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'.-c1{-1 i I / -& ' PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE ON EMPLOYMENT OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITES July 17, 2000 Mr. Richard A. Meserve, Chairman Nuclear Regulatory Commission One White Flint North Building 11555 Rockville Pike, Room 17D5 Rockville, MD 20852-2738
Dear Mr. Meserve:
I am pleased to send you this copy of the Fiscal Year 1999 Annual Report of the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities. Programs That Work ProducingPeople at Work chronicles 12 months of progress as the Committee has continued to develop and promote programs that either result in people with disabilities getting competitive jobs at competitive wages or prepare them for future careers. The diversity of the projects shown here underscores the complex nature of the issues employers face and the Committee's commitment to addressing them.
We have continued our work in Fiscal Year 2000, building on the accomplishments of Fiscal Year 1999 and prior years. We went online in October with a Web site devoted to assisting entrepreneurs with disabilities in achieving their dreams. The Small Business Self Employment Service contains information about starting a business and links to other small business resources, including the Small Business Administration. Participants in one of our High School/High Tech programs recently donated their experiment on butterfly metamorphosis to the Smithsonian Institution. It is the only experiment designed by high school students to have flown on a space shuttle, having been aboard Columbia last July. We continue to be active in the Presidential Task Force on Employment of Adults with Disabilities.
An important part of our success has been the support and cooperation we have received from our sister federal agencies. Together, we have created a strong record of success at increasing employment opportunities for the nation's 54 million citizens with disabilities. But we can do more. Now is the time for your agency to renew its commitment to enhancing the employment of people with disabilities. With your support, and that of our other partners, including employers, labor organizations and people with disabilities, we will continue to expand employment opportunities for people with disabilities. I am looking forward to working with you as we build on our successes in the coming months.
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FIscAL YEAR 1999 IN NUMBERS
1,506,000 Job Accommodation Network (JAN) Web site hits 475,000 hits on the President's Committee's Web site 80,000 "Think Ability" education kits distributed nationwide 35,405 telephone queries received by JAN 1,136 students with disabilities participated in the Workforce Recruitment Program 1,300 students with disabilities participated in 55 High School/High Tech programs 650+ state and local committees on employment of people with disabilities in every state and territory 500+ employers involved in 19 state Business Leadership Networks 408 media inquiries about disability issues 300 volunteer members on the President's Committee 270 students with disabilities took part in 12 Youth Leadership Forums 162 newspaper and magazine articles generated about disability employment issues and the President's Committee
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High School/High Tech Program, Albany, GA Job Fair, Chicago, IL High School/High Tech Program, Albany, GA Job Fair, Chicago, IL Job Fair, Washington, DC Youth Leadership Forum, CT Job Fair, Washington, DC Youth Leadership Forum, PR Evan Kemp Award presentation Job Fair, Chicago, IL President's Award honorees Job Fair, Boston, MA PROGcRAMS THAI \\'()RK PRODUCING 'PIJ)PL-1'(1" \XORK
PROGRAMS THAT WORK PRODUCING PEOPLE AT WORK
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE ON EMPLOYMENT OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
FISCAL YEAR 1999
"IfAmerica is to continue to grouw and prosper, ifu'ue are to lead the challenging and global economy of the 2 1st century, wve cannot afford to ignore the talents, energy, creativity of the 54 million A mericans with disabilities." -President William Jefferson Clinton
This report to the President, the Congress and the American public represents the work of the President's Committee during Fiscal Year 1999 (October 1, 1998 September 30, 1999). The Committee's mission is to communicate, coordinate and promote public and private efforts to enhance the employment of people with disabilities.
