[Tn-talk] National Disability Employment Awareness Month

[Sheri Anderson]

Good morning NFB of Tennessee,

I wanted to share some information with you about some upcoming events
in October with regard to October being National Disability Employment
Awareness Month.

Held each October, National Disability Employment Awareness Month
(NDEAM) is a national campaign that raises awareness about disability
employment issues and celebrates the many and varied contributions of
America's workers with disabilities. This year's theme is "A Strong
Workforce is an Inclusive Workforce: What Can YOU Do?" Although led by
the Office of Disability Employment Policy, NDEAM's true spirit lies
in the many observances held at the grassroots level across the nation
every year. Employers, schools and organizations of all sizes and in
all communities are encouraged to participate in NDEAM. For more
information, visit http://www.dol.gov/odep/topics/ndeam/.

Please keep reading below this message to see the list of events being
held throughout the state throughout October. You can also Visit
www.tennesseeworks.org for a variety of information about issues
related to employment for people with disabilities in Tennessee, or to
share resources about employment in your own community.

Warmly,
Sheri Anderson

DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT AWARENESS MONTH SCHEDULE

October 9
Fourth Annual Forum for Employers & Business Owners sponsored by
Anderson County Chamber of Commerce &Emory Valley Center from 8 a.m.to
Noon
Contact: Anderson County Chamber of Commerce to RSVP (865)
457-2559	Pollard Technology
Conference Center
210 Badger Avenue
Oak Ridge, TN

October 10
Disability Employment Awareness Month Community Open House & TN Career
Coach from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Contact: Kim Hasty (931) 962-1162	TN Rehabilitation Center
at Winchester
135 Baxter Lane
Winchester, TN

October 10
Greene County Personnel
Association/Workforce Employer Outreach
Committee(WEOC) Disability Month
Symposium at Noon
Contact: C-Ann Chapman (423) 534-1760	General Morgan Inn
111 N Main Street
Greeneville, TN

October 11
Abilities Expo from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Contact: Linda Baharloo (615) 459-6811
   	TN Rehabilitation Center
at Smyrna
460 Ninth Avenue
Smyrna, TN

October 12
Disability Employment Awareness Month
Community Open House/Resource Fair
>From 9 a.m. to 1p.m.
Contact: Virginia Talley (931) 648-5560
	TN Rehabilitation Center at Clarksville
1575 Corporate Parkway
Boulevard
Clarksville, TN

October 16
West TN Society for Human Resource Management Gaining Understanding in
Disability Empowerment Conference from
8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Contact: Lisa Kinkade (731) 423-5620 ext 328
	Union University
Carl Grant Event Center
1050 Union University Drive
Jackson, TN

October 17
Disability Employment Awareness Month
Community Open House from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Contact: Delwyn Smith (423) 478-0332
	TN Rehabilitation Center
at Cleveland
3069 Overlook Drive
Suite B
Cleveland, TN

October 17
Disability Awareness Fair from 8a.m. to 2 p.m.
Contact: Amy Howell (931) 526-4721 ext 113	TN Rehabilitation Center
at  Cookeville
955 East 20th Street
Cookeville, TN

October 17
Career & Community Resource Fair
>From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Contact: Bradley Moss (731) 884-2600	TN Rehabilitation Center
at Union City
1419 North Morgan Ext.
Union City, TN

October 17
Disability Mentoring Day
Contact: Trish Farmer (615) 313-4907	Statewide

October 18
Ability Focus Job Fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Contact: Virginia Talley (931) 648-5560	TN Rehabilitation Center
at Clarksville
1575 Corporate Parkway Boulevard
Clarksville, TN

October 18
Northeast TN Workforce Investment Board
Annual Luncheon Meeting Let’s Do Lunch
at Noon
Contact: Teresa Smith (423) 434-6613	Carnegie Hotel
1216 West State
of Franklin
Johnson City, TN

October 22
Knoxville Area Employment Consortium and Knoxville Business Advisory
Council Disability Employment Awareness Breakfast Program from 8 a.m.
to 10 a.m.
Contact: Tina Jones (865) 594-6060 ext 1105	Knoxville Downtown Hilton Hotel
501 Church Avenue Knoxville, TN

October 23
Disability Employment Awareness Month
Community Open House with Career Coach
>From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Contact: Linda Suddarth (615) 451-5826	TN Rehabilitation Center
at Gallatin
1019 Union School Road
Gallatin, TN

October 23
Paris/Henry County Chamber of Commerce
Small Business Expo from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Contact: Chamber of Commerce (731) 642-3431	Henry County Fairgrounds Building
817 Royal Oak Drive
Paris, TN

October 25
Regional Workforce Employer Outreach
Committee (WEOC) and Chamber Breakfast
at 7:30 a.m.
Contact: Teresa Smith (423) 434-6613	TN Rehabilitation Center at Elizabethton
407 Cherokee Park Drive
Elizabethton, TN

October 25
Mayor’s Advisory Committee for People with
Disabilities Recognition Awards at 5:30 p.m.
Contact: Bridget Galvin (615) 862-6034	Nashville Farmer’s
Market
900 Rosa Parks
Boulevard
Nashville, TN

October 26
Disability Employment Awareness Month
Community Open House from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Contact: Pam Furlong (615) 898-8088                        	TN
Rehabilitation Center
at Murfreesboro
1132 Haley Road
Murfreesboro, TN

October 31
Area Recognition Awards Luncheon by
Southeast Placement Consortium from
11:30 a.m. 1:30 p.m.
Contact: Carol Martin at cmartin6 at utk.edu
                    	Chattanooga Convention
& Trade Center
One Carter Plaza
Chattanooga, TN

October 31
Disability Employment Awareness Day
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Contact: Deborah Quillen (865) 981-2382
           	TN Rehabilitation Center
at Maryville
1749 Triangle Park Drive
Maryville, TN