finding
win-win solutions for employers and potential employees with disabilities.
They started with a major
summit<http://click.bsftransmit7.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=1136%7c978%7c6849
4%7c5&digest=hXsRspePCU5Cmr03DF0lhA&sysid=1>, where they brought together
top business leaders, advocates from the disability community, foundations
and other leaders to brainstorm and implement solutions. They understood
from day one that real change will take strong public-private partnerships
driven by meeting the needs of employers for successful and reliable talent.

Delaware is also utilizing options available through the Medicaid program to
expand community resources and services to create Pathways to
Employment<http://click.bsftransmit7.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=1136%7c979%7c
68494%7c5&digest=jZlc4ftFq3XpeDOEMmEEFQ&sysid=1>.  The focus is on
supporting individuals age 14 to 25 to assist individuals to explore and
plan career paths.  Pathways will include services such as on the job
supports. Transportation, personal care, orientation and mobility, assistive
technology and other services are all important to enhance employment for
both the individual and employer.

The Health Care Association made up of Delaware's hospitals has signed on to
the Governor's initiative and is developing internships, expanding Project
SEARCH<http://click.bsftransmit7.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=1136%7c963%7c6849
4%7c5&digest=Lr8Y0hrqSiIYXnKOXMxObg&sysid=1> and building recruitment from
these efforts into employment.

The University of Delaware, in collaboration with the State of Delaware,
conducted a comprehensive survey of state employees to determine the needs
of the State, as an employer, with respect to evaluating the attitudes of
and hiring practices toward state employees with disabilities.  The two key
areas that were identified as a need in response to this survey were: a. HR
training initiatives related to disability awareness and, b. refinement of
state hiring practices/systems for recruiting qualified applicants with
disabilities.  Both of these areas are discussed in further detail below as
the State of Delaware continues to make progress in the employment of
persons with disabilities.

State of Delaware Hiring Practices - Selective Placement:
The State Office of Management and Budget in collaboration with the Division
of Vocational Rehabilitation and the Division for the Visually Impaired in
Delaware has diligently worked to ensure that the Selective Placement
program is one practical hiring option for individuals with disabilities who
seek employment in state government.  Selective Placement is a mechanism by
which a qualified individual with a disability can apply, be screened, and
matched for a state job with an expedited hiring process in place for the
hiring managers within the State of Delaware.  Though the Selective
Placement program has been in place for many years, it was Governor's
Markell's initiative of employing people with disabilities that heightened
awareness in our state government workforce to the aptitude and abilities
that people with disabilities bring to the workplace.  Beginning in 2013 the
State of Delaware began to re-examine the selective placement process to
determine if it was designed 
 to maximize employment outcomes for persons with disabilities as it had
been determined to be underutilized in the past.

In addition, the State Non Profit organizations, who work closely with DVR
and DVI received training on the Selective Placement Program in order to
assist in qualifying eligible applicants.

 *   For better understanding and to support the Selective Placement
Program, OMB developed a training video on their website entitled "Untapped
Talent Ready to Work". The training is for viewing for anyone who has access
to a computer and a web browser. The video gives an overview of how
misrepresented people with disabilities are in today's workforce and the
accomplishments gained from utilizing this untapped and underutilized
resource.
 *   OMB has also developed a user friendly webpage which provides
information about Selective Placement for Job Seekers including how to
become certified, meeting the requirements, the applications process and who
to contact for questions. The site also provides the user with links that
navigate directly to the online application including instructions.

HR Training Initiatives:
The State of Delaware is in the process of developing and piloting an online
class that will be available to all State employees, which will also be
required for all hiring managers as a prerequisite for additional classroom
training. The class topics shall include:
1.    Message from the Governor.
2.    Statistics and studies about people with disabilities in the
workplace.
3.    A snapshot of the ADA with a multiple-choice activity and interactive
timeline.
4.    Information about hidden disabilities.
5.    Information about interacting respectfully with employees who have
disabilities.
6.    Resources that participants can print out or link to online.
7.    The State of Delaware plans to pilot the online training in next month
and then the classroom training in late July or August, 2014.

