NTAC e.News — July 15, 2005

Announcements: Local

ONLINE COURSE

Announcing the end of the online course: the course, created by NTAC-AAPI specifically for VR professionals, is now over. Secure your spot in future offerings as soon as possible! The Web-based, continuing education credit, distance-learning course was offered through the Center on Disability Studies at the University of Hawaii, Manoa. Professor Paul Leung of the Department of Rehabilitation, Social Work and Addictions at the University of North Texas and Associate Professor Nanzhang Hampton of the University of Massachusetts-Boston conducted the course. Ten hours of Continuing Education were earned by each professional that completed all the assignments.

For future online courses for VR Professionals, please contact James Brightman, VR Coordinator at james.brightman@cds.hawaii.edu.

DISABILITY MENTORING DAY PLANNING

NTAC-AAPI is still looking for potential mentors and mentees. Please contact amy.nawatani@cds.hawaii.edu to participate. Disability Mentoring Day, a national effort to promote the employment of students with disabilities through mentoring, will be held on October 19th, 2005. The program promotes career development for students and job-seekers with disabilities through job shadowing and hands-on career exploration. DMD is a partnership of the Office of Disability Employment Policy of the US Department of Labor and the American Association of Persons with Disabilities. Last year, 9,000 youth with disabilities from all 50 states, Washington DC, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico gained a first-hand look into career opportunities as they spent the day working in over 1,500 businesses, nonprofits, and government organizations. DMD is a wonderful avenue for minorities with disabilities to learn about and/or enter the workforce.

To learn more about Disability Mentoring Day activities visit http://www.dmd-aapd.org/.

Announcements: National and International

Accessible Technology and Rehabilitation Medicine Provide Hope for 54 Million Americans with Disabilities who want to Compete in Today’s Work Force

The Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine and Microsoft convene an expert panel on accessible technology's role in the rehabilitation process.

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050713/sfw037.html?.v=18

Commission Plans Celebration of Disabilities Act

The Harford County Commission on Disabilities will celebrate 15 years of the Americans with Disabilities Act at 5 p.m. July 25 in the McFaul Activities Center in Bel Air, Maryland.

Information: 410-638-3373. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/harford/bal-ha.
digest10jul10,1,7095410.story?coll=bal-local-harford

Positions Available

Radiologist, Gifford Medical Center

Randolph, VT: July 13, 2005

Gifford Medical Center in Randolph, Vermont is seeking a full time Radiologist to join our physician practice and become a part of the Gifford Family. Gifford is a unique organization that offers a challenging, energetic and rewarding work environment. Send your CV and cover letter to or call Emma Schumann at 802-728-2304. Visit us on the Web at http://www.giffordmed.org/

Assistant Specialist in Child and Family Development, #84585

Located in the Center on the Family, College of Tropical Agriculture & Human Resources, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, 11-month appointment, tenure track, to begin November 1, 2005 or as soon as possible thereafter. Closing date: August 15, 2005. Inquiries: Barbara DeBaryshe 808-956-4140 email: debarysh@hawaii.edu.

Recent Products

http://www.ntac.hawaii.edu/products/products.htm

Resources

Able Disabled Programming Group, LLC

Able Disabled Programming Group, LLC (ADPG) is dedicated to excellence with accountability and social responsibility through technology-based, mission-related entrepreneurship.

http://www.adpg.com/

recruitABILITY

Online employment recruiting with recruitABILITY! Free to both individuals and corporations. http://www.disabledperson.com/recruitability.asp

Institutes / Conferences

For a complete list of conferences, please visit the Conferences section of our Web site.

2005 National Association of Multicultural Rehabilitation Concerns (NAMRC) National Training Conference - Focusing the Future: Realizing Multicultural Rehabilitation Outcomes

July 20 - 24, 2005
Crown Plaza Hotel 111 East Pecan Street
San Antonio, TX 78205
(210) 354-2800

http://www.namrc.org

COSD 6th Annual National Conference: “Navigating Transitions to Meaningful Careers”

July 20 - 21, 2005: Boston, MA
Career Opportunities for Students with Disabilities (COSD) Annual Conference. For more information go to Conference website: http://www.cosdonline.com/conferences/index.shtml

Come Meet the Profession at the 28th Annual AHEAD Conference

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA: August 2 - 6, 2005

http://www.ahead.org/training/conference/2005_conf/welcome.htm

Olmstead, Advocacy, and Community: Using IL NET’s Olmstead Curriculum to Advocate for Change in Your Community

August 9 - 11, 2005
IL NET and the PACER Center are working together to bring you an exciting, functional approach to implementing the Olmstead decision. Presented in “train-the-trainers” fashion, this two-day seminar in Oklahoma City, OK will focus on best methods for keeping individuals out of institutions and nursing homes. http://www.abilitycenter.org/newsletters/events/disconferences.html

The Rehabilitation Accreditation Commission (CARF) and The Health and Disability Research Institute (HDR)

San Francisco, CA: September 26 - 27, 2005
Learn about accommodation issues, innovative employment practices, and the ADA! Meet the JAN Consultants and enjoy training from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Department of Defense’s Computer/Electronic Accommodations Program (CAP), knowledgeable state and local legal representatives, and private employers. A free service of the Office of Disability Employment Policy, U.S. Department of Labor. http://www.jan.wvu.edu/

California State University Northridge’s 21st Annual International Conference “Technology and Persons with Disabilities”

March 20-25, 2006: Los Angeles, CA
This is a comprehensive, international conference, where all technologies across all ages; disabilities; levels of education and training; employment; and independent living are addressed. It is the largest conference of its kind! http://www.csun.edu/cod/conf/

Research / Publications

Did the ADA Reduce Employment of the Disabled?

National Bureau of Economic Research
“Apart from a short-term effect of the ADA’s requirement of special accommodations, the ADA was not causally linked to declining disabled employment over much of the 1990s.”

http://www.nber.org/digest/nov04/w10528.html

A User Guide to Current Statistics on the Employment of People with Disabilities: Research Brief.

Richard V. Burkhauser; Andrew J. Houtenville, and David C. Wittenburg
Cornell University
School of Industrial and Labor Relations

http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/ped/dep/dep_pubs.html?cat_id=8