ANNUAL REPORT-FISCAL YEAR 1999 ]WROkA,%S ]H.AT1 WORK PROD)UCING PEOPLE Al" xOK Table of Contents
The Chairman's Perspective 3
PUTTING PEOPLE TO WORK TODAY
Business Leadership Network 4
Workforce Recruitment Program 5
High School/High Tech Program 6
Project EMPLOY 8
Job Accommodation Network 9
Small Business and Self-Employment for People with Disabilities 10
PREPARING THE WAY FOR THE FUTURE
Information and Education II
YoLIth Leadership Forums 13
Cuitural Diversit, Program 13
Disabled Veterans Forums 15
17th AnnLial Perspectives Conference 15
Scholarships 10, 14 Awards 16, 17
Program Location Map 18
International Activities 20
COMMITTEE MEMBERS 21
2 ANNUAL REPORT-FISCAL YEAR 1999 i PRO(;X,V\ -ISHAl WORK P)R()O)tUCING PEOPILI Si \Ai )RK The Chairman's Perspective
The President's Committee on Employment to grow. The Workforce Recruitment of People with Disabilities exists for one Program (12 percent increase in hires) and purpose-developing and promoting the Job Accommodation Network both programs that result in people with continued to see year-to-year growth, and we disabilities becoming employed. As our doubled our distribution of Education Kits annual report shows, Fiscal Year 1999 was a to 80,000 kits to meet increased public good one for the President's Committee, Aan•y people with demand. We have comne a long way, but still have a employers and, most important, fir people disabilities are still with disabilities who want to work. long way to go. Although more people with unemployed. Continued growxth of newer programs, disabilities are finding work each year, many such as the Business Leadership Network /e Prewsidenti more are still unemployed. The President's of People with (five new states), the "Otith [,eadership Committee on Committee on Employment ForuIms (ten new states) and the High Disabilities continues to work on their P'mployment of People School/High Tech Program (27 new sites, behalf, opening doors to opportunitL' and including the first three sites under our with Disabilities self-suiffic iencv through employment. Only Cultural Diversity Initiative), opened doors contintues to work on when people with disabilities have equality in the workplace will we truly be in control of and changed attitudes across the country their beha/f opening about the employability of people with our lives. Join with us as We move toward doors to opportuniny disabilities. project EMPII OY launched an that day! education program that will bring people anod seifsufliepient. with cognitive disabilities out of the back throu#h employmen2t. Sincerely, roorms in the workplace and onto career paths that will enable them to exhibit their full range of skills and abilities. •lony Coelho Our established activities also continued Chairman
ANNUAL REPORT--I[iSCA'I YAR 1999 3 1}RO{,R\Ms I i \X:)RK IPR{}t)I(UCING PEOPLEIAT ORK I Putting People to Work Today
A 1998 Harris Survey conducted for the PROFILE National Organization on Disability found that -2 percent of all unemployed working SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY, A WASHINGTON STATE BLN age adults with disabilities would prefer to be MEMBER, HIRED MICHELLE LINVILLE, A 33 YEAR OLD BLIND working. The President's Committee on WOMAN, AS A LEAD PROGRAMMER-ANALYST. IT COST SAFECO Employment of People with Disabilities LESS TO BUY THE SPECIAL EQUIPMENT MICHELLE USES THAN conducts a variety of programs to support THE SIX MONTH SEARCH TO HIRE ANOTHER PROGRAMMER the efforts of job seekers with disabilities to ANALYST, WHO DID NOT HAVE A DISABILITY. AS A BONUS, find work. MICHELLE, WHO IS A SINGLE WORKING MOTHER AND FORMER WELFARE RECIPIENT, BRINGS INSIGHTS TO HER WORKPLACE BUSINESS LEADERSHIP NETWORK THAT BROADEN THE AWARENESS OF HER CO-WORKERS ABOUT The Business Leadership Network (1,IN) LIVING WITH A DISABILITY. directly addresses the need expressed by employers for accurate information about hiring job candidates with disabilities and for The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the access to qualified applicants with disabilities. world's largest business federation, Through business-to-business nervorks, underscored its commitment to the BLN more than 500 employers in 19 states who program by entering into a cooperative plan have benefitted from the skills and abilities of with the President's Committee to promote employees with disabilities share their BLNs and the employability of workers with experiences with employers who have svet to disabilities to chamber members. Thomas J. tap this largely underutiilized applicant pool. Donohue, Chamber President and CEO, Fears, misinformation and negative serves as the Head CEO of the national perceptions about people with disabilities are BLN. J. Tim Arnoult, President, Central replaced by accurate, practical information Region, Bank of America and Margie Lewis, from employers President and CEO, Parallax, Inc., serve on who live and the national BLN Steering Group. conduct business in the same communities. . Examples of BLN activity in Fiscal Year 1999 include "* Five new BLNs were started: Arizona, Each BLN sets its Arkansas, Connecticut, Iowa and North own agenda and Carolina. priorities, but "* Texas BLN members mentored students participants are with disabilities during national urged to promote Groundhog Job Shadow Day, February 2, two strategies: 1999. personnel policies "* The District of Columbia BLN invited that include attorney David Fram, national workers with employment law expert, to address more disabilities and hiring practices that target than 80 employers and communit, service candidates with disabilities. The BL1N offers providers about resolving ADA employers access to qualified applicants with employment issues. disabilities, pertinent disability employment "* The Florida BLN began to offer information, a network of other companies employers access to resumes of applicants sharing information on specific disability with disabilities via the Internet. employment issues and access to a largely "* In its year-end report for calender 1998, untapped market for their goods and the Colorado BLN reported placing 150 services. candidates with disabilities in jobs,
4 ANNUAL REPORT-FISCAL YEAR 1999 S PRO(;R10,1ST"HAT \VO(RK PP,ODU;CING; P1:0I'LLAI \VOkRK
WORKFORCE RECRUITMENT PROGRAM The NVorkforce Recruitment Program (WRP) provides valuable summer work experience or full-time employment for college students or recent graduates with disabilities. Led by the President's Committee and the U. S. Department of Defense, the program enlists federal agencies to provide internships or full-time positions in a wide variety of fields. Each year, recruiters from the participating agencies interview and evaluate students xwith disabilities at college and university campuses across the nation and develop a database listing the qualifications of each student. The database is distributed to federal government agencies and private sector employers interested in hiring students with disabilities.