Gov. Markell launched a partnership in Delaware that illustrates the
potential for putting more people with disabilities to work.  The state
helped bring together the IT firm CAI and an international organization
called Specialisterne, which is dedicated to employment of individuals with
autism. CAI, a company that employs thousands of people across the country,
is committed to hiring people who have Autism for more than 3% of its
workforce by 2015, recognizing that these individuals are especially
qualified for technology roles like software testing, data quality
assurance, programming, data mining and data entry. Markell has advanced the
Specialisterne model within his administration and several departments have
hired or are actively recruiting through Specialisterne.

Governor Markell's initiative created a major spark in Delaware's Department
of Labor with an increase of 8.6 % of individuals with disabilities becoming
actively employed from 2011 to 2013.  Delaware has seen an increase in the
number of employers engaged and in the number of individuals with
disabilities actively seeking employment.

There is an important place for government benefits as a safety net for
those who cannot work.  But, employment achieves what benefits never can:
self-respect, dignity and a real chance to achieve the American dream.
Governors around the country are starting to understand that we cannot
afford to have talented Americans sit at home when they want to help make
America stronger.  As a nation we need people with disabilities in the
competitive workforce at fair, competitive wages. Every American who can
work should be encouraged to do so.

Where the Federal Government may lack consensus, many Governors throughout
the country are working to implement policy that will benefit the economy
and persons with disabilities. Their efforts should be lauded throughout the
country, and the success that follows should provide example to businesses
and policy-makers that "A Better Bottom Line" is attainable through fiscal
and social responsibility.
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Message: 3
Date: Wed, 21 May 2014 20:22:39 +0000
From: Justin Salisbury via Jobs <jobs at nfbnet.org>
To: "Nightingale, Noel" <Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov>, Jobs for the Blind
	<jobs at nfbnet.org>
Cc: "rsloan at nfb.org" <rsloan at nfb.org>
Subject: Re: [Jobs] FW: Governors Working to Enable People with
	Disabilities to Get Jobs
Message-ID: <22E29C2D-709C-4E02-B129-90767A5EC682 at alumni.ecu.edu>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252"

Colleagues:

Gov. Scott Walker, of Wisconsin, has been exalting the sheltered workshops
for their great work employing people with disabilities.  We, the Wisconsin
affiliate, have risen up and attempted to use media outlets to make it clear
that he is not doing a good thing. I would not be surprised if these other
governors are doing the same thing.

Justin Salisbury
Legislative Coordinator
NFB of Wisconsin

Sent from the iPhone of:

Justin M. Salisbury
Graduate Student
Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics
University of Wisconsin ? Madison
@_JSalisbury

On May 21, 2014, at 3:12 PM, "Nightingale, Noel via Jobs"
<jobs at nfbnet.org<mailto:jobs at nfbnet.org>> wrote:

From: Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi [mailto:JenniferM at respectabilityusa.org]
Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2014 5:01 AM
To: Nightingale, Noel
Subject: Governors Working to Enable People with Disabilities to Get Jobs

View this email from RespectAbility in your web
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Please note that we're doing a system's upgrade and while that is happening
we are losing some emails. If you email us and don't hear back, please call
me at 202 365 0787. Thanks! - Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi
Governors Jack Markell (DE), Scott Walker (WI), Terry Brandstad (IA), Dennis
Daugaard (SD), Gary Herbert (UT), Phil Bryant (MS) and Others Working to
Enable People with Disabilities to Get Jobs

Bethesda, MD. Governors around the country are expanding their efforts to
enable people with disabilities to achieve the American dream. More than one
in five Americans have a disability.  Currently 70% of working age (18-64)
Americans with disabilities are outside of the work force and more than nine
million working of them are living on government benefits. Polls show that
the majority want to work. Millions nationally have been trapped in poverty
and isolation for decades. Now, thanks to Governors, things are starting to
get better.

The wave of progress was initiated by Gov. Jack Markell when he recently
served as chair of the National Governor's Association (NGA). During his NGA
term he created "A Better Bottom Line: Employing People with
Disabilities<http://click.bsftransmit7.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=1136%7c960%
7c68494%7c5&digest=YrnUEztSBI5FdVk%2bPBrXcA&sysid=1>," a blueprint that
identified best practices and outlined steps that can be put in place by
businesses and states to increase employment of people with disabilities.
Gov. Markell is continuing this powerful work in his own state and around
the country to enable people with disabilities to get jobs and achieve the
American dream. This bipartisan initiative demonstrates coordination and
collaboration across party lines. Indeed, important work is also being done
by other Governors, including:

