Job Opportunities for People with Disabilities

Hire Disability Solutions, LLC is a national leader in recruiting the best and brightest people for visionary companies. They provide superior recruitment via the Hire DS Career Network powered by Monster®. They are excited to announce that they have many Job Opportunities available for people with disabilities in the following industries:

* Administrative and Support Services
* Art and Entertainment
* Banking and Finance
* Engineering
* Guest Services
* Healthcare
* Information Technology
*Management
* Manufacturing
* Marketing
* Publishing
* Research
* Retail
* Skilled Trade

If you are disabled and seeking employment, Submit Your Resume Here!

The Hire Disability Solutions community consists of corporations who have a commitment to helping individuals with disabilities succeed. Individuals with disabilities seeking employment, and others who believe in our mission of "Giving all that want to succeed, the opportunity to succeed," are encouraged to browse the website at: http://www.hireds.com/


Hire Disability Solutions was founded in response to the increasing demand for services for individuals with disabilities that promote inclusion into the mainstream employment world. Since its inception in 2004, Hire Disability Solutions has established itself as a national leader in protecting and enhancing employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. Through its educational campaigns surrounding employment law, education opportunities and assistive technology, the company facilitates the success of individuals with disabilities and employers alike.

Advocacy Update: Employment Goals for 2010

“Two Percent by 2010!” is the challenge issued by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Commissioner Christine Griffin to the Federal government. Speaking at a workshop at the U. S. Department of Labor, Commissioner Griffin urged Federal agencies to increase their hiring of people with disabilities by taking advantage of the Schedule A Hiring Authority.

At present, employees with severe disabilities make up less than one percent of the Federal workforce. Schedule A allows agencies to hire qualified individuals with severe disabilities into open positions without competition. To assist agencies, the EEOC has developed a series of booklets titled The ABCs of Schedule A, one for human resource professionals, one for hiring managers and one for disability program managers or selective placement coordinators.

Joining Commissioner Griffin in this effort is Dinah F.B. Cohen, Director of the Computer/Electronic Accommodations Program (CAP) at the Department of Defense (DOD). CAP provides assistive technology, devices, and services free of charge to Federal agencies. Since inception, CAP has provided over 60,000 accommodations, and spends over $2.5 million each year to ensure that employees with disabilities across the government have the tools they need to get the job done. CAP also provides significant support to Wounded Service Members by providing needs assessments, assistive technology and training throughout all phases of recovery and transition to employment.

Recommended Reading: Solutions eMagazine

In addition to being Ms. Wheelchair America 2008, I am also the Editor of the eMagazine Solutions, produced by Hire Disability Solutions, LLC, in New York City.


Our December issue of Solutions eMagazine was released today. This month's issue contains:

• - Letter from the Editor - Ms. Kristen McCosh
• - Interview – Dean Kamen, Inventor of the iBOT
• - Movie Review - "Including Samuel” Documentary Film
• - Working Matters Feature Article – Invisible Differences
• - Questions & Answers – Community Inclusion
• - Employer of the Month – Bergen County Workforce
• - Success Story – Alan Brown, iBOT user
• - Feature Article – Red Flags
• - News Brief – Hire Disability Solutions New Service
• - News Brief – Ms. Wheelchair America 2008
• - News Brief – iBOTs for Wounded Soldiers
• - F.Y.I. – Businesses Preparing for Emergencies
• - Speaking Event – “Young Activists for Change” Conference
• - Conference – National Council on Disability Meeting
• - Preview of January, 2008 Solutions Magazine
  

I invite my readers to read the entire December Solutions NOW at: http://www.hireds.com/read.php

Hire Disability Solutions was founded in response to the increasing demand for services for individuals with disabilities that promote inclusion into the mainstream employment world. Since its inception in 2004, Hire Disability Solutions has established itself as a national leader in protecting and enhancing employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. Through its educational campaigns surrounding employment law, education opportunities and assistive technology, the company facilitates the success of individuals with disabilities and employers alike.

Advocacy Update: Employment

Businesses Can Enhance Their Competitive Edge by Hiring People with Disabilities

Perhaps more than any other group of people, individuals with disabilities have the ability to adapt to different situations and circumstances. As employees, they add to the range of viewpoints businesses need to succeed, offering fresh ideas on how to solve problems, accomplish tasks and implement strategies. Research shows that employees with disabilities consistently meet or exceed performance expectations and have a lower than average rate of turnover.

In addition to positively impacting a business's bottom line, recruiting and retaining workers with disabilities represents an effective strategy for countering the effects of the shrinking of the workforce. Individuals with disabilities represent one of the largest untapped pools of skills and talent in the U.S.

To help demonstrate how this underutilized population can provide businesses with a source of highly skilled employees, the Federal government offers employers a variety of free educational resources on recruiting candidates with disabilities. For more information, visit the Employment section of http://www.disabilityinfo.gov/, which is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP). You can also contact the Employer Assistance and Recruiting Network (EARN), a free service also from ODEP that connects employers looking for quality employees with skilled job candidates, at 1-800-526-7234 V/TTY.

People with disabilities who are seeking employment should visit http://www.hireds.com/ for information and resources.