support to 100 The WRP is an excellent way for students providing technical of study to businesses and educating over 750 with disabilities in all fields abilities to a wide variety of about disability issues, such as a "* market their employers employers across the United presentation by leading expert Richard potential Pimentel about cost-saving procedures for States assisting injured or sick workers return to "* gain valuable work experience people with disabilities can be work. "* prove that Employers participating in the Business excellent employees. Leadership Network attended job seekers Employers are given access to a employment fairs targeting pool of qualified students in the District of with disabilities with disabilities who are Columbia, Illinois and Massachusetts. More than 65 employers interviewed more looking for work. than 1,200 applicants with disabilities at these events. Employers reported a high InI,136 Fiscal students Year 1999, level of satisfaction with the positive from 188 colleges A attitudes and skills of the applicants. and universities in firm hired a nation-wide consulting 37 states and computer graphic artist, a Federal Puerto Rico were and put agency hired three candidates intervieved: 336 them to work the next week, a public were hired. Many school transition to work program an of the students placed six students in jobs, and hired for engineering firm's recruiter left the internships were event with three electrical engineer retained as full-time candidates. employees after graduation.
F 5 ANNUtA RFIPORY--FIS(AL Y AR 1999 I IPR4OGRANMSSi-I AT \X'RK IPRODUCIN(; PEOPI.AT ORK
HIGH SCHOOL/HIGH TECH PROGRAM PROFILE In order to maintain their world-wide leadership, America's science and technology, THIRTEEN DOUGHERTY COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM (ALBANY, industries must have a talented and dedicated GA) HIGH SCHOOL/HIGH TECH STUDENTS ATTENDED workforce. The High School/High Tech LAUNCH PREPARATIONS FOR THE JULY 23RD LAUNCH OF Program (HS/HT) responds by providing STS- 93, THE SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA. ON BOARD site visits, mentoring, job shadowing and COLUMBIA WAS A EXPERIMENT DESIGNED BY THE STUDENTS paid summer internships to high school TO STUDY THE EFFECTS OF ZERO GRAVITY ON THE students with disabilities to encourage them METAMORPHOSIS OF BUTTERFLIES. ALBANY'S HS/HT to pursue careers in science, mathematics, STUDENTS HAD SPENT THE LAST YEAR DESIGNING THE engineering or technology-related fields. BUTTERFLY EXPERIMENT IN COOPERATION WITH STUDENTS More than 32 sites have been started in FROM SANTIAGO, CHILE. ONE OF THE STUDENTS, JULIE Georgia in the past two years, while 17 new BLACKBURN, DESIGNED A BANNER AND OTHER ARTIFACTS programs, including three in minorirv CARRIED ON BOARD THE SHUTTLE. communities, were started in other parts of the couintry during Fiscal Year 1999.
6 ANNUAL REI'ORT-FIScAAL YEAR 1999 PROGRAMS THAT WORK PRODUCING PEOPLE AT WOR1i.
With public and private funding and the participation of employers such as NASA, *- the National Weather Service, IBM, "Lockheed Martin Missions Systems, Cessna Aircraft Company, Mitsubishi Electric Power Products and Xerox, HS/HT participants are learning from the best America has to offer at 55 sites in 17 states. High School/High Tech students are preparing for the demands of the "high tech" workforce of the future by working in dynamic technical environments, observing mentors at work and planning a
- "course for the future. St ROFILE
S• L..tJGRAHAM THOMPSON IS A SUCCESSFUL •[m SEAMAN IN THE UNITED STATES T-0"7--7 - COAST GUARD IMMERSED IN HIGH
'A', 'TECHNOLOGY ABOARD THE 160-FOOT STATE-OF-THE-ART CUTTER HUDSON. BEFORE HIS HS/HT INTERNSHIP, GRAHAM FELT THAT HIS LEARNING • pDISABILITYI WOULD PREVENT HIM ( rFROM PURSUING A PROFESSIONAL CAREER. HE CREDITS HIS INTERNSHIP SCJi AT NASA s KENNEDY SPACE CENTER SKILLS WITH S'.4 em LEARNING COMPUTER !IfioJ slInf GIVING HIM THE CONFIDENCE TO PURSUE HIS DREAM TO JOIN THE
Ijii ,)1" COAST GUARD.
"I DREAMED OF COMBINING MY LOVE WITH A CAREER AND Sii itiA. -rPFOR •].>. THE OCEAN SCHOOL/HIGH TECH MY DREAM CAME
TRUE," GRAHAM SAYS.