  *   In Utah Governor Herbert recently convened Utah's 2014 annual Economic
Summit. In furthering Governor Markell's "A Better Bottom line," Utah's
theme for the summit: "Executing the Fundamentals of Economic Development
for a Better Bottom Line." The Economic Summit allowed businesses and
decision-makers the opportunity to learn the added value of employing people
with disabilities. Governors Herbert is enlightening businesses on how to
create a better bottom line by utilizing the talents of people with
disabilities. Indeed, Herbert's own State Budget Director, Kristen
Cox<http://click.bsftransmit7.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=1136%7c961%7c68494%7
c5&digest=KISMgJUrSoXI%2fKYP6QB8Fw&sysid=1>, is blind. Richard Marriott, a
major philanthropist and business leader who is also enabling people with
disabilities to get jobs and succeed, joined Gov. Herbert.
  *   Governor Scott Walker (R-WI) quickly improved policies and practices
and made it a key point in his State of the State
address<http://click.bsftransmit7.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=1136%7c962%7c684
94%7c5&digest=OjMrQQs84QFbLxN4qD8fGw&sysid=1>. He has expanded to 20 Project
SEARCH sites in his state, which will help young people with disabilities go
straight into jobs instead of a life of dependency. Project
SEARCH<http://click.bsftransmit7.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=1136%7c963%7c6849
4%7c5&digest=Lr8Y0hrqSiIYXnKOXMxObg&sysid=1> is already in 43 states and is
getting outstanding results for employers, people with disabilities and
taxpayers alike.
  *   His specific
plan<http://click.bsftransmit7.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=1136%7c964%7c68494%
7c5&digest=ImwYv453TMBHO7wDG0OadA&sysid=1> has become a role model for
expansion of opportunities for people with disabilities.
  *   Gov. Dennis Daugaard (SD) did the same in his State of the State
address and has created a very specific
plan<http://click.bsftransmit7.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=1136%7c975%7c68494%
7c5&digest=Dhz2dEQPwzlbL73oJ%2bsHew&sysid=1> to move ahead. Both of Gov.
Daugaard's parents are deaf; he has a special understanding of these issues.
  *   Iowa's Governor Terry Brandstad has been working with Sen. Tom Harkin
on solutions. He hosted a statewide
summit<http://click.bsftransmit7.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=1136%7c976%7c6849
4%7c5&digest=Z4%2f8LMIaVoz8dMo35D93XQ&sysid=1> on jobs for people with
disabilities and is working systematically to make progress possible.
  *   Governor Rick Scott (FL) recommended and the Florida Legislature
approved $500,000 this year to fund job internships and Supported Employment
for people with developmental disabilities. This is in addition to programs
that provide job coaches to more than 3,000 people with developmental
disabilities.
  *   Governor Jerry Brown's California Department of Rehabilitation (DOR)
is sharing best practices that were initiated through membership on the
CSAVR National Employment Team (NET) ? which works with employers to meet
their business needs in the hiring and retention of individuals with
disabilities. The DOR is engaged in many promising practices that have
positively impacted the employment of people with disabilities, including
new partnerships with Lowe's and Safeway.
  *   Governor Pat Quinn (IL) started "employment first policies."
  *   Governor Nathan Deal (GA) committed to focus on employment for PwDs at
a rally with the Georgia Council on Developmental
Disabilities<http://click.bsftransmit7.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=1136%7c977%
7c68494%7c5&digest=P0gEbE93uLceRBKz0flRHA&sysid=1>.
Much can be learned from the approach to these issues in Delaware where
Governor Markell and Delaware's Secretary of the Department of Health and
Social Services Rita Landgraf have focused like laser beams on finding
win-win solutions for employers and potential employees with disabilities.
They started with a major
summit<http://click.bsftransmit7.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=1136%7c978%7c6849
4%7c5&digest=hXsRspePCU5Cmr03DF0lhA&sysid=1>, where they brought together
top business leaders, advocates from the disability community, foundations
and other leaders to brainstorm and implement solutions. They understood
from day one that real change will take strong public-private partnerships
driven by meeting the needs of employers for successful and reliable talent.

