""For a person who has a disability, finding and maintaining a job and gainin

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People with disabilities are almost three times more likely to live in poverty than people without disabilities. The disabled with jobs has remained steady at 35% for roughly twenty years. Employers complain about employees who don't care about their jobs, and yet there is a vast resource of workers who are ready, willing, anxious, determined . . . and able . . . just looking for an opportunity.

Non-disabled workers have an employment rate of 78%. Nancy Starnes, vice president and chief of staff at the National Organization on Disability, speaking from her background of helping people with disabilities find employment, says, "I heard a lot of very, very disheartened people who were trying to look for work."

Even disabled people who have strong resumes and degrees have a hard time finding employment. In a climate of mergers and downsizing, almost anyone may find themselves out of work. For the disabled this means an uphill battle.

There are very few business training videos that address the aspects of hiring the disabled, except for the legal aspects of the Americans with Disabilities Act. But there are two training videos that both encourage the worker and inform employers. One is Disabilities in the Workplace: Working Out and the other is Making a Life: Opportunity, Not Disability.

""For a person who has a disability, finding and maintaining a job and gaining

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I receive many jokes in my inbox. Jokes are brilliant because not only do they make you laugh, but if you pay attention, you can usually find an imbedded lesson. The fascinating aspect is that the same joke can impart a different message depending on the recipient’s head space and time.In my training and coaching practice, we often start with assessments. Let me share this joke with you and then I’ll describe the lesson I learned from

rce of workers who are ready, willing, anxious, determined . . . and able . . . just looking for an opportunity.

Non-disabled workers have an employment rate of 78%. Nancy Starnes, vice president and chief of staff at the National Organization on Disability, speaking from her background of helping people with disabilities find employment, says, "I heard a lot of very, very disheartened people who were trying to look for work."

Even disabled people who have strong resumes and degrees have a hard time finding employment. In a climate of mergers and downsizing, almost anyone may find themselves out of work. For the disabled this means an uphill battle.

There are very few business training videos that address the aspects of hiring the disabled, except for the legal aspects of the Americans with Disabilities Act. But there are two training videos that both encourage the worker and inform employers. One is Disabilities in the Workplace: Working Out and the other is Making a Life: Opportunity, Not Disability.

""For a person who has a disability, finding and maintaining a job and gainin

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kground of helping people with disabilities find employment, says, "I heard a lot of very, very disheartened people who were trying to look for work."

Even disabled people who have strong resumes and degrees have a hard time finding employment. In a climate of mergers and downsizing, almost anyone may find themselves out of work. For the disabled this means an uphill battle.

There are very few business training videos that address the aspects of hiring the disabled, except for the legal aspects of the Americans with Disabilities Act. But there are two training videos that both encourage the worker and inform employers. One is Disabilities in the Workplace: Working Out and the other is Making a Life: Opportunity, Not Disability.

""For a person who has a disability, finding and maintaining a job and gainin

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If you don't have good fresh content to use for new products, your momentum comes to a crashing halt and so does your business. So the question begs itself, how do you consistently create new content?Here are your four basic options:1) You can continually write your own materials...and you should.2) You can record your thoughts and get them transcribed... and you should.3) You can hire a ghostwriter to write mater

ng, almost anyone may find themselves out of work. For the disabled this means an uphill battle.

There are very few business training videos that address the aspects of hiring the disabled, except for the legal aspects of the Americans with Disabilities Act. But there are two training videos that both encourage the worker and inform employers. One is Disabilities in the Workplace: Working Out and the other is Making a Life: Opportunity, Not Disability.

""For a person who has a disability, finding and maintaining a job and gainin

Concrete Pumps & Safety In The Workplace
One very dangerous thing that is seen in the concrete pumping industry from time to time is people having their arms, fingers, etc. amputated in the field due to cleaning out the pump with their hands while the pump motor is running. Remember, never put any body part in the hopper, outlet valve or lubrication box while the pump is running. Many of these amputations are caused because the operator thinks that just because the remote is off ev

ining videos that both encourage the worker and inform employers. One is Disabilities in the Workplace: Working Out and the other is Making a Life: Opportunity, Not Disability.

""For a person who has a disability, finding and maintaining a job and gaining acceptance at a company can be a difficult process. This program promotes the development of supportive employment within the community by following four very different individuals with disabilities as they meet their respective employment challenges. The program is designed to encourage people with disabilities to persevere in the workplace while helping non-disabled people to better understand the requirements of those who have special needs."
-- Disabilities in the Workplace: Working Out

Quite often there are no accommodations that need to be made for disabled workers . . . just acceptance, which is sometimes the hardest to find. Many employers fear that there will be a high cost to accommodate disabled employees, but the average cost of accommodating the disabled is $500.00 or less (61%) and for many the cost is under a hundred dollars (29%).

"Jill is a special education teacher who works with children. She knows that disabilities do not automatically preclude people from reaching their potential-especially since she herself has a physical disability. People with disabilitie