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*Martha K. Gabehart* | "Executive Director
"Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns (KCDC)
*Kansas Governor Laura Kelly
*900 SW Jackson, Suite 100 | Topeka, Kansas 66612
(785) 296-6525 (direct) | (785) 260-4027 (cell)

[email protected] | www.kcdcinfo.ks.gov [ [link removed] ]

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Job Vacancy Announcements

The Intrust Bank job listing is attached below.?

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This message is from the Employers Assistance and Resource Network (EARN).

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Building Local Partnerships: One Strategy for Hiring and Keeping Workers

SAVE THE DATE!

Join the Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability Inclusion (EARN) on March 20th at 2:00 PM ET for its first webinar of 2024, ?Building Local Partnerships: One Strategy for Hiring and Keeping Workers [ [link removed] ].? Innovative leaders will engage in a panel discussion and share approaches to develop successful, high-impact partnerships. Partnerships are one strategy employers can use to hire and keep skilled workers, especially workers with disabilities.

Attend this webinar to gain insights and practical tips for building partnerships that expand talent pools, drive retention, and boost productivity. Learn more about first-hand experiences shared by the panel, including practical solutions for overcoming challenges when establishing partnerships, measuring program impact, identifying shared goals, and more.

Register today!

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The Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability Inclusion (EARN) is a resource for employers seeking to recruit, hire, retain, and advance qualified employees with disabilities. This item is fully funded by the U.S. Department of Labor?s Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) under cooperative agreement No. 23475OD000002-01-00 with Cornell University's K. Lisa Yang and Hock E. Tan Institute on Disability and Employment [ [link removed] ]. The total five-year cost of this agreement amounts to $10,000,000. This item does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the U.S. Department of Labor, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. For more information, visit AskEARN.org [ [link removed] ].

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This information is from the LEAD Center.

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New Webinar!
Participant Individual Record Layout (PIRL) Disability Elements: Focus on Data Quality

March 4 at 1:30-3:00 pm ET [ [link removed] ]

Access to quality data makes good policy possible and workforce services accessible for everyone. Join the U.S. Department of Labor?s Office of Policy Development and Research and the Leadership for the Employment and Economic Advancement of People with Disabilities (LEAD) Center to discuss strategies for improving the quality of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) disability-related reporting elements.

Quality data about customers of the public workforce system, their disability status, and their relationships with other WIOA partners can lead to enhanced partnerships between public benefits agencies and contractors, more strategic case management and referral relationships, and improved services for all system users. Analysis of states? reporting on the disability-related data elements for WIOA participants reveals that for 8 out of 10 data elements, reporting is extremely low and sometimes missing. Reasons for low levels of reporting are often the result of confusion about the disability-related element definitions, at times compounded by data systems that do not support thorough or accurate reporting on participants? disability status or utilization of partner services. Providing resources to states and local areas and working with data system vendors to ensure systems are set up to support quality reporting are two ways to improve the quality of disability-related data on WIOA participants.

States, WIOA data system administrators, data system vendors, and anyone interested in learning more about how WIOA programs collect information about disability status and services are invited to attend this 90-minute webinar to discuss the WIOA disability-related elements and strategies for improving data quality.

MODERATOR(S):
? Christina Eckenroth, Workforce Analyst, U.S. DOL Employment and Training Administration, Office of Policy Development and Research

PRESENTER(S):
? Jessie Oettinger, Senior Associate, Social Policy Research Associates
? Rose Warner, Senior Policy Advisor, U.S. DOL Office of Disability Employment Policy
? Marian Negoita, Senior Associate, Social Policy Research Associates
? Laura Thomas, Senior Research Programmer, Social Policy Research Associates

REGISTER FOR THE MARCH 4 WEBINAR [ [link removed] ]

The disability community is diverse. The LEAD Center is committed to being intentionally inclusive of race, ethnicity, gender identity, socioeconomic status, and disability in our research, programs, and partnerships. Talking about ?intersectional identities? is important, and we strive to foster a learning environment. Therefore, we invite you to join our events with empathy and open-mindedness. Learn more about our dedication to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA).

www.LEADCenter.org [ [link removed] ]

The LEAD Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Policy Development Center is led by National Disability Institute. This grant is fully funded by the United States Department of Labor, Office of Disability Employment Policy in the amount of $8 million under Grant Number: OD-38977-22-75-4-11. This item does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the U.S. Department of Labor, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.


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