[Nfb-web] Disability.gov Daily Digest Bulletin

Wed Dec 1 18:14:24 UTC 2010

Message: 1

From: Disability.gov <disability.gov at service.govdelivery.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2010 05:17:00 -0600 (CST)
Subject: Disability.gov Emergency Preparedness News & Events Update: 
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Encourages Seniors & People 
with Disabilities to Prepare for Winter Weather

FEMA is alerting the elderly and people with disabilities to prepare for 
winter weather <http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=53310>.  A 
few easy steps to prepare for emergencies that might come up include 
having backup power for medical equipment and a charged cell phone on 
hand in case land lines are disrupted.  Visit Ready.gov 
<http://www.ready.gov/america/getakit/disabled.html> for more 
information about preparing for an emergency and tips on preparing for 
winter storms and extreme cold 
<http://www.ready.gov/america/beinformed/winter.html>.

*For more information visit this link: 
http://www.disability.gov/emergency_preparedness/news_%26_events*

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Message: 2
From: Disability.gov <disability.gov at service.govdelivery.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2010 05:48:51 -0600 (CST)
Subject: Disability.gov Vocational Rehabilitation Update: Vocational 
Rehabilitation (VR) Needs Assessment Guide

This guide from the U.S. Department of Education's Rehabilitation 
Services Administration provides state VR agencies and State 
Rehabilitation Councils with basic tools needed to meet the requirements 
of a fully developed comprehensive statewide needs assessment (CSNA).

*For more information visit this link: 
http://www.disability.gov/employment/jobs_&_career_planning/vocational_rehabilitation 
<http://www.disability.gov/employment/jobs_&_career_planning/vocational_rehabilitation>* 

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Message: 3
From: Disability.gov <disability.gov at service.govdelivery.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2010 05:53:35 -0600 (CST)
Subject: Disability.gov Vocational Rehabilitation in Employment Update: 
The Public Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Program - Stimulating the 
Employment of People with Disabilities

Publication describing personal VR success stories 
<http://www.rehabnetwork.org/investing_in_america/MB09-11%20Invest%20Final.pdf> 
and the history of the Rehabilitation Act.  People with disabilities 
have the highest unemployment rate among people who want to work.  Learn 
how VR's partnerships with businesses and the community get people with 
disabilities into the workforce and add to the economic growth and the 
well-being of the nation.

*For more information visit this link: 
http://www.disability.gov/employment/jobs_&_career_planning/vocational_rehabilitation 
<http://www.disability.gov/employment/jobs_&_career_planning/vocational_rehabilitation>* 

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Message: 4
From: Disability.gov <disability.gov at service.govdelivery.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2010 07:21:00 -0600 (CST)
Subject: Disability.gov Education Research & Statistics Update: Access 
to Educational & Community Activities for Young Children with Disabilities

Based on data from the Pre-Elementary Education Longitudinal Study 
<https://www.peels.org/default.asp> (PEELS), this report examines access 
for young children with disabilities to community activities, including 
extracurricular activities and family recreation, and kindergarten 
classroom experiences. It also describes how participation in these 
activities may vary by school district characteristics. For example, the 
study found that children in very poor school districts were less likely 
to have regular education classrooms as their main education setting 
compared to children in wealthier districts.

*You are subscribed to Education Research & Statistics for 
Disability.gov. For more information visit this link: 
http://www.disability.gov/education/research_%26_statistics*

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Message: 5
From: Disability.gov <disability.gov at service.govdelivery.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2010 13:33:00 -0600 (CST)
Subject: Disability.gov Accessibility Update: Web Application 
Accessibility Video

This video 
<http://www.doit.wisc.edu/accessibility/video/web_applications.asp> 
describes the importance of building well-designed web applications to 
make websites accessible to everyone, anywhere, especially now that so 
many people use mobile devices to access the Internet. A transcript 
<http://www.doit.wisc.edu/accessibility/video/WebAppAccessibility_Transcript.html> 
of this video is also available.

*You are subscribed to Accessibility for Disability.gov. For more 
information visit this link: 
http://www.disability.gov/technology/accessible_technology*

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Message: 6
From: Disability.gov <disability.gov at service.govdelivery.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2010 16:20:00 -0600 (CST)
Subject: Disability.gov Employment Laws & Regulations Update: Laws 
Enforced by The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Learn about the laws that the EEOC enforces 
<http://www.disability.gov/employment/laws_%26_regulations>, including 
Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Sections 501 and 
505 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Genetic Information 
Nondiscrimination Act of 2008.

*For more information visit this link: 
http://www.disability.gov/employment/laws_%26_regulations*

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Message: 7
From: Disability.gov <disability.gov at service.govdelivery.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2010 17:24:00 -0600 (CST)
Subject: Disability.gov Health News & Events Update: Federal Interagency 
Conference on Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) - June 13 - 15, 2011

The Third Federal Interagency Conference on TBI 
<http://tbi-interagency-conference.org/> will be held *June 13-15, 
2011*, in Washington, DC.  This conference will bring together for the 
first time civilian and military research efforts on TBI. Deadline for 
symposium submissions is December 31, 2010.

*For more information visit this link: 
http://www.disability.gov/health/news_%26_events*

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