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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><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"'> Wright, Jennifer (OFB-FK) [mailto:JenniferN.Wright@ky.gov] <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 24, 2016 9:26 AM<br><b>To:</b> WFD DFB Users; Whittaker, Jessica (OFB-FK); Flanagan, Allison A (OFB-FK); Angela Anderson ; Cabe, Becky (OFB-FK); Carla Ruschival; Cathy Jackson; Chelsey Keesy; McNabb, Cora L (OFB-FK); Daniel Scott Heads; David Lawson; Deb Lewis ; Dennis Franklin ; George Stokes ; Grant Logsdon (grant@kyspin.com); Jennifer Hall (Jennifer.hall@tds.net); Jones, Vanessa (CAP-FK); Kevin Shurn ; Laura Yates; Nancy Clayton; Shirley, Patrick B (Education Cabinet); Paulett Logsdon ; Sinclair-Morris, Peggy; Randall Deaton; Rhonda Skidmore ; Fricano, Scott D (OFB-FK); Sharon Fields (Home) (sharon.fields1@outlook.com); Shirley Stivers (sstivers77@gmail.com); Shirley Stivers (Work); Deeley, Stephen P (OFB-LV); Susan Ament (BGCB); Theresa Thomas ; todde.stephens@windstream.net; Hammons, Twyla S (OFB-SS)<br><b>Subject:</b> FW: U.S. DOL Launches Tool to Address Accessibility of Online Job Applications<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></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><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>FYI<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 style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><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"'> <a href="mailto:list-manager@ncsab.org">list-manager@ncsab.org</a> [<a href="mailto:list-manager@ncsab.org">mailto:list-manager@ncsab.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Fredric Schroeder<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>MEMORANDUM<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>To: NCSAB Membership<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>From: Fred Schroeder<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Date: March 24, 2016<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Subject: U.S. DOL Launches Tool to Address Accessibility of Online Job Applications<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>The announcement below is from the Partnership on Employment & Accessible Technology. In cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Disability Employment Policy, the Partnership has developed a free online tool to help employers make their online application processes accessible to people with disabilities. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Here is the announcement:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>Good day.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>I hope this e-mail finds you well. I'm writing to share some news that may interest your readers. This week, the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) announced the launch of <i>TalentWorks</i> (<a href="http://www.peatworks.org/talentworks" target="_blank" title="http://www.peatworks.org/talentworks
Cmd+Click or tap to follow the link">PEATWorks.org/TalentWorks</a>)—a free online tool for employers and human resources (HR) professionals that helps them ensure their online job applications and other eRecruiting technologies are accessible to job seekers with disabilities.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>As you may know, inaccessible online recruiting technology is preventing many people with disabilities from applying for and interviewing for jobs, and causing employers to miss out on potentially great hires. In fact, in a recent <a href="http://peatworks.org/content/erecruiting-accessibility-report" target="_blank">national survey</a> of people with disabilities conducted by PEAT, 46% of respondents rated their last experience applying for a job online as "difficult to impossible."<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>It's an issue that many employers are paying more attention to, because if one's online job advertisements, applications, screening tools, and digital interviewing applications are not accessible to those with disabilities, they are effectively excluding certain individuals from applying for jobs at their company. This can expose them to <a href="http://www.peatworks.org/talentworks/erecruiting-accessibility/policy" target="_blank">legal risk</a>, and more importantly, it limits the pool of talent they'll be able to consider for open positions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>These realities prompted PEAT to develop <i>TalentWorks, </i>which provides general background on accessibility and eRecruiting, as well as practical tip sheets for making online job applications, digital interviews, pre-employment tests and resume upload programs accessible.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>We'd be delighted to tell you more about <i>TalentWorks</i>, and connect you with spokespeople who can speak to their own experiences with accessibility and eRecruiting.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>Please see the press release (<a href="http://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/odep/odep20160323" target="_blank" id=LPlnk336039>http://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/odep/odep20160323</a>), and feel free to contact me if you'd like to learn more at <a href="mailto:eladau@conceptscommunications.com">eladau@conceptscommunications.com</a> or 631-943-8822. Thanks for your consideration.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>Emily Ladau<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>On behalf of the Partnership on Employment & Accessible Technology<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>+++++<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>the information contained in this communication is for information purposes only and does not constitute an endorsement or request for action by the NCSAB.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>