TECHNOLOGY

Access Through Technology

ODEP will expand its Disability.gov web site to better serve the needs of people with disabilities. In recognition that people with disabilities, and their families, employers, and service providers need access to the multitude of resources that the New Freedom Initiative represents in a centralized location, ODEP will partner with other federal agencies to expand its Disability.gov website to encompass all facets of the New Freedom Initiative. 

ODEP will establish an online registry, similar to America's Job Bank, where local or community-based organizations that help locate personal assistants can be identified. This registry will be located on the Disability.gov website, our nation’s One-Stop resource on the New Freedom Initiative.

The Women’s Bureau will hold a series of virtual conference calls on technology-related topics. The calls are intended to: (1) increase the number of girls and women, including those with disabilities, who participate in technology-related education and training programs; and (2) increase the number of women who choose to stay in technology-related careers or who wish to advance in their fields.

The Women’s Bureau, in collaboration with ODEP, will develop an online community resource guide. This guide, which will be available on Disability.gov, will provide consumers and workforce professionals with a listing of community and faith-based services for women available in their local communities

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