Delaware is also utilizing options available through the Medicaid program to
expand community resources and services to create Pathways to
Employment<http://click.bsftransmit7.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=1136%7c979%7c
68494%7c5&digest=jZlc4ftFq3XpeDOEMmEEFQ&sysid=1>.  The focus is on
supporting individuals age 14 to 25 to assist individuals to explore and
plan career paths.  Pathways will include services such as on the job
supports. Transportation, personal care, orientation and mobility, assistive
technology and other services are all important to enhance employment for
both the individual and employer.

The Health Care Association made up of Delaware's hospitals has signed on to
the Governor's initiative and is developing internships, expanding Project
SEARCH<http://click.bsftransmit7.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=1136%7c963%7c6849
4%7c5&digest=Lr8Y0hrqSiIYXnKOXMxObg&sysid=1> and building recruitment from
these efforts into employment.

The University of Delaware, in collaboration with the State of Delaware,
conducted a comprehensive survey of state employees to determine the needs
of the State, as an employer, with respect to evaluating the attitudes of
and hiring practices toward state employees with disabilities.  The two key
areas that were identified as a need in response to this survey were: a. HR
training initiatives related to disability awareness and, b. refinement of
state hiring practices/systems for recruiting qualified applicants with
disabilities.  Both of these areas are discussed in further detail below as
the State of Delaware continues to make progress in the employment of
persons with disabilities.

State of Delaware Hiring Practices - Selective Placement:
The State Office of Management and Budget in collaboration with the Division
of Vocational Rehabilitation and the Division for the Visually Impaired in
Delaware has diligently worked to ensure that the Selective Placement
program is one practical hiring option for individuals with disabilities who
seek employment in state government.  Selective Placement is a mechanism by
which a qualified individual with a disability can apply, be screened, and
matched for a state job with an expedited hiring process in place for the
hiring managers within the State of Delaware.  Though the Selective
Placement program has been in place for many years, it was Governor's
Markell's initiative of employing people with disabilities that heightened
awareness in our state government workforce to the aptitude and abilities
that people with disabilities bring to the workplace.  Beginning in 2013 the
State of Delaware began to re-examine the selective placement process to
determine if it was designed 
 to maximize employment outcomes for persons with disabilities as it had
been determined to be underutilized in the past.

In addition, the State Non Profit organizations, who work closely with DVR
and DVI received training on the Selective Placement Program in order to
assist in qualifying eligible applicants.

  *   For better understanding and to support the Selective Placement
Program, OMB developed a training video on their website entitled "Untapped
Talent Ready to Work". The training is for viewing for anyone who has access
to a computer and a web browser. The video gives an overview of how
misrepresented people with disabilities are in today's workforce and the
accomplishments gained from utilizing this untapped and underutilized
resource.
  *   OMB has also developed a user friendly webpage which provides
information about Selective Placement for Job Seekers including how to
become certified, meeting the requirements, the applications process and who
to contact for questions. The site also provides the user with links that
navigate directly to the online application including instructions.

HR Training Initiatives:
The State of Delaware is in the process of developing and piloting an online
class that will be available to all State employees, which will also be
required for all hiring managers as a prerequisite for additional classroom
training. The class topics shall include:
1.    Message from the Governor.
2.    Statistics and studies about people with disabilities in the
workplace.
3.    A snapshot of the ADA with a multiple-choice activity and interactive
timeline.
4.    Information about hidden disabilities.
5.    Information about interacting respectfully with employees who have
disabilities.
6.    Resources that participants can print out or link to online.
7.    The State of Delaware plans to pilot the online training in next month
and then the classroom training in late July or August, 2014.

Gov. Markell launched a partnership in Delaware that illustrates the
potential for putting more people with disabilities to work.  The state
helped bring together the IT firm CAI and an international organization
called Specialisterne, which is dedicated to employment of individuals with
autism. CAI, a company that employs thousands of people across the country,
is committed to hiring people who have Autism for more than 3% of its
workforce by 2015, recognizing that these individuals are especially
qualified for technology roles like software testing, data quality
assurance, programming, data mining and data entry. Markell has advanced the
Specialisterne model within his administration and several departments have
hired or are actively recruiting through Specialisterne.

Governor Markell's initiative created a major spark in Delaware's Department
of Labor with an increase of 8.6 % of individuals with disabilities becoming
actively employed from 2011 to 2013.  Delaware has seen an increase in the
number of employers engaged and in the number of individuals with
disabilities actively seeking employment.

