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Kathy Gips, New England ADA Center, Adaptive Environments, Inc. |
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May 15, 2008, 9:00 a.m. to Noon
8:30 a.m. -- Registration & Continental Breakfast |
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Sheraton Airport Hotel, 1850 Post Road, Warwick, RI |
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$40 |
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May 9, 2008 (extended from 5/1) |
Why Attend ADA Updates?
The Supreme Court has issued some critical ADA decisions over the past years concerning who is covered under the law, seniority versus disability rights, and what is a reasonable accomodation. We will review those issues plus other issues that keep arising:
- How to recognize a reasonable accomodation request (even if those words aren't used)
- When can medical documentation be required?
- How to handle employees who are underperforming due to medical issues
About the Presenter
Kathy Gips is Director of Training at the New England ADA Center, one of ten ADA centers funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research to provide technical assistance and guidance on the Americans with Disabilities Act and related state and federal law. She has over 15 years of experience in the disability field.
Event questions, requests for accomodations or alternative format, call Vicki at 401-456-8092
Click here to download a registration form (PDF) |
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May 20, 2008
Disability Management in the Workplace
Providence Marriott
Lunch: 12 Noon ~
Program: 12:30 pm - 2 pm
$50 per session, or $100 for all three -- includes lunch and program materials
This program has been approved by the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI) for 1.5 recertification credit hours (4.5 hours for the entire series) toward PHR and SPHR certification.
Click for flyer with details and
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New US DOL Database of Job Candidates with Disabilities
A database of more than 1,700 job candidates with disabilities will soon be made available to employers.
To learn more, visit:
http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/odep/odep20080389.htm
Employers in the private sector, state and local government agencies, and nonprofit organizations should contact the Labor Department's Employer Assistance and Recruiting Network at 866-327-6669 to access the database.
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Take a Diversity Survey -- 16 Questions -- 4 Minutes!
ATTENTION, Consumers - Investors - Employees - Small Business Owners!
YOUR HELP IS NEEDED!
You are invited to participate in a survey measuring the correlations between a companies investment in doing business with minority ownded suppliers and customer purchase decisions, eployee recruitment, investment decisions, customer loyalty, influence on purchase decisions and other metrics. This survey has only 16 questions and should only take a few minutes to complete. Your participation in this study is completely voluntary. There are no foreseeable risks associated with this project. However, if you feel uncomfortable answering any questions, you can withdraw from the survey at any point.
Your survey responses will be strictly confidential and data from this research will be reported only in the aggregate. Your information will remain confidential. If you have questions at any time about the survey or the procedures, you may contact the Center for Human Capital Strategies at 281-879-9500 or by email at craig@craigclayton.com.
Click on this link to start taking the survey: http://www.questionpro.com/akira/TakeSurvey?id=890313
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White Papers Available from the Global Center for Human Capital |
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Click on any of the titles below to download the white paper in PDF format.
Introducing the dEPS - Diversity Earnings Per Share Metric - Linking Employee Commitment & Workplace Incivility to Corporate Earnings - A New Financial Metric for Increasing Shareholder Value
Human Capital Factor - Linking Diversity Management to Stock Price and Earnings - Published by Diversity Best Practices
The Brutus Syndrome - Is Your Bottom - Line Being Bullied? Linking Derailing Behaviors to the Bottom Line - Corporate Bullying
The Global Center for Human Capital assists organizations in their efforts to create and maintain equitable, respectful environments that leverage the capabilities of today's increasingly diverse workforces, workplaces, and marketplaces. |
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Craig B. Clayton, Sr. (above) is the Founder & Executive Director of the Global Center for Human Capital.
Since 1999 he has been the Director of the University of Houston's International Institute for Diversity &
Cross-Cultural Management; located in the C.T Bauer College of Business.
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Workforce Recruitment Program Offers Pre-Screened
College
and University Students With Disabilities
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The WRP’s stellar database of individually
inter-
viewed and pre-screened college and university students with disabilities
is now available to meet your summer or permanent workforce needs.
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This
program is co-sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor and the Department
of Defense. To request a search, contact the Employer Assistance and
Recruiting Network (EARN) at www.earnworks.com.
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DOJ On-line Course on Reaching the Disability Market
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The U.S. Department of Justice's Disability Rights Section's has an
online course for businesses, "Reaching Out to Customers with Disabilities."
The course explains how the ADA applies to businesses in ten short lessons.
Putting these lessons into practice enables businesses to both comply
with the ADA and attract the disability market. The course is at http://www.ada.gov/reachingout/intro1.htm.
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Free, Accessible, Self-Paced Web Course
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A free, accessible, self-paced web course for people interested in discovering best practices for working with customers who have disabilities. This course has recently been revised and expanded in response to requests from more than 10,000 participants who have taken the course. It was funded with federal dollars for training local public customer service representatives, but has been found to be a valuable training tool for the private sector.
http://www.wiawebcourse.org/
Supported Employment Program for Disabled Veterans in Rhode
Island and Southeastern Massachusetts
by Tom Caulfield, Vocational Specialist, U.S. Department of Veterans
Affairs
The V.A. has a Supported Employment program to
assist disabled veterans within the State of Rhode Island and
Southeastern Massachusetts find and keep competative employment in the
community. The program represents
veterans that are seeking employment and to re-engage in the community.
The U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs offers significant support for both
the veteran and the employer.
The V.A. will provide initial on-site job coaching and continued support,
and will be available to both the veteran and employer should any
problems arise. Any veteran hired must be able to perform the duties
assigned by the employer successfully (with supports provided by the
V.A. as needed) and meet the needs of the employer.
This is a great opportunity to become a partner with the
U.S.
Dept of Veterans Affairs and provide employment to veterans who have
honorably served their country.
If you would like to learn more about this program, contact:
Thomas Caulfield
Phone:
(401) 273-7100 ext. 3491
E-mail :
thomas.caulfield1@va.gov
U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
Veterans
Resource Center
830 Chalkstone Avenue
Providence, RI 02908
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