The Butterfly Experiment On Board banner above, designed by a Georgia High School/High Tech student participant,was carriedaboard the Space Shuttle Columbia in 1999.
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PROJECT EMPLOY "Fmployers hire In September 1999, the President's Equal pay, equal benefits and career people with Committee awarded four grants for one-year advancement are reasonable expectations for demonstration projects to be carried out most employees-unless they, have one of disabilitiesfor the durin Fiscal Year 2000. Each grantee will several cognitive disabilities. Instead, these place between 8 and same reason they hire 15 people with employees can expect minimal wages, cognitive disabilities into competitive jobs reduced or non-existent benefits and dead anyone ehe. It makes which pay more than minimum wage, end, entry level jobs. Project good business sense. include benefits and have career potential; EMPLOY seeks to unlock the expand existing projects to serve additional underutilized potential of -Joyce Trainer, geographic areas or industries; and provide individuals with cognitive Senior Vice President training for 50 to 100 providers to replicate disabilities and open doors of Project EMPLOY. Grants were awarded to opportunity for them. of Human Senrices the following non-profits After being formally for Manchester "* The Institute for Communiry Inclusion, Boston, MA announced at a ceremony in Savings Bank of' "* The Arc of Delaware, Wilmington, DE the Russell Senate Office Building in March Connecticut. * Best Buddies JOBS, Miami, Fl. 1999, Project EMPLOY began an extensive • Transcen, Inc., Rockville, MD. education program tinder the leadership of a National Advisory Board chaired by Michael R. Losey, President and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRNM4). Other members of the advisory body, which PROFILES was announced in April 1999, are Bruce Dalziel. Senior Vice President for Financial BARBARA BENDER IS A PERSON WITH A COGNITIVE DISABILITY Management, the Prudential Insurance WHO WAS HIRED AS A FIELD ADMINISTRATION CLERK BY Company of America, and Robert Perkins, DUPONT PHARMACEUTICALS. HER INITIAL TASKS CONSISTED Vice President of Public Affairs, DuPont OF SORTING AND DISTRIBUTING MAIL, LABELING FOLDERS, Pharmaceuticals. The advisory body will FILING DOCUMENTS AND COMPUTER SCANNING. HER recruit other corporate executives to make SUPERVISOR, ANNE THOMAS, TALKS ABOUT BARBARA'S WORK: commitments for including people with a "WITHIN A WEEK OR TWO BARBARA HAD A REAL GOOD FEEL cognitive disability in their career FOR WHAT HER RESPONSIBILITIES WERE, AND THEY GREW development programs. BECAUSE SHE COULD FORESEE OTHER THINGS SHE COULD DO BESIDES WHAT SHE WAS ASKED TO DO. Working through organizations such as SHRM and the Association for People in MOLLY REECE, ANOTHER PERSON WITH A COGNITIVE Supported Employment, the President's DISABILITY, WAS HIRED BY THE DEFENSE CONTRACT Committee distributed more than 6,700 MANAGEMENT DISTRICT EAST TO DO CLERICAL WORK. HER informational kits about the skills and DUTIES HAVE SINCE CHANGED; SHE NOW MAINTAINS THE abilities of people with cognitive LIBRARY, HANDLES CORRESPONDENCE, PREPARES TRAVEL impairments to human resources managers, ORDERS AND DOES WORD PROCESSING. SUPERVISOR BRUCE public and private service providers and KRASKER SAYS, "WE SHOWED HER HOW TO MAINTAIN THE organizations of people with cognitive LIBRARY, AND, BEFORE WE KNEW IT, SHE WAS DOING THAT BY disabilities. The kits also contain information HERSELF." CO-WORKER JEAN MARIE FARIS CALLS MOLLY about people with cognitive disabilities who EXTREMELY EASY TO WORK WITH AND SAYS, "As ONE OF THE have successfully competed for advancement ATTORNEYS IN THE OFFICE, I RELY VERY MUCH ON THE to more complex, higher level jobs and SUPPORT STAFF; AND I RELY ON MOLLY TO THE SAME EXTENT programs that support them. THAT I WOULD RELY ON ANY OTHER SUPPORT STAFF MEMBER."