There is an important place for government benefits as a safety net for
those who cannot work.  But, employment achieves what benefits never can:
self-respect, dignity and a real chance to achieve the American dream.
Governors around the country are starting to understand that we cannot
afford to have talented Americans sit at home when they want to help make
America stronger.  As a nation we need people with disabilities in the
competitive workforce at fair, competitive wages. Every American who can
work should be encouraged to do so.

Where the Federal Government may lack consensus, many Governors throughout
the country are working to implement policy that will benefit the economy
and persons with disabilities. Their efforts should be lauded throughout the
country, and the success that follows should provide example to businesses
and policy-makers that "A Better Bottom Line" is attainable through fiscal
and social responsibility.
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Date: Wed, 21 May 2014 20:35:00 +0000
From: Steve Heesen via Jobs <jobs at nfbnet.org>
To: Justin Salisbury <PRESIDENT at alumni.ecu.edu>, Jobs for the Blind
	<jobs at nfbnet.org>, "Nightingale, Noel" <Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov>
Cc: "rsloan at nfb.org" <rsloan at nfb.org>
Subject: Re: [Jobs] FW: Governors Working to Enable People with
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As far as the 2 organizations employing the blind in Wisconsin. We are doing
great work. No one receives below the minimum wage and much is being done in
the areas of upward mobility and in increasing opportunities for advancement
for blind professionals in all areas of Industries for the Blind and Beyond
Vision. I understand Source America, formly Nish, is not doing as well in
these areas. Why don't we commend those that are doing well and go after
those that are not. Let's not confuse the issue as a blindness organization.
I understand that it might be appropriate in other areas of the country, but
not in Wisconsin. Thank you.

Steve Heesen

Inside Sales Associate

"Leading Upward Mobility"

Industries for the Blind, Inc.

445 S Curtis Rd | West Allis, WI 53214

p. 414-778-3040 EXT 4064  t. 800-642-8778  f. 414-778-3389

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From: Justin Salisbury via Jobs [mailto:jobs at nfbnet.org]
Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2014 3:23 PM
To: Nightingale, Noel; Jobs for the Blind
Cc: rsloan at nfb.org
Subject: Re: [Jobs] FW: Governors Working to Enable People with Disabilities
to Get Jobs

Colleagues:

Gov. Scott Walker, of Wisconsin, has been exalting the sheltered workshops
for their great work employing people with disabilities.  We, the Wisconsin
affiliate, have risen up and attempted to use media outlets to make it clear
that he is not doing a good thing. I would not be surprised if these other
governors are doing the same thing.

Justin Salisbury
Legislative Coordinator
NFB of Wisconsin
Sent from the iPhone of:

Justin M. Salisbury
Graduate Student
Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics
University of Wisconsin - Madison
@_JSalisbury

On May 21, 2014, at 3:12 PM, "Nightingale, Noel via Jobs"
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Governors Jack Markell (DE), Scott Walker (WI), Terry Brandstad (IA), Dennis
Daugaard (SD), Gary Herbert (UT), Phil Bryant (MS) and Others Working to
Enable People with Disabilities to Get Jobs

Bethesda, MD. Governors around the country are expanding their efforts to
enable people with disabilities to achieve the American dream. More than one
in five Americans have a disability.  Currently 70% of working age (18-64)
Americans with disabilities are outside of the work force and more than nine
million working of them are living on government benefits. Polls show that
the majority want to work. Millions nationally have been trapped in poverty
and isolation for decades. Now, thanks to Governors, things are starting to
get better.

The wave of progress was initiated by Gov. Jack Markell when he recently
served as chair of the National Governor's Association (NGA). During his NGA
term he created "A Better Bottom Line: Employing People with
Disabilities<http://click.bsftransmit7.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=1136%7c960%
7c68494%7c5&digest=YrnUEztSBI5FdVk%2bPBrXcA&sysid=1>," a blueprint that
identified best practices and outlined steps that can be put in place by
businesses and states to increase employment of people with disabilities.
Gov. Markell is continuing this powerful work in his own state and around
the country to enable people with disabilities to get jobs and achieve the
American dream. This bipartisan initiative demonstrates coordination and
collaboration across party lines. Indeed, important work is also being done
by other Governors, including:

