Here is today's KCDC Disability News message. I hope you have a wonderful day.

Martha

*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)

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A Brighter Future: Navigating the World of Disability and Employment Youth and Families Training

The Colorado Office of Employment First (COEF) is excited to announce the release of "A Brighter Future: Navigating the World of Disability and Employment." This is a new curriculum and training for youth and families and is being funded by the Colorado Developmental Disabilities Council.

Training participants will engage in an interactive learning experience that includes six one-hour virtual training sessions with additional one-on-one mentoring opportunities. Participants will complete a pre and post-course survey to assess knowledge gained from this training opportunity. Our experienced and engaging instructors will be available throughout the course to support participants in navigating the training and achieving course objectives.

Training Purpose: To deliver a statewide training curriculum that educates youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) and their families/care providers about Employment First, about the possibilities, processes, potential services, systems navigation, and strategies for securing work.

Training Topics:
• What Employment First is.
• What skills are needed to get employment.
• How employment fits into the education process.
• How managing health impacts employment.
• The services and agencies that can help in obtaining employment.
• How employment may impact Social Security benefits.
There are separate tracks for youth and families that cover all six modules.

Our Target Audience:
Youth with I/DD between the ages of 14 and 21 and their family members inclusive of both urban and rural areas.

Cost of Training: Free

Please reach out to Dr. Tiffany Cron at [email protected] if you have questions or need support to submit your registration.

YOUTH Track Training Schedule: (Mountain Time)
Listed below are the dates/times for each day of training.
• Day 1: Tuesday, 1/17 from 5:30-6:30pm
• Day 2: Wednesday, 1/18 from 5:30-6:30pm
• Day 3: Thursday, 1/19 from 5:30-6:30pm
• Day 4: Tuesday, 1/24 from 5:30-6:30pm
• Day 5: Wednesday, 1/25 from 5:30-6:30pm
• Day 6: Thursday, 1/26 from 5:30-6:30pm

Register Here for A Brighter Future YOUTH Training [ [link removed] ]

FAMILY Track Training Schedule: (Mountain Time)
Listed below are the dates/times for each day of training.
• Day 1: Tuesday, 1/17 from 6:30-7:30pm
• Day 2: Wednesday, 1/18 from 6:30-7:30pm
• Day 3: Thursday, 1/19 from 6:30-7:30pm
• Day 4: Tuesday, 1/24 from 6:30-7:30pm
• Day 5: Wednesday, 1/25 from 6:30-7:30pm
• Day 6: Thursday, 1/26 from 6:30-7:30pm

Register Here for A Brighter Future FAMILY Training [ [link removed] ]

Access and share our flyer for the A Brighter Future: Navigating the World of Disability and Employment Youth and Families Training at the link below!

Click Here to Access the A Brighter Future Training Flyer [ [link removed] ]

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Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) Business $ense

January 2023

Inclusive Recruiting: Reasonable Accommodation During the Hiring Process

Planning to hire in the new year? Your recruitment and hiring practices offer a key opportunity to demonstrate your business’s commitment to disability inclusion. Indeed, being disability-inclusive isn’t only about supporting your current workers, but also the way you welcome prospective employees. This includes ensuring the availability of reasonable accommodations during the application and interview process.

Accommodations are modifications or adjustments to a job or work environment that enable a qualified person with a disability to apply for or perform a job. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) [ [link removed] ], covered employers must provide them for qualified applicants and candidates upon request unless doing so would create an undue hardship.

To assist on this front, the ODEP-funded Job Accommodation Network (JAN) has released a new resource — “Employers' Practical Guide: Reasonable Accommodation During the Hiring Process” — (attached below) which offers guidance on common situations related to reasonable accommodation requests from job applicants and candidates with disabilities.

Featuring sample scenarios and easy-to-follow tips, it covers a range of helpful topics, from making it simple for prospective employees with disabilities to request accommodations, to choosing and implementing accommodations when needed. Among the advice? Employers can use the same interactive process they use for employee accommodation requests but should aim to minimize the amount of personal medical information received about applicants and candidates.
By implementing these important practices during the hiring process, businesses can open their doors to a wider range of job candidates and reap the benefits of a more diverse and inclusive workforce.

For more information and to learn about providing job accommodations, access the guide (below) and visit JAN [ [link removed] ].

U.S. Department of Labor
Office of Disability Employment Policy
DRIVING CHANGE • CREATING OPPORTUNITY

View the Business Sense newsletter on our website [ [link removed] ]
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Job Vacancy Announcements

The Intrust Bank job vacancy listing is attached below for your use.  Please feel free to share.

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Save the Dates: EEOC Phoenix District Free Outreach Events for 2023

2023 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Phoenix District Schedule of Free Events

EEOC Denver Field Office
2023 2nd Tuesday Series
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST)

February 14: Eliminating Barriers in Recruiting & Hiring
March 14: Protecting Vulnerable Workers
April 11 Addressing Selected Emerging and Developing Issues
May 9 Ensuring Equal Pay for all Workers
June 13 Preserving Access to the Legal System
July 11 Preventing systemic Harassment
August 8 Retaliation
Sept. 12 Algorithmic Fairness and Artificial Intelligence (AI)
October 10 LGBTQ+
November 14 Reaching Underserved Communities

Contact Patricia McMahon for reasonable accommodations at [email protected]

EEOC Phoenix District Office
2023 Listening Sessions
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm EEOC 101
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm. This is us listening to you. What is happening in your community?

February 9 Discrimination based on Religion/anti-Semitism
February 23 Discrimination of African Americans
March 23 Discrimination based on Equal Pay
March 30 Discrimination of Farmworkers
April 6 Discrimination of Native Americans
April 27 Discrimination of Older workers
May 11 Discrimination of People with Disabilities (mental Health
May 18 Discrimination of Asian American/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AANHPI)
June 1 discrimination of LGBTQ+
June 22 Discrimination Women Breastfeeding
July 13 Discrimination of Hispanic workers
July 27 Discrimination of people with disabilities (Physical)

To request an accommodation please contact Krista Watson at [email protected].

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U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
131 M St. NE, Washington, D.C. 20507
www.eeoc.gov | [email protected]

800-669-4000 | 844-234-5122 (ASL Videophone)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


* Job Openings for INTRUST Bank 01.10.2023.pdf [ [link removed] ]
* Employers_Practical_Guide_to_Reasonable_Accommodation_During_the-Hiring_Process (1).pdf [ [link removed] ]

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