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NETWORK JOB ACCOMMODATION Network The Job Accommodation Network (JAN) Reaching the Job Accommodation solutions to accommodation provides through Thursday; problems encountered by employers and Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Monday their employees with disabilities at any point 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, Eastern Time employment relationship. Sponsored in the for accommodation by the President's Committee, with By phone: 1-800-526-7234 (Voice/TDD) financial support from the information, 1-800-ADA-WORK (1-800-232-9675) additional with Hartford Financial Services Group, JAN is a (Voice/TDD) for information about the Americans confidential, toll-free counseling and Disabilities Act information service with comprehensive information about the employability of e-mail: [email protected] people with functional limitations. JAN Web site:
9 ANNUAL REPORT-FISCAL YEAR 1999 P)RO(;RA.MS IIAT \XRK PROI)r(CIN(; PFPI.E ,'A \VORK
SMALL BUSINESS AND SELF-EMPLOYMENT FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES Many enterprising people with disabilities are turning to small business ownership or self Two national businesses and a employment as their career choice. Self-employmnent Vfoundation SHOLARSHIP supported scholastic PROGRAM and small business ownership are attractive to people excellence by students with disabilities with disabilities for several reasons: through generous funding of eight "* flexible work schedule scholarships in Fiscal Year 1999. The "* independence Fiscal Year 1999 scholarship winners "* reduced transportation needs were selected by a panel of "* ability to respond to changing energy levels President's Committee members. "* ability to create an accessible work Students were evaluated on grade environment. point averages, essays and letters of recommendation. Starting a business is a major THE task for anyone, but people National fashion retailer Nordstrom SMrLL BUSINESS with disabilities face Inc. funded five $2,000 scholarships RNI additional barriers. Good for undergraduates with disabilities SELF-EMPLOYMENT information, together with who are pursuing degrees in business. SERVICE attitude adjustments and better coordination by small Michael S. Arrington business service providers Catlett, VA will open doors for people Mary Washington College with disabilities who want to be entrepreneurs. Alexandria A. Fearn Oakland, CA As a member of the University of California, Los Angeles presidential Task Force on F mploymennt of Adults with Michael C. Poore Disabilities, the President's Wilmington, NC Committee is collaborating Campbell University with other federal oryanizationts such as the Small Business Sandra M. Redmon administration, the Rehabilitation Services Tega Cay, SC Administration and the Social Securityv University of South Carolina Administration to reduce those barriers. iogether with those agencies, the President's Committee Sarah A. Snyder developed plans to establish self-employment Kansas City, MO support networks for people with disabilities in ten University of Kansas cities during 2000. ... continued on page 14 In addition, the President's Committee has developed a database of how-to information and resources for assistance in the development and financing of new businesses. The database became available on the Internet early in October 1999, along with a confidential advisory service via a toll free telephone line.
10 ANNUAL RI'ORT--FISCAL YEAR 1999 PROGRA.-NS T-L4r WORK PRODUCING Pi(OPI-. Al W\ORK F Preparing the Way For the Future
The President's Committee on Employment in common areas of the of People with Disabilities also conducts headquarters facility. activities that, while not putting people with disabilities to work directly, seek to change The Council on Disability, negative attitudes and misconceptions about Concerns of the Oklahoma their employability, prepare future employees Federal Executive Board for the world of work, and focus on specific conducted a leadership segments of the disability community that forum, based on kit are experiencing higher rates of materials, to help college unemployment than the community as a students with disabilities whole. develop skills for entering the work world. The forum INFORMATION AND EDUCATION consisted of eight monthly Information is a potent tool for changing sessions, each focusing on a negative attitudes and misinformed opinions. different topic, followed by The President's Committee on Employment a graduation ceremony. of People with Disabilities conducts a comprehensive program providing current, The Commission for accurate and relevant information to a wide - g]AIOA Children with Special audience about the employability of people Health Care Needs' with disabilities. Disability Support Group for High Schoolers and Young Adults, Paducah, KY, distributed Education Kit educational materials from the kit at a booth The President's Committee distributed at the Super Wal-Mart. 80,000 education kits to all 50 states and several territories. The fact sheets in the kits, Home Box Office (HBO), New York City, which provide information on a variety of held a panel discussion on disabilities in the disability-related issues, were used by public workplace. The panel featured actor and private employers, rehabilitation Christopher Reeve; Bill Paul, retired former professionals, labor unions, governors Executive Vice President of United committees, advocates, veterans Technologies; Andy Imparato, General organizations, service providers, elected Counsel/Director of Policy, National Council officials and educators in conjunction with on Disability; and Mikki Lam of Just One the American with Disabilities Act Break and was moderated by television news anniversary, National Disability Employment anchorwoman Bree Walker. The company's Awareness Month programs, and year-round diversity newsletter, Perspectives, included education efforts. The theme for the 1999 \ articles based on the education kit fact education kit was "Think Ability." \ sheets and interviews about 7"• / disabilities in the workplace issues. Typical uses for kit materials included: Media Outreach CACI International, Inc. held a month-long The President's Committee conducts education and awareness program as the a strong media outreach program to kick-off for its year-long recruitment effort to educate the general public about locate qualified applicants with disabilities. disability-related employment issues The company developed and distributed in order to improve public informational sheets based on material from perceptions of people with disabilities. the education kit to all employees, displayed In Fiscal Year 1999, the President's them in the reception area, and posted them Committee responded to inquiries from
