Employment

Disability: Part of the Equity Equation

By: Clare Rauch, Assistant Project Manager - Communications 

 

Communication, Dissemination, and Outreach Support for Department of Labor, Chief Evaluation Office (CEO)

Speaker at a conference explains his findings to a group of attendees
Department of Labor

Chief Evaluation Office (CEO)

National Disability Employment Awareness Month: A Focus on Mental Health

By: Rob Bartolotta, PhD

 

Benefits of an Accessible Work Environment

By: Cindy Ryan, Vice President 

 

In 2020, the onset of the COVID-19 virus accelerated a move to a remote and digitally dependent workforce. Many companies were able to accommodate employees working from home by providing a few technological changes and additional equipment to enable workers to maintain communication with their colleagues, supervisors, and clients. Some even found that productivity increased for employees working from home. The success of this remote workforce revealed a side benefit for people with disabilities.

NIDILRR Grantees Highlighted at ACL National Disability Employment Awareness Month Event

By: Anna Lenhart

 

National Disability Employment Awareness Month 2020: Increasing Access and Opportunity.

By: Elizabeth Lee 

The Americans With Disabilities Act is 30 Years Old: Maybe the Pandemic of 2020 will Convince Employers that Telework is a Viable Option for People with Disabilities

By Elizabeth Lee

“Let the shameful walls of exclusion finally come tumbling down” is the directive that former President George Bush gave us when he signed the ADA into law 30 years ago, on July 26, 1990.

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) National Registry Support

 
Department of Transportation
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) uses medical examiners (MEs) to conduct examinations and certify that the 6.1 million active interstate and intrastate commercial motor vehicle drivers meet the physical requirements for safety. The National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners (National Registry) allows qualified medical providers to become certified to serve as MEs in support of these efforts. Currently, FMCSA has certified over 69,000 MEs.

Section 508 Subject Matter Expertise Support for Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR)

Person looking at tablet while typing on keyboard. Licence: Creative Commons Attribution UKBlackTech
Department of Health and Human Services
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response

Through a subcontract with Aveshka, Inc., New Editions provides Section 508 support services to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR). We have been contracted to provide Section 508 consulting expertise to assist ASPR in such tasks as:

Making Section 508 a Priority

By Cindy Ryan, New Editions Vice President

National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), which lasts the month of October, will celebrate the contributions of workers with disabilities and inform employers about the value of including employees with disabilities.