  *   In Utah Governor Herbert recently convened Utah's 2014 annual Economic
Summit. In furthering Governor Markell's "A Better Bottom line," Utah's
theme for the summit: "Executing the Fundamentals of Economic Development
for a Better Bottom Line." The Economic Summit allowed businesses and
decision-makers the opportunity to learn the added value of employing people
with disabilities. Governors Herbert is enlightening businesses on how to
create a better bottom line by utilizing the talents of people with
disabilities. Indeed, Herbert's own State Budget Director, Kristen
Cox<http://click.bsftransmit7.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=1136%7c961%7c68494%7
c5&digest=KISMgJUrSoXI%2fKYP6QB8Fw&sysid=1>, is blind. Richard Marriott, a
major philanthropist and business leader who is also enabling people with
disabilities to get jobs and succeed, joined Gov. Herbert.
  *   Governor Scott Walker (R-WI) quickly improved policies and practices
and made it a key point in his State of the State
address<http://click.bsftransmit7.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=1136%7c962%7c684
94%7c5&digest=OjMrQQs84QFbLxN4qD8fGw&sysid=1>. He has expanded to 20 Project
SEARCH sites in his state, which will help young people with disabilities go
straight into jobs instead of a life of dependency. Project
SEARCH<http://click.bsftransmit7.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=1136%7c963%7c6849
4%7c5&digest=Lr8Y0hrqSiIYXnKOXMxObg&sysid=1> is already in 43 states and is
getting outstanding results for employers, people with disabilities and
taxpayers alike.
  *   His specific
plan<http://click.bsftransmit7.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=1136%7c964%7c68494%
7c5&digest=ImwYv453TMBHO7wDG0OadA&sysid=1> has become a role model for
expansion of opportunities for people with disabilities.
  *   Gov. Dennis Daugaard (SD) did the same in his State of the State
address and has created a very specific
plan<http://click.bsftransmit7.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=1136%7c975%7c68494%
7c5&digest=Dhz2dEQPwzlbL73oJ%2bsHew&sysid=1> to move ahead. Both of Gov.
Daugaard's parents are deaf; he has a special understanding of these issues.
  *   Iowa's Governor Terry Brandstad has been working with Sen. Tom Harkin
on solutions. He hosted a statewide
summit<http://click.bsftransmit7.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=1136%7c976%7c6849
4%7c5&digest=Z4%2f8LMIaVoz8dMo35D93XQ&sysid=1> on jobs for people with
disabilities and is working systematically to make progress possible.
  *   Governor Rick Scott (FL) recommended and the Florida Legislature
approved $500,000 this year to fund job internships and Supported Employment
for people with developmental disabilities. This is in addition to programs
that provide job coaches to more than 3,000 people with developmental
disabilities.
  *   Governor Jerry Brown's California Department of Rehabilitation (DOR)
is sharing best practices that were initiated through membership on the
CSAVR National Employment Team (NET) - which works with employers to meet
their business needs in the hiring and retention of individuals with
disabilities. The DOR is engaged in many promising practices that have
positively impacted the employment of people with disabilities, including
new partnerships with Lowe's and Safeway.
  *   Governor Pat Quinn (IL) started "employment first policies."
  *   Governor Nathan Deal (GA) committed to focus on employment for PwDs at
a rally with the Georgia Council on Developmental
Disabilities<http://click.bsftransmit7.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=1136%7c977%
7c68494%7c5&digest=P0gEbE93uLceRBKz0flRHA&sysid=1>.
Much can be learned from the approach to these issues in Delaware where
Governor Markell and Delaware's Secretary of the Department of Health and
Social Services Rita Landgraf have focused like laser beams on finding
win-win solutions for employers and potential employees with disabilities.
They started with a major
summit<http://click.bsftransmit7.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=1136%7c978%7c6849
4%7c5&digest=hXsRspePCU5Cmr03DF0lhA&sysid=1>, where they brought together
top business leaders, advocates from the disability community, foundations
and other leaders to brainstorm and implement solutions. They understood
from day one that real change will take strong public-private partnerships
driven by meeting the needs of employers for successful and reliable talent.

