DBTAC: Southeast ADA Center

Regional Employment Listening Sessions Hosted by ODEP

January 11, 2010

Sessions will take place January through March in the DOL’s six regional offices

In early 2010, the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) will hold a series of six Listening Sessions across the country on disability employment. Each Listening Session is an opportunity for members of the public to provide input to senior Federal officials on their ideas for more effective ways to employ women, Veterans and minorities with disabilities and what is currently working in their regions to increase employment of people with disabilities. ODEP seeks input particularly from:
- Individuals & Consumers: youth and adults with disabilities, parents and caregivers;
- Employers: public and private;
- Service Providers & Advocacy Organizations: Independent Living Centers, One-Stops, State Rehabilitation.

The six sessions will take place in:

• Dallas, Texas
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Chicago, Illinois
• San Francisco, California
• Atlanta, Georgia: February 24, 2010 - Open to residents of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee. (DOL Region III)
• Boston, Massachusetts

Participants may register for the event and submit comments online. For more information, see: www.disabilitylisteningtour.com.

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