ANNUAL REPORT-FISCAL YEAR 1999 11 PROGRAMS THAT WoRK PRODUCING PEOPLE AT WORK
more than 400 print and broadcast media 9 •hits. The Job Links page, outlets and provided information on -rN which connects job seekers . with disabilities directly to Committee programs and key issues relating "UNITY' to the employment of people with disabilities *•.L~,.•,,, ]Dual di scrimination job listings in organizations to more than 1,000 other outlets. As a result, K and companies, has been A•_2-=Mu .- employers, government agencies, people with -- the most-visited page of the disabilities and the general public read, saw site since its launch in April or heard from the President's Committee 1998. By the end of Fiscal about Year 1999, 140 companies * the Americans with Disabilities Act and organizations seeking * statistical data on people with -AALKAukto recruit and hire people with disabilities were listed disabilities dds disabilities on Job Links. * types and costs of reasonable Hate Crimes Act a accommodations * persons with disabilities who are Educating the Press successful in their jobs and careers i, ,h ,bh- "Shattering Crippling "* employment programs that serve people Images: Covering the 54 with disabilities Million Americans with "* barriers to employment for persons Disabilities," a panel with disabilities. organized by the President's Among the diverse national media who Committee's Communications reported on the President's Committee's Subcommittee, was presented at the UNITY programs or other disability employment '99 Convention, a conference presented by issues were UNITY: Journalists of Color, Inc., an * Business Week alliance of the four national associations of * Newsweek journalists of color. The panel was an * On-a Roll Radio excellent opportunity to educate journalists • Investor's Business Daily that disability issues permeate all areas of the * CSPAN news. Panelists included * InternationalLabor Report "* President's Committee Vice Chair * Diversity Monthly Sylvia Walker, Director, Center for * Newspapers in Las Cruces, NM; San Disability and Socioeconomic Policy Diego, CA; Sacramento, CA; Studies, Howard University Pittsburgh, PA; Washington, DC; "* President's Committee member Paul Atlanta, GA; - ______w -- i_ Igasaki, Vice Chair, U. S. Equal Wilmington, NC; and -A A... Employment Opportunity Commission St. Petersburg, FL. (EEOC) "* Bree Walker, News Anchor, KNSD-TV, The Internet NBC www.pcepd.gov "* Michelle Singletary, Financial News The President's Committee's Reporter, The Washington Post award-winning World Wide "* Greg Smith, Host/Founder, On a Roll Web site provides current -eeo--, l Talk Radio on Life and Disability -- "* Lucy Wong-Hernandez, Executive information about the agency's - i i -- m programs and activities and - - -n Director, Disabled Peoples International inks to other valuable Web "• Betsy Bayha, Director, Technology resources. In Fiscal Year 1999, Policy, World Institute on Disability. the Committee's Web site received more than 475,000
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The Disability, essenger, a sample newspaper Jesse Polier was prepared by the Communications planning to drop out Subcommittee, was included in the registration packets of all 8,000 convention of school and get attendees. The stories in the newspaper married before illustrated how disability issues could be used in various sections of any newspaper. The attending the 1999 stories serve as examples of how journalists Iow a YLF at Iowa can accurately report on these issues. State University Publications Although he was The President's Coommittee disseminates more than 65 easy-to-read, fact-filled initially not documents covering a wide spectrum of interested in the topics related to the employment of people with disabilities. A publications list and the group activities at the documents can be ordered by telephone forum, the staff (202-376-6200), fax (202-376-6868) or e-mail ([email protected]). They also can be eventually persuaded adults with disabilities who were successfully downloaded from the Committec's Web site him to join in. By' the (www. pcepd. gov). employed and had families. They conducted end of the forum, he talent shows to learn teamwork and participated in confidence and leadership YOUTH LEADERSHIP FORUMS not only had formed Activities designed to build confidence, learn building outdoor exercises. The participants self-acceptance, develop a sense of teamwork friendships among the in these forums will be the managers and community leaders of tomorrow. and teach responsibility are the heart of the students and staff 12 Youth Leadership Forums (YI.F) held in 1999. The ten new forums (California had but changed his mind Reports from states that conducted Youth Leadership Forums in Fiscal Year 1999 previously done seven forums and Puerto and decided to return Rico one) marked the first phase of a showed that the forums were achieving their national expansion to all fi fy states for the for his senior year of goals. Comments from the organizers reflect that students YLF program. Supported by start-up grants high school. and technical assistance from the President's "* became more comfortable with their Committee, the states designed curriculums -Iowa YLF report own disabilities and those of others based on the "* learned to take charge of themselves model developed and their lives in California. "* learned to take responsibility for their Citizenship own actions responsibilities "* learned the value of teamwork were introduced "* gained confidence from seeing through tours of successful role models with disabilities state capitals, similar to their own. including meetings with CULTURAL DIVERSITY PROGRAM governors and The U.S. Census Bureau reports the other elected following unemployment statistics regarding officials. Forum working-age minority individuals with attendees met disabilities: role models,
