In my role as Equal Opportunity Officer for Workforce Solutions, I frequently create and conduct trainings related to diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity. I spend hours doing research and investigating best practices. This role has offered me the opportunity to counsel staff on how to go about requesting accommodations, offer direction to employers on how to work through the interactive process when responding to accommodation requests, and follow up with individuals to determine whether provided accommodations are working for them. I have been able to partner with organizations and participate in events dedicated to enhancing the employment opportunities available to individuals with disabilities. Continue reading ‘Can you Identify?’
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Can you Identify?
Published November 27, 2017 accessibility , awareness , Employment 6 CommentsTags: ability, Accommodation, change agent, community, Disability, Diversity, effective, equal opportunity, family, Gulf Coast, help, hireability, Houston jobs, inclusion, innovation, invisible disability, opportunity, self-identify, visible, Who I Am, Workforce Solutions
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’