ODEP News Brief
May 23, 2012
Department of Labor Issues Disability App Challenge
DOL's Office of Disability Employment Policy launched its first disability-related application challenge, which is designed to generate innovative tools that will improve employment opportunities and outcomes for people with disabilities.
Job Accommodation Network (JAN) Archives Webcast on Mental Health Impairments
The webcast ‘Providing Reasonable Accommodations to Employees with Mental Health Impairments' is available in JAN's webcast archive.
Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA) Announces Call for Presentations for Its 2013 Conference
ODEP Alliance partner ATIA is holding its call for presentations through June 22, 2012. The ATIA conference will be held January 30 — February 2, 2013.
Access to Integrated Employment Releases State Data Employment Report
Access to Integrated Employment, a project of the Institute for Community Inclusion at the University of Massachusetts Boston, released ‘StateData: The National Report on Employment Services and Outcomes' for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Department of Justice (DOJ) Settles with Flint, Michigan, to Make Voting Accessible to People with Disabilities
The DOJ settlement under the Americans with Disabilities Act will make all of Flint's polling places more accessible for individuals with mobility impairments by the November 2012 elections.
Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP) Seeks Federal Employees to Recruit Students
The WRP is taking applications from federal employees who are interesting in serving as recruiters for the program. Recruiters visit participating colleges and universities to conduct interviews with students who want to be included in the WRP database. The deadline to register is May 31st.