One bright, sunny Sunday morning, as I unpacked my wheelchair from the car in the church parking lot, I crossed paths with my friend who has CP. CP is short for cerebral palsy. Continue reading ‘Invisible Disability’
Archive for July, 2015
Invisible Disability
Published July 27, 2015 Employment 1 CommentTags: activity, challenge, Disability, Gulf Coast, Houston jobs, invisible, Workforce Solutions
Happy 25th!
Published July 24, 2015 Employment 1 CommentTags: ability, ADA-25, diversify, Gulf Coast, Houston jobs, success, Workforce Solutions
Finding Success
Approximately 215 years after the Declaration of Independence was signed (214 years and 22 days to be exact), the United States assured that all Americans with disabilities would be given the same opportunities as those without. Continue reading ‘Happy 25th!’
ADA & Employers
Published July 23, 2015 Employment 1 CommentTags: accessibility, accommodations, ADA, Disability, Employers, Gulf Coast, Houston jobs, obstacles, Workforce Solutions
Aid to Overcoming Obstacles
When it comes to speaking with employers about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), most will speak about the benefits of hiring people with disabilities. Continue reading ‘ADA & Employers’
ADA Impact
Published July 22, 2015 Employment ClosedTags: accessibility, ADA, awareness, Gulf Coast, Houston jobs, impact, Workforce Solutions
As mentioned earlier this week, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 was signed into law to protect people who have a disability from discrimination in areas of employment, public services, public accommodations and telecommunications. Continue reading ‘ADA Impact’
Moving Forward, 25th ADA Anniversary Edition
Published July 21, 2015 Employment ClosedTags: ADA-25, Disability, equal opportunity, Gulf Coast, Houston jobs, Workforce Solutions
It’s been 25 years since the signing of the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) on July 26, 1990! I wrote about my own memories and the significance of that day in my very first blog after becoming a Navigator titled Moving Forward. Continue reading ‘Moving Forward, 25th ADA Anniversary Edition’
ADA-25
Published July 20, 2015 Employment ClosedTags: ADA-25, Disability, equality, Gulf Coast, Houston jobs, independent, Workforce Solutions
Celebrating ADA’s 25th Anniversary
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law on July 26, 1990. Continue reading ‘ADA-25’
Debates & Myths About Employing Workers with Disabilities
Published July 13, 2015 Employment ClosedTags: Disability, Employers, Employment, Gulf Coast, Houston jobs, myths, Peak Performers, Workforce Solutions
I must be getting old. I clearly remember the debates about bringing ethnic minority employees into the workforce, paying women equally to men, and even preserving the workplace wisdom provided only by older workers. Today, such debates seem as antiquated as whether women are capable of riveting airplane panels, as thousands of ‘Rosie the Riveters’ proved in World War II. Continue reading ‘Debates & Myths About Employing Workers with Disabilities’