Delaware is also utilizing options available through the Medicaid program to
expand community resources and services to create Pathways to
Employment<http://click.bsftransmit7.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=1136%7c979%7c
68494%7c5&digest=jZlc4ftFq3XpeDOEMmEEFQ&sysid=1>.  The focus is on
supporting individuals age 14 to 25 to assist individuals to explore and
plan career paths.  Pathways will include services such as on the job
supports. Transportation, personal care, orientation and mobility, assistive
technology and other services are all important to enhance employment for
both the individual and employer.

The Health Care Association made up of Delaware's hospitals has signed on to
the Governor's initiative and is developing internships, expanding Project
SEARCH<http://click.bsftransmit7.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=1136%7c963%7c6849
4%7c5&digest=Lr8Y0hrqSiIYXnKOXMxObg&sysid=1> and building recruitment from
these efforts into employment.

The University of Delaware, in collaboration with the State of Delaware,
conducted a comprehensive survey of state employees to determine the needs
of the State, as an employer, with respect to evaluating the attitudes of
and hiring practices toward state employees with disabilities.  The two key
areas that were identified as a need in response to this survey were: a. HR
training initiatives related to disability awareness and, b. refinement of
state hiring practices/systems for recruiting qualified applicants with
disabilities.  Both of these areas are discussed in further detail below as
the State of Delaware continues to make progress in the employment of
persons with disabilities.

State of Delaware Hiring Practices - Selective Placement:
The State Office of Management and Budget in collaboration with the Division
of Vocational Rehabilitation and the Division for the Visually Impaired in
Delaware has diligently worked to ensure that the Selective Placement
program is one practical hiring option for individuals with disabilities who
seek employment in state government.  Selective Placement is a mechanism by
which a qualified individual with a disability can apply, be screened, and
matched for a state job with an expedited hiring process in place for the
hiring managers within the State of Delaware.  Though the Selective
Placement program has been in place for many years, it was Governor's
Markell's initiative of employing people with disabilities that heightened
awareness in our state government workforce to the aptitude and abilities
that people with disabilities bring to the workplace.  Beginning in 2013 the
State of Delaware began to re-examine the selective placement process to
determine if it was designed 
 to maximize employment outcomes for persons with disabilities as it had
been determined to be underutilized in the past.

In addition, the State Non Profit organizations, who work closely with DVR
and DVI received training on the Selective Placement Program in order to
assist in qualifying eligible applicants.

  *   For better understanding and to support the Selective Placement
Program, OMB developed a training video on their website entitled "Untapped
Talent Ready to Work". The training is for viewing for anyone who has access
to a computer and a web browser. The video gives an overview of how
misrepresented people with disabilities are in today's workforce and the
accomplishments gained from utilizing this untapped and underutilized
resource.
  *   OMB has also developed a user friendly webpage which provides
information about Selective Placement for Job Seekers including how to
become certified, meeting the requirements, the applications process and who
to contact for questions. The site also provides the user with links that
navigate directly to the online application including instructions.

HR Training Initiatives:
The State of Delaware is in the process of developing and piloting an online
class that will be available to all State employees, which will also be
required for all hiring managers as a prerequisite for additional classroom
training. The class topics shall include:

  1.  Message from the Governor.
  2.  Statistics and studies about people with disabilities in the
workplace.
  3.  A snapshot of the ADA with a multiple-choice activity and interactive
timeline.
  4.  Information about hidden disabilities.
  5.  Information about interacting respectfully with employees who have
disabilities.
  6.  Resources that participants can print out or link to online.
  7.  The State of Delaware plans to pilot the online training in next month
and then the classroom training in late July or August, 2014.

Gov. Markell launched a partnership in Delaware that illustrates the
potential for putting more people with disabilities to work.  The state
helped bring together the IT firm CAI and an international organization
called Specialisterne, which is dedicated to employment of individuals with
autism. CAI, a company that employs thousands of people across the country,
is committed to hiring people who have Autism for more than 3% of its
workforce by 2015, recognizing that these individuals are especially
qualified for technology roles like software testing, data quality
assurance, programming, data mining and data entry. Markell has advanced the
Specialisterne model within his administration and several departments have
hired or are actively recruiting through Specialisterne.

Governor Markell's initiative created a major spark in Delaware's Department
of Labor with an increase of 8.6 % of individuals with disabilities becoming
actively employed from 2011 to 2013.  Delaware has seen an increase in the
number of employers engaged and in the number of individuals with
disabilities actively seeking employment.

