CDO Workforce coordinates and focuses employment, training and education development resources across three counties, providing service to employed people, unemployed people and employers alike. Our goal is to improve the long-term growth and development of the work force.
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), and the theme for 2019 is “The Right Talent, Right Now.” The U.S. Department of Labor states this year's theme emphasizes the essential role that people with disabilities play in America's economic success, especially in an era when historically low unemployment and global competition are creating a high demand for skilled talent.
From ADA Live:
In recognition of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), our guest on ADA Live! will be Liz Weintraub, Senior Advocacy Specialist with the Association for University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD). Liz is also a graduate of the Georgia Leadership and Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (GaLEND) interdisciplinary training program at the Center for Leadership in Disability at Georgia State University.
Ms. Weintraub will discuss her personnel career path, the challenges she has overcome, and the role that both advocacy and self-advocacy have played in her career success. She will share her work at the AUCD, including her popular video series “Tuesdays with Liz: Disability Policy For All.” She will also share her thoughts on why the unemployment rate remains high for people with disabilities, and the importance of thinking about a “career” versus a “job.”
Reflections on National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) on Wednesday – October 2 from 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM (Eastern) and 12:00 Noon - 12:30 PM (Central). More ways to listen: SoundCloud ADA Live! plus on the first Wednesday of each month: NEW! options for download and interactive transcript. Learn more & explore: www.adalive.org
When: Wednesday, October 2, 2019
1:00 P.M. to 1:30 P.M. EST
Cost: Free
Where: Online/Web-based
Sponsored By:
ADA Live! Podcast
from the Southeast ADA Center and the ADA National Network
About ADA Live!
A podcast on SoundCloud and free online program by the Southeast ADA Center, one of ten regional ADA Centers in the ADA National Network. ADA Live! focuses on rights and responsibilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). ADA Live! airs a new episode (30-45 minutes) on the first Wednesday of each month.
We've got great news and opportunities for you in our October newsletter!
When: Wednesday September 25, 2019
1:30 pm to 3:30 pm
Where: 5006 State Highway 23
Oneonta, NY 13820
PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES:
• Mirabito Energy Products
• United Health Systems (UHS)
• Stafkings
• Oneonta Block
• NYS Veteran’s Home-Oxford
• Pickett Building Materials
• Springbrook
• Otsego Ready Mix
• NYS Dept of Corrections
• Cancer Services Program
• ARC Otsego
• US Care Systems
• NYS Troopers
• Robinson Terrace Nursing Home
• RSS Inc
• US Census Bureau
• Chestnut Rehab and Nursing Home
• US Army/US Navy/US Army National Guard
• SUNY Oneonta
• Otsego County
• Fidelis
• Pathfinder Village
• Custom Electronics
• Burt Rigid Box Factory
• Heritage at the Plains
• Hanger Clinic
• Greenslate
• Mountainside Farms
• Greene Lumber
• Northern Rivers
Contact Debbie Bender at 607-432-4800 ext 101 for more information.
Staffworks will be at the CDO Workforce Office in Sidney this Friday, 9/27, from 9AM to 10:30AM.
21 Liberty St., Sidney, NY
They are hiring for production workers for a business in Sidney.
If you have any questions please call 607-832-5776.
Local Workforce Development Boards (LWDB) and partner agencies are highlighting their programs and holding events to bring awareness of the services available to strengthen the workforce and help workers prepare for and achieve meaningful careers — including dislocated workers, youth, workers with a disability, workers affected by the opioid crisis, ex-offenders, underserved populations and others.
Serving as connectors between the U.S. Department of Labor and local American Job Centers that deliver services to workers and businesses, LWDBs maintain strong connections with local government officials and local education partners and agencies, and are in touch with the needs of local businesses and industries.
Along with providing assistance to job seekers, local American Job Center offices can provide a wide range of support to area businesses, acting as an extension of their human resources department to help maintain their workforce and enhance their business.
We are your local American Job Center! Please give us a call or stop by to find out how we can help.
Our goal is to help job seekers not just find a job, but develop and manage a career. That means helping them when they have a job and when they are looking. We also strive to help employers find the workers they need quickly and the resources to improve training, workforce retention and workforce restructuring.
A DRC is a Disability Resource Coordinator, someone who helps individuals with disabilities find employment.
High School Equivalency (HSE/GED) A high school equivalency or GED/HSE is a recognized alternative to a high school diploma.
Work-Based Learning (WBL) provides students and job seekers with real-life work experience that compliments their academic studies. Typically they include job shadowing, mentoring, internships, and apprenticeships.
A Team Helper is anyone who is the lead support person to the job seeker with disabilities along their career journey. It can be a family member, friend, employment counselor, Disability Resource Coordinator (DRC), or case manager.
A stop-gap job is temporary employment until something better or more permanent can be obtained.
Basic needs refers to the goods and services necessary for a minimum standard of living. This includes access to food, safe shelter, clothing, and sanitation. Reliable transportation and education can also be considered a basic need.
A safe space is intended to be free of bias, conflict, criticism, or potentially threatening actions, ideas, or conversations.
Competitive integrated employment (CIE) is work performed by a person with an impairment or health-related disability (health impairment) within an integrated setting. Wages are at least minimum wage or higher and at a rate comparable to non-disabled workers performing the same tasks.
For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education.
