Thursday, September 29, 2005
Tweet[IWS] SHRM: OCTOBER is NATIONAL DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT AWARENESS MONTH [29 September 2005]
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 Director, IWS News Bureau
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Please note: an excellent site for more information on this topic is the EMPLOYMENT and DISABILITY INSTITUTE (EDI) at http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/edi/
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month
SHRM Showcases Disability Mentoring Day, October 19th
http://www.shrm.org/press_published/TOC.asp
[This press release will appear shortly at the above URL]
(Alexandria, Va., September 29, 2005)There are 33 million people in the United States with disabilities and the unemployment rate for this population is 44 percent. As discussions about the potential skills and labor shortage in the near future gain momentum, National Disability Employment Awareness Month in October has pronounced importance as employers look to broaden their pool of potential applicants.
Employers are constantly looking to recruit the best and brightest candidates for their workforce, especially as we face a potential skills shortage in the years ahead, said Susan Meisinger, SPHR, president and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM.) The pool of available applicants of persons with disabilities is a source of talent for employers now and will be in the future.
Although many employers fear high costs associated with making accommodations for workers with disabilities, 38 percent of employers have not had to spend any money on accommodations and an additional 17 percent have spent less than $500, according to SHRM research.
Disability Mentoring Day was developed to illustrate how employers can create opportunities for individuals with disabilities through internships and on-the-job training. The program was designed by the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) in connection with the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) in the U.S. Department of Labor. This years Disability Mentoring Day takes place on October 19, 2005. With assistance from AAPD, the program matches employers with job-seekers and students with disabilities.
Disability Mentoring Day began in 1999 and last year more than 4,000 students and job seekers were connected with 1,500 private, non-profit, governmental and educational employers nationwide.
SHRM will participate in Disability Mentoring Day at its headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia and encourages all HR professionals and employers to participate on Wednesday, October 19th, at their own organizations. Organizations interested in participating in Disability Mentoring Day should contact the AAPD website at www.aapd.com.
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky *
Director, IWS News Bureau *
Institute for Workplace Studies *
Cornell/ILR School *
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor *
New York, NY 10016 *
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Telephone: (607) 255-2703 *
Fax: (607) 255-9641 *
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu *
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Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
Please note: an excellent site for more information on this topic is the EMPLOYMENT and DISABILITY INSTITUTE (EDI) at http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/edi/
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month
SHRM Showcases Disability Mentoring Day, October 19th
http://www.shrm.org/press_published/TOC.asp
[This press release will appear shortly at the above URL]
(Alexandria, Va., September 29, 2005)There are 33 million people in the United States with disabilities and the unemployment rate for this population is 44 percent. As discussions about the potential skills and labor shortage in the near future gain momentum, National Disability Employment Awareness Month in October has pronounced importance as employers look to broaden their pool of potential applicants.
Employers are constantly looking to recruit the best and brightest candidates for their workforce, especially as we face a potential skills shortage in the years ahead, said Susan Meisinger, SPHR, president and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM.) The pool of available applicants of persons with disabilities is a source of talent for employers now and will be in the future.
Although many employers fear high costs associated with making accommodations for workers with disabilities, 38 percent of employers have not had to spend any money on accommodations and an additional 17 percent have spent less than $500, according to SHRM research.
Disability Mentoring Day was developed to illustrate how employers can create opportunities for individuals with disabilities through internships and on-the-job training. The program was designed by the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) in connection with the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) in the U.S. Department of Labor. This years Disability Mentoring Day takes place on October 19, 2005. With assistance from AAPD, the program matches employers with job-seekers and students with disabilities.
Disability Mentoring Day began in 1999 and last year more than 4,000 students and job seekers were connected with 1,500 private, non-profit, governmental and educational employers nationwide.
SHRM will participate in Disability Mentoring Day at its headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia and encourages all HR professionals and employers to participate on Wednesday, October 19th, at their own organizations. Organizations interested in participating in Disability Mentoring Day should contact the AAPD website at www.aapd.com.
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_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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