There is an important place for government benefits as a safety net for
those who cannot work.  But, employment achieves what benefits never can:
self-respect, dignity and a real chance to achieve the American dream.
Governors around the country are starting to understand that we cannot
afford to have talented Americans sit at home when they want to help make
America stronger.  As a nation we need people with disabilities in the
competitive workforce at fair, competitive wages. Every American who can
work should be encouraged to do so.

Where the Federal Government may lack consensus, many Governors throughout
the country are working to implement policy that will benefit the economy
and persons with disabilities. Their efforts should be lauded throughout the
country, and the success that follows should provide example to businesses
and policy-makers that "A Better Bottom Line" is attainable through fiscal
and social responsibility.
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Message: 5
Date: Wed, 21 May 2014 15:53:19 -0500
From: "Hyde, David W. \(ESC\) via Jobs" <jobs at nfbnet.org>
To: 'Steve Heesen' <steve.heesen at ibexp.com>, 'Jobs for the Blind'
	<jobs at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [Jobs] FW: Governors Working to Enable People with
	Disabilities to Get Jobs
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Hi Steve. I agree with you on the shops. We do, however, have one here in
Janesville that still holds a a4C certificate, and, as far as I know, still
pays sub-minimum wages to its workers with disabilities. That is Can Do
Industries. I think we need to work to change their thinking and other who
continue the practice. I also believe we need to commend those shops that do
the right thing. Yours is one of them, as is Top Promotions.

We need to use the right size of brush with which to paint. I have found it
necessary to re-evaluate my thinking about sheltered shops, since many have
become businesses that have high expectations of, and pay good wages to,
workers with disabilities. I can remember picketing the Lighthouse in
Seattle back in the seventies and eighties. Now, people want to work there
because they pay well. I will not speak for Governor Walker. He may not know
the difference. Maybe we need to educate him and the Department of Workforce
Development as well.

From: Jobs [mailto:jobs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Steve Heesen via
Jobs
Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2014 3:35 PM
To: Justin Salisbury; Jobs for the Blind; Nightingale, Noel
Cc: rsloan at nfb.org
Subject: Re: [Jobs] FW: Governors Working to Enable People with Disabilities
to Get Jobs

As far as the 2 organizations employing the blind in Wisconsin. We are doing
great work. No one receives below the minimum wage and much is being done in
the areas of upward mobility and in increasing opportunities for advancement
for blind professionals in all areas of Industries for the Blind and Beyond
Vision. I understand Source America, formly Nish, is not doing as well in
these areas. Why don't we commend those that are doing well and go after
those that are not. Let's not confuse the issue as a blindness organization.
I understand that it might be appropriate in other areas of the country, but
not in Wisconsin. Thank you.

Steve Heesen

Inside Sales Associate

"Leading Upward Mobility"

Industries for the Blind, Inc.

445 S Curtis Rd | West Allis, WI 53214

p. 414-778-3040 EXT 4064  t. 800-642-8778  f. 414-778-3389

www.IBexp.com<http://www.IBexp.com>

Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/industriesfortheblind> |
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From: Justin Salisbury via Jobs [mailto:jobs at nfbnet.org]
Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2014 3:23 PM
To: Nightingale, Noel; Jobs for the Blind
Cc: rsloan at nfb.org<mailto:rsloan at nfb.org>
Subject: Re: [Jobs] FW: Governors Working to Enable People with Disabilities
to Get Jobs

Colleagues:

Gov. Scott Walker, of Wisconsin, has been exalting the sheltered workshops
for their great work employing people with disabilities.  We, the Wisconsin
affiliate, have risen up and attempted to use media outlets to make it clear
that he is not doing a good thing. I would not be surprised if these other
governors are doing the same thing.

Justin Salisbury
Legislative Coordinator
NFB of Wisconsin
Sent from the iPhone of:

Justin M. Salisbury
Graduate Student
Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics
University of Wisconsin - Madison
@_JSalisbury

On May 21, 2014, at 3:12 PM, "Nightingale, Noel via Jobs"
<jobs at nfbnet.org<mailto:jobs at nfbnet.org>> wrote:

From: Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi [mailto:JenniferM at respectabilityusa.org]
Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2014 5:01 AM
To: Nightingale, Noel
Subject: Governors Working to Enable People with Disabilities to Get Jobs

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