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"* African-Americans with disabilities The Presidents 72.2 percent "* African-Americans with severe Committee has been disabilities-85.5 percent working with W .continuedSCHOLARSHIP from page PROGRAM 10 "* Hispanics with disabilities-51.9 organizcations percent Nike sponsored its second annual "* Hispanics with severe disabilities-75.4 representing diverse $2,500 scholarship for a student percent. minority pursuing a degree in sports or These extraordinary unemployment rates for recreation management, sports minorities with disabilities are dramatically communities... to marketing, sports medicine or sports higher than the 48 percent rate for all people and recreation equipment retailing. with disabilities. develop strategiesfor reducing the Michael Scott Mohr The Cultural Diversity Initiative of the unemployment of Sterling, IL President's Committee harnesses the University of Illinois resources of national minority advocacy people with organizations to reduce unemployment rates disabilities u'ithin The ELA Foundation awarded two for minorities with disabilities. Together with fellowships of $2,000 each for the U.S. Department of Education's Office eacch minority women graduate students studying, of Special Education and Rehabilitative communit, researching and writing on disability Services (OSERS) and Howard University, policy. the President's Committee has been working with organizations Debra Leigh Cole representing diverse minority Washington, DC communities, including Gallaudet University African Americans, Hispanics, Asian Americans Selene Faer Dalton-Kumins and Native Americans, to Decatur, GA develop strategies for Emory University School of Law reducijn the unemployment of peop e with disabilities within each minority, community. *The Harlem Task Force on Minorities with Disabilities conducted a job fair. • Supported by funds from OSERS, the Three hundred applicants with disabilities President's Committee conducted the discussed employment possibilities with third "New Leadership Development for 10 employers. Minorities with Disabilities" training session. Over the three years of the training series, 118 individuals with disabilities from minority backgrounds have returned to their communities ready to work on employment issues. "* The NAACP established a High School/High Tech program in Baltimore, MD. "* The Urban League of Nebraska established High School/High Tech programs in Lincoln and Omaha, NE.
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DISABLED VETERANS FORUMS implementation issues facing veterans Each year, more than 20,000 veterans with with disabilities in the new Workforce disabilities return home to resume their Investment Act programs civilian lives, hoping to have families and the increased support for the employment jobs necessary to support them. issues facing homeless veterans. Unfortunately, two out of three veterans with disabilities will not find work, even though 17TH ANNUAL today's unemployment rate is the lowest in PERSPECTIVES CONFERENCE many years and employers are complaining The 17 th annual "Perspectives on about not being able to find enough workers. Employment of Persons with Disabilities" conference, sponsored by the The President's Committee's focuses Derember 9-11, 1998 President's Committee and attention on the issues faced by veterans with Perspectives eight other Federal agencies disabilities who are seeking employment by on Employment and departments, provided conducting regional forums at which the of Persons 400 Federal managers and Committee learns directly from veterans, with Disabilities staff new and updated employers and employment and training information for facilitating service providers about the problems employment opportunities encountered by veterans as they look for for people with disabilities work. Information from the forums helps I throughout the Federal national leaders develop strategies for government. The responding to the issues raised at the forums. conference's 23 workshops provided the latest accurate In Fiscal Year 1999, forums were held in San information on personnel Diego, CA; Indianapolis, IN; and Norfolk, policies and practices, VA. Reports outlining the findings of each ' 4 ...... technology, reasonable forum were prepared and shared with key accommodation and Federal agency' heads, congressional offices available resources. and veterans service organizations. Issues identified included Conference keynote speakers covered diverse * poor interagency cooperation topics: * lack of proper pre-discharge preparation " The Honorable Rudy de Leon, Under of departing service personnel with Secretary for Defense for Personnel and disabilities Readiness, reaffirmed the commitment * lack of employment support for the of the Department of Defense to hiring growing number of homeless veterans people with disabilities, particularly with disabilities through the President's Committee s * need for regulations to implement the Workforce Recruitment Program. Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to "• Andy Imparato, General Counsel and support the employment of veterans Policy Director, National Council on with disabilities. Disability, discussed the disparate treatment that persons with mental Recommendations from the forums have disabilities receive from employers. resulted in "* Becky Ogle, Executive Director, "* support for more contracting-out of Presidential "Task Force on Employment rehabilitation services for veterans with of Adults with Disabilities, discussed disabilities following a model used in the activities of the task force, including Indiana information about the task force "* increased attention to the committee focused on the role of the
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Federal government as an employer of people with disabilities. "* Karen Ginsberg, Director General of the Equity and Diversity Directorate of Canada, shared the employment experience of Canadians with disabilities. "* Allan Bergman, President and CEO, Brain Injury Association, Inc., challenged the audience by pointing out that in spite of recent progress in lowering the unemployment rate of people with disabilities, there is still a need for significant effort to bring the rate into line with that of the general population. "* Bobby Silverstein, Director, Center for the Study and Advancement of Disability, Policy, George Washington University, chronicled the efforts behind left to right: I INKA GES employee Jill Rickgauer, James Clickn the passage of the Americans with President Clinton, Laura Hershejs,Joq),ce Bender Disabilities Act. AWARDS Federal agencies co-sponsoring the December In 1999, the President's Committee honored four individuals 1998 conference included the departments of who made exceptional contributions to public awareness of the Agriculture, Defense, Health and Human empowerment and employment potential of people with Services, Labor, State and Veterans Affairs, disabilities. and the National Council on Disability and National Institutes of Health, National President's Award Institute on Drug Abuse. Joyce Bender, President Bender Consulting Services, Inc. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
James H. Click, Jr., President LINKAGES Tucson, Arizona
Laura Hershey, Interim Executive Director Disability Center for Independent 1 iving Denver, Colorado
The President's Award is America's highest honor for civilians. The President's Committee nominates Individuals for the President's Award for achievement in furthering the employment and empowerment of people with disabilities. The awards were presented by President William Clinton in the East Room of the White House.
