[Ohio-talk] Fwd: New Disability Employment Toolkit

Wed Apr 23 22:59:26 UTC 2014

Well said!
I do agree with you that something needs to be done. After working with a nonprofit, I see a lot of things that need to be changed. In my opinion, more of us, those of us who are visually impaired and blind, need to take the helm and stop allowing those who are not well informed and educated about blindness speak on our behalf. I have noticed that those who are considered to be so-called, normal, just don't get it. The statistics on employment is not going to change until we make enough noise with the rehabilitation centers and the nonprofit agencies about how they need to represent us. I will not going to details, but I know personally that we need to stand up and make some noise!
I hope the email makes all of us aroused in our hearts to help those behind us.

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> On Apr 23, 2014, at 12:44 PM, Marianne Denning <marianne at denningweb.com> wrote:
> 
> I began working with adults with disabilities over 30 years ago and
> the statistics were the same.  I find it very disheartening that
> absolutely no progress has been made when a lot of money has been
> spent.  I think we really need to change how we do business where
> people with disabilities are concerned.  What we are doing isn't
> working so why do we keep doing the same old thing over and over?  How
> does NFB of Ohio and the national office make a difference in the
> employment of people who are blind?  I believe we have made progress
> in other areas but employment continues to be a stumbling block.
> 
> It was great information and thanks for sharing but now let's do
> something about it!!!
> 
>> On 4/23/14, Suzanne turner <smturner.234 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
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>> Begin forwarded message:
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>>> From: dcm.aware at gmail.com
>>> Date: April 23, 2014 at 8:39:12 AM EDT
>>> To: SMTurner.234 at gmail.com
>>> Subject: Fwd: New Disability Employment Toolkit
>>> 
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>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
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>>> Begin forwarded message:
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>>>> From: Mark_Johnson at shepherd.org
>>>> Date: April 22, 2014 at 9:43:30 PM EDT
>>>> To: Mark_Johnson at shepherd.org
>>>> Subject: New Disability Employment Toolkit
>>>> Reply-To: ndla-general-list- at googlegroups.com
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> New Toolkit for Policy Makers/Leaders Released Along with Poll/Focus
>>>> Group Research Report:
>>>> 
>>>> America at Risk: Job Crisis for People with Disabilities - Views on
>>>> Solutions from 3839 People on the Front Lines
>>>> 
>>>> For Immediate Release: Tuesday, April 22, 2014
>>>> 
>>>>        Washington, DC. RespectAbilityUSA, a non-profit organization
>>>> working to empower people with disabilities to achieve the American
>>>> dream, is proud to release a new toolkit for policy makers, leaders and
>>>> activists along with a formal report, "America at Risk: Job Crisis for
>>>> People with Disabilities -- Views on Solutions from 3839 People on the
>>>> Front Lines". The toolkit and report are designed for those who want to
>>>> expand job opportunities for people with disabilities based on the
>>>> real-life experiences and opinions of those most impacted by the crisis
>>>> of lack of jobs for people with disabilities in America. This issue is
>>>> important because:
>>>> 1.        More than 9 million working age Americans with disabilities
>>>> survive on benefits, which costs taxpayers billions.
>>>> 2.        The employment gap between people with and without disabilities
>>>> continues to expand, causing people with disabilities to live in poverty
>>>> and isolation.
>>>> 3.        The majority of young Americans with disabilities can and want
>>>> to work and deserve the opportunity to achieve the American dream.
>>>> 4.        The Social Security Disability Trust Fund will exhaust its
>>>> funds in 2016[1].
>>>> 5.        There are promising practices that can help on all these fronts
>>>> plus enable employers to access to the real talents since people with
>>>> disabilities also have abilities that can make our nation stronger.
>>>>         RespectAbilityUSA's report, "America at Risk: Job Crisis for
>>>> People with Disabilities -- Views on Solutions from 3839 People on the
>>>> Front Lines" is based on focus groups in the Washington, D.C. area (one
>>>> of working age people with disabilities seeking employment, the second of
>>>> families and professionals supporting people with disabilities who are
>>>> currently seeking employment) followed by a pollof 3839 friends,
>>>> families, and professionals in the disability community.
>>>> 
>>>> The report highlights that nearly 3 out of 4 people with disabilities
>>>> polled said that it is more important to them to "have a job and be
>>>> independent" than it is "that there is a government safety net of
>>>> benefits so that I will be taken care of." This holds true across
>>>> political party lines.
>>>> 
>>>>         The report clearly shows that this community feels the weight of
>>>> low expectations. Less than 1/3 of people surveyed in the disability
>>>> community think that "society expects people with a disability to work"
>>>> and yet 85% of people with disabilities say that, "having a job is
>>>> important to their happiness."
>>>> 
>>>>        "While the US Census and other reports measure many demographics
>>>> of Americans with disabilities, RespectAbilityUSA's report is
>>>> unprecedented in its size and scope of asking people with disabilities
>>>> and their stakeholders their own real-life experiences and opinions,"
>>>> commented RespectabilityUSA President, Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi. "People
>>>> with disabilities need to be heard regarding the policies and practices
>>>> that impact us the most."
>>>> 
>>>>        To get specific information on how many people with disabilities
>>>> in your area are on government benefits, as well as ideas on how to
>>>> enable them to get jobs and become independent, go to the resources for
>>>> policy makers section of our www.RespectAbilityUSA.org.
>>>> 
>>>>        RespectAbility would like to thank Steve Eidelman Ph.D., Andrew
>>>> Houtenville Ph.D., and David Stapleton Ph.D. for their important
>>>> assistance on this project.
>>>> 
>>>>        RespectAbilityUSA is also inviting Capitol Hill, Governors staffs
>>>> and press to do a cite visit of Project SEARCH on April 24th. For more
>>>> information on that event contact GarrettP at RespectAbilityUSA.org.
>>>> 
>>>> For more information on the report and/or toolkit, contact: Jennifer
>>>> Laszlo Mizrahi, President, RespectAbility at 202 365 0787 or
>>>> JenniferM at RespectAbilityUSA.org.
>>>> 
>>>> [1] http://money.cnn.com/2013/05/30/news/economy/disability-trust-fund/
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
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