Regards from Errol in Qld Aust.
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Date: Wednesday, 07 October, 1998 10:07 AM
Subject: FYI - Jobs for the DisABLED
>
>WASHINGTON, D.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 7, 1998--
>
> by Tony Coelho, chairman, President's Committee
>
> on Employment of People With Disabilities
>
> Businesses looking for qualified job applicants with disabilities now
>have an extra recruiting tool thanks to the "Job Links" page on the Web
site
>of the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities.
>
> This initiative comes at an appropriate time as America celebrates
>October as National Disability Employment Awareness Month. The Job Links
page
>helps connect American businesses with the most underutilized, yet highly
>skilled and talented, labor pool in this country -- the 54 million
Americans
>with disabilities.
>
> Businesses that post their jobs on their own Web site may request to
be
>linked to the President's Committee's Job Links Web page. By a simple click
of
>a mouse, interested candidates can review job openings within the company.
>
> Since its launch last April, over 60 companies, including IBM and
Procter
>& Gamble, have utilized the recruiting assistance of Job Links. Businesses
>have found the service to be an avenue to find highly motivated job
candidates
>with disabilities.
>
> Candidates and businesses can access Job Links at
>http://www.pcepd.gov/joblinks.htm. For more information, interested
employers
>may contact Dina Dorich at ddorich(AT)pcepd.gov.
>
> In addition to Job Links, the President's Committee operates the Job
>Accommodations Network (JAN), a toll-free service (800/ADA-WORK) providing
>information on workplace accommodations and employability of people with
>disabilities.
>
>CONTACT:
>
>President's Committee on Employment of People with
>
>Disabilities
>
>Faith Kirk, 202/376-6200
>