[NFBMD] FW: ODEP News Brief - May 19, 2017

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May 19, 2017

LEAD Center Releases Brief on the ABLE Act and Employment

The LEAD Center has released a brief titled, "The ABLE Act and Employment:
Strategies for Maximizing the Effectiveness of the Achieving a Better Life
Experience (ABLE) Act as a Tool for Financial Stability and Employment
Outcomes of People with Disabilities." This brief demonstrates how
provisions in the ABLE Act can be combined with federal benefit services and
other federal programs and initiatives to further competitive integrated
employment for people with disabilities. The brief contains a list of the
provisions of the ABLE Act, their impact on the financial self-sufficiency
and employment opportunities of persons with disabilities, and
recommendations on how to best utilize the ABLE Act to maximize these
outcomes.

. Read the ABLE Act brief

American Job Centers and Digital Access: A Guide to Accessible Information
and Communication Technology

Within the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) is a provision
stating that all comprehensive American Job Centers (AJCs) and affiliated
sites must be physically and programmatically accessible to individuals with
disabilities, including information and communication technology (ICT)
designed, procured, maintained, and used by AJCs, as outlined in WIOA's
Section 188. For many AJCs, addressing accessible technology issues may be
new territory. With that in mind, the Partnership on Employment & Accessible
Technology (PEAT) and the LEAD Center worked together to create "American
Job Centers and Digital Access: A Guide to Accessible Information and
Communication Technology." This guide is designed to promote the importance
of ICT accessibility issues and point out helpful "how to" resources to help
AJCs ensure that their ICT is accessible to and usable by individuals with
disabilities. It also includes an Appendix featuring a glossary of commonly
used definitions and acronyms.

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Digital Access: A Guide to Accessible Information and Communication
Technology"

Mental Health at Work - Mental Health Month Blog

In observance of Mental Health Month in May, Betsy Kravitz, Business
Development Specialist in the Office of Disability Employment Policy, posted
"Mental Health at Work" on the U.S. Department of Labor's blog site.
Reflecting on her experiences in the workplace as a person with bipolar
disorder, Kravitz discussed the importance of accommodations and employer
support to the mental wellness of all employees.

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Work" 

PEAT Blog Celebrates Global Accessibility Awareness Day

In celebration of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), the ODEP-funded
Partnership on Employment & Accessible Technology (PEAT) compiled a list
highlighting some of their favorite actionable quotes from PEAT
contributors, including accessibility experts, employers, government
entities, disability advocates and others. Pulled from a variety of PEAT
resources, the quotes explore the challenges of implementing accessible
technology, as well as the great promise it holds for removing workplace
barriers for employees and job seekers with disabilities.

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"Celebrating GADD 2017"

NCWD/Youth Offers Publications on Mental Health Needs of Youth

Youth with mental health needs often face unemployment, underemployment, and
discrimination when they enter the workforce. Employment data show that
individuals with serious mental illness have the lowest level of employment
of any group of people with disabilities. The National Collaborative on
Workforce and Disability for Youth (NCWD/Youth) offers several publications
that outline practical information and resources for youth service
practitioners. In addition, they provide policymakers, from the program to
the state level, with information to help them address system and policy
obstacles in order to improve service delivery systems for youth with mental
health needs.

. View the NCWD/Youth publications on mental health needs of youth
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New from the Ask JAN Blog

The Job Accommodation Network (JAN) has posted two new entries on the Ask
JAN blog. In "Reading Made Easier," Sarah Small, JAN Consultant on the
Cognitive/Neurological Team, described some new technology that she had the
opportunity to test at the annual California State University Northridge
(CSUN) Assistive Technology Conference. Melanie Whetzel, JAN Lead Consultant
on the Cognitive/Neurological Team, wrote "May is Mental Health Awareness
Month," in which she presented information on mental health disabilities,
including examples of effective accommodations in the workplace.

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Latest EARN Newsletter Now Available

The Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability Inclusion (EARN)
has issued its May 17 newsletter, highlighting information on DiversityInc's
2017 list of "Top 50 Companies for Diversity," the "Right Direction" mental
health employer resource, upcoming web events, and more.

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