Disability/Employment News the Week of June 12,2017
How
shameful and misleading Wash. Post reports on disability ...
Media Matters for America (blog)-Disability advocates
hammered The Washington Post for its second misleading portrayal of Social
Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) ...
Why
the world needs more filmmakers with disabilities
PBS NewsHour-Filmmaker Reid Davenport wants people to
know that his biggest obstacle isn't living with cerebral palsy, but how others
perceive and respond ...
10
Tips For Unlocking The Talent And Potential Of Employees With ...
Forbes-However, a significant opportunity exists for
organizations to tap into a large pool of people with disabilities: in
2015, 11% of working-age ...
New
Rule May Worsen Backlog For Social Security Disability ...
KCUR-Right now, just about 45 percent of people who apply
for Social Security disability benefits are accepted, and getting a
hearing takes an ...
Interviewing
an Individual with a Visible Disability: From the ...
Lexology (registration)-Under the ADA, an applicant in
the interview setting may, but is not obligated to, notify a prospective
employer of her disability – unless, ...
IBM
and West Virginia University's Center for Disability Inclusion ...
GuruFocus.com-According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics, only 20.4 percent of people with disabilities were
employed in March 2017, as opposed to 68.7 ...
Wisconsin
becomes a leader in employing people with disabilities
WBAY-Wisconsin becomes a leader in employing people with
disabilities ... putting the state on the map as a leader in disability
employment.
Bill
Updating References to Those With Disabilities Advances
U.S. News & World Report-Bill Updating References to
Those With Disabilities Advances ... It also designates October as Disability
Employment Awareness Month.
Is
your company's website accessible to the disabled? You'd better ...
Los Angeles Times-Signed into law by President George H.
W. Bush in 1990, the ADA banned employment discrimination against the disabled and
eliminated ...
How
to write a cover letter that actually gets read
Metro US-For those on the job hunt, nothing can seem more
daunting than writing a coverletter. And while it may seem redundant to
those who think their ...
Is
It Time To Update Your Resume?
CPAPracticeAdvisor.com-"Resumes should make it
easy for a hiring manager to quickly assess whether a candidate has the right
qualifications," said Paul McDonald, ...
5
Pieces of Resume Advice Everyone Should Follow
Motley Fool-Consider your resume the trailer
for your career. It serves as your introduction to the hiring manager, or the
person who will ultimately decide ...
What
kind of resume gets you shortlisted for interview?
Economic Times-The resume is the first point of
contact between a candidate and an employer and making this first impression a
good one is critical in getting ...
The
Deadly Resume Mistake Most Job-Seekers Make -- And How ...
Forbes-Dear Liz,. When I can get a job interview, it
usually goes well. I got a job offer a month ago but it was too far away from
my home and there were ...