Providing transportation, technology and other employment supports to people with disabilities

By Frank Lally & Elizabeth Whitehouse

People with disabilities are a major contributing group to the workforce. However, the unemployment rate for those with disabilities is about twice as much as the unemployment rate of the general population.[i] This high rate of unemployment could be reduced by taking the proper steps to provide workers with disabilities the appropriate accommodations to allow them to be successful in the workplace. These accommodations include access to transportation, assistive workplace technologies and other employment supports.      

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Workforce Development for People with Disabilities: Transportation, Technology & Other Employment Supports

By Elizabeth Whitehouse

This FREE CSG eCademy webcast centered on employment-related supports for individuals with disabilities with particular focus on issues of transportation and technology, including assistive technology and emerging technologies. In addition, experts discussed other employment supports such as health care, personal assistance services and housing. This is the third webcast in a four-part series presented by the National Task Force on Workforce Development for People with Disabilities in partnership with the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Disability Employment Policy.

Workforce Development for People with Disabilities: Transportation, Technology & Other Employment Supports
Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2 p.m. EST
Part three of a four-part FREE CSG eCademy Webcast series

Presenters:

David D’Arcangelo
Director
Massachusetts Office on Disability
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Jeff Kline
Accessibility coordinator, Electronic and Information Resources
Texas Department of Information Resources
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Aaron Bangor
Chair
Texas Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities
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Download Slides in PDF. 

Additional Resources: 

A Review of Accessible Parking for Persons with Disabilities in Texas