New Workforce Law Holds Much Promise

The Workforce Investment Act was passed and signed into law in acted in 1998.  It combined many federally funded work training programs into one act including the Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (landmark legislation that vastly improved vocational services for individuals with disabilities).  The act replaced the Job Training Partnership Act and gave local councils […]

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Posted in Disability Policy
2 special olympians Weight lifting

A Friend Does Good

Special Olympics began in the early 1960’s when Eunice Kennedy Shriver saw how unjustly and unfairly people with intellectual disabilities were treated. She also realized that many children with intellectual disabilities didn’t even have a place to play.  So she decided to take action and created a summer camp in her own backyard that led […]

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Posted in Personal Stories
Curtis works for the State of Washington Personnel department

Salute to Curtis

The following article was prepared by staff at Enterprise Services highlighting Curtis and the work he does at their agency.  I thought I would share it since Curtis has worked for many years for the Dept. of Personnel and now a part of Enterprise Services. Curtis is a wonderful man who values friendship.  I wish […]

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Posted in Personal Stories

Value and Worth

Below is an article I received online.  When someone with a significant disability speaks about prejudice and discrimination I listen.  I know I am on the other end of the spectrum being a white male, reasonably intelligent and in good health.  I have to listen because I have never been discriminated against personally.  I have […]

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Posted in Minimum Wage

Hidden Disablity Quandary

In September my friend Sara shared the article link below on Facebook from the New York Times.  Sara is a wonderful woman who lives and works in a very supportive community in Chicago.  Sara also happens to have a disability labeled Epilepsy.  Sara confided that she does not reveal her disability when hired but only […]

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Posted in ADA