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Integrating the Disability Perspective into the WIRED Framework: A Workforce3 One Webinar
The US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA), will host a webinar on June 12, 2008 at 2:00 (EST) on ETA's template for integrating economic and workforce development activities, and leveraging public and private resources to drive economic transformation in regional economies across the United States. ETA has implemented an Initiative called Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED). WIRED is a framework to transform the workforce system and regional economies by stressing the critical role of talent development. The template was developed to facilitate the integration of the "disability perspective" into the WIRED framework. This template is not only applicable to people with disabilities, but also to the other targeted populations, including (Youth, Older Workers, Ex-Offender, TANF, ESL, Indian and Native Americans, Migrant and Seasonal Farm Workers) populations.
Attendees will also learn about the two pilot projects funded by ETA that incorporate this "disability perspective" into their WIRED framework. Attendees will learn about the Denver Metro WIRED and Southwestern Connecticut Regions' innovative strategies to include people with disabilities and disability resources in their plans for regional economic development. To learn how you can incorporate these strategies in your WIRED Region's plans please click here to login to Workforce3One and register today!
If you are deaf, hard-of-hearing, or have speech disabilities and captioning would facilitate your participation in this Webinar, you can register for captioning service through the Federal Relay Conference Captioning. Please note the Federal Relay Service requires at least 48 hours notice (2 working days) to guarantee coverage. For more information, visit Workforce3One.
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Welcome to ETA's Disabilities Program home page, Disability Online. The Disabilities Program develops and implements workforce disability policy and program initiatives to address structural, programmatic, and systemic employment barriers for people with disabilities. The Disabilities Program supports the New Freedom Initiative to improve career and employment outcomes for people with disabilities through: 1) inter-and intra-agency collaborations and partnerships; 2) demand-driven initiatives responding to employers’ recruitment and retention needs; 3) training and technical assistance; 4) legislative and regulatory, policy, and operations analysis; and 5) other activities that lead to systemic improvement. The Disabilities Program’s goal is to provide the greatest opportunity for job seekers and employees with disabilities to achieve employment and economic self-sufficiency through the One Stop Career Center system by utilizing the principles of self-determination, informed choice, integration, and inclusion.
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Disability Program Navigator Initiative – ETA and SSA are jointly funding the DPN Initiative in 45 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico where SSA implemented employment support initiatives. This Initiative promotes comprehensive services and work incentive information for SSA beneficiaries and other people with disabilities, through the One Stop system. The Initiative focuses on developing new and ongoing partnerships to achieve seamless, comprehensive, and integrated access to services, creating systemic change, and expanding the workforce development system's capacity to serve customers with disabilities and employers.
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