[Pibe-division] OT: Workforce Recruitment Program for Students withDisabilities

[tim and vickie shaw]

wish i would have known about the program when i was elligible to do it:(
 
> From: bookwormahb at earthlink.net
> To: pibe-division at nfbnet.org
> Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:47:47 -0500
> Subject: Re: [Pibe-division] OT: Workforce Recruitment Program for Students withDisabilities
> 
> Hi all,
> I was one of those college students who participated in WRP. Its easy to 
> apply; you talk to a recruitor at one of the participating colleges. Its a 
> good way to
> get into the government and network. The program also gives you the 
> opportunity to attend events in DC such as a tour of the Capitol.
> 
> I got a job at an equal employment opportunity office. I did not get as 
> much work as I wanted. They could not find many nonvisual stuff for me to 
> do. A lot of work involved papers such as filing. I know another blind 
> person though who got more work. They gave me metro tickets too so I did 
> not have to pay for transportation, the government did.
> Overall its a good program and hope someone on this list can use the 
> information.
> 
> Sincerely,
> Ashley
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Allison (NFBA)" <nfbarizona at gmail.com>
> To: "Professionals in Blindness Education Division List" 
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> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 2:56 PM
> Subject: [Pibe-division] OT: Workforce Recruitment Program for Students 
> withDisabilities
> 
> 
> >
> > Sorry for the somewhat off-topic post, but I imagine that most teachers 
> > know at least one college student with a disability who could benefit from 
> > the below info.
> > Allison
> >
> > ===
> >
> > Workforce Recruitment Program for College Students with
> > Disabilities
> >
> > The Department of Defense (DoD) and the Department of Labor (DOL) will
> > again co-sponsor in the annual Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP) for
> > College Students with Disabilities. The WRP is recruiting approximately
> > 1,600 students from over 200 colleges and universities across the United
> > States this year. The database with of potential candidates with
> > disabilities will be released in early March.
> >
> > We invite managers and supervisors to participate and hire a WRP student
> > this year.
> >
> > The WRP provides selecting officials with students and recent graduates
> > who have been prescreened and interviewed by trained recruiters from
> > Federal agencies. The WRP students bring energy, enthusiasm, and new
> > ideas to the workplace. The students and recent graduates have, or are
> > pursuing, degrees at the Associate, Bachelors, Masters, and Ph.D. levels
> > in many of the Federal agencies core occupations (e.g., biology,
> > geology, engineering, computer science, and administrative support
> > positions). The WRP provides students with disabilities with
> > opportunities to apply their studies in real work situations and
> > therefore, be better prepared for employment after graduation. The
> > database can be used for summer, temporary and permanent hires.
> >
> > The WRP will assist in meeting your agency's MD-715 and Section 501 of
> > the Rehabilitation Act requirements. The two requirements encourage your
> > agency to increase the employment of individuals with disabilities.
> >
> > The Computer/Electronic Accommodations Program (CAP) will again assist
> > by providing assistive technology and accommodation services to WRP
> > participants. By working through WRP, CAP helps to ensure a successful
> > Federal employment experience while cultivating an accessible
> > information environment for WRP participants.
> >
> > For more information about WRP, please visit the WRP Web site:
> > www.wrp.gov.
> >
> > For more information about CAP or to submit an accommodation request
> > please visit www.tricare.mil/cap.
> >
> > Elisa M. Gonzalez
> > Marketing Coordinator
> > Computer/Electronic Accommodations Program (CAP) Visit us online at
> > www.tricare.mil/cap
> >
> >
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