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AWARD RECIPIENT BIOGRAPHIES Joce Bender is involved in a variety of national, state and local activities devoted to enhancing the employment of people with disabilities, including the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities' Executive Board. Bender is President of Bender Consulting Services (BCS), which hires people with disabilities who have expertise in information technologies. BCS contracts its employees as consultants to client companies. Bender recently founded the Pittsburgh Disability Employment Project for Freedom, a non profit organization that trains people with disabilities and provides them work opportunities in the information technology networking industry
left to right: Sandra Brock, Aida Alvarez, Admini'trator of the James Click founded and is president of the Small Business Administration, andJohn Lancaster non-profit LINKAGES program in Tucson, AZ. LINKAGES connects employers with Evan Kemp Entrepreneurship Award job seekers with disabilities. Nearly 80 em Sandra Brock, Owner ployers have hired more than 170 individuals First Class Packaging, Inc. with disabilities, including 35 hired by Click San Diego, California himself for his automobile dealerships.
This award recognizes an individual with a disability who has Laura Hershey initiated the PASS Participants displayed the exemplary skills, enerpv, leadership, initiative and Rights Campaign, a national coalition to courage necessary to establish and operate a successful business protect the rights of individuals taking part venture in the private sector. The award is named for the late in the Social Security Administration's Plan Evan Kemp, former U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity to Achieve Self-Support. Hershey, interim Commission Chairman, businessman and disability rights Executive Director of Denver's Disability leader, for the example and leadership he demonstrated as a Center for Independent Living, is a grass highly successftil entrepreneur with a disability. The award was roots leader in the national disability presented as part of the Small Business Administration's 1999 community and a staunch advocate for the Small Business Week Kick-off event. civ il rights of women, particularly those with disabilities.
Sandra Brock is the owner of First Class Packaging, Inc., a custom packaging company that serves 210 customers with annual sales exceeding $1.5 million. In addition to hiring people with disabilities and former welfare recipients among her 18 full time workers, Brock works through a local disability organization to recruit individuals with psychiatric disabilities when she needs temporary workers.
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0 WORKFORCE RECRUITMENT PROGRAM 0 HIGH SCHOOL/HIGH TECH SITES Recruiters interiz ewed students with disabilitiesfor the 71 ere were 55 High School/High Tech programs in Workforce Recruitment Program at 188 colleges in these 17 states during Fiscal Year 1999. these 38 states and territoriesin Fiscal Year 1999. Alabama Nebraska Alaska New Jersey Alabama New Mexico California Ohio Arizona New York District of Columbia Oklahoma Arkansas North Carolina Florida Pennsylvania California North Dakota Georgia Texas Colorado Ohio Indiana Virginia Connecticut Oklahoma Iowa Washington Delaware Oregon Maryland District of Columbia Pennsylvania Florida Puerto Rico Georgia South Carolina Idaho South Dakota Illinois Tennessee Kansas Texas Kentucky Utah Maryland Virginia Massachusetts Washington Michigan West Virginia Missouri Wisconsin + YOUTH LEADERSHIP FORUM Montana There were Youth Leadership Forum programs in these New Jersey 12 states and territoriesduring Fiscal Year 1999.
A BUSINESS LEADERSHIP NETWORK SITES Alabama Ohio Business Leadership Networks were actiie in these 19 California Oregon locations in Fiscal Year 1999. {v Connecticut Puerto Rico District of Columbia South Dakota Arizona Michigan Iowa Wyoming Arkansas Missouri Louisiana California Montana Minnesota Colorado North Carolina Connecticut Oregon District of Columbia Texas Florida Virginia Georgia Washington Iowa Wyoming Maryland
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INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES The United States is recognized around the world for its experience and Vj expertise in programs and policies for people with disabilities. The President's Committee has been pleased to contribute to international efforts 00 to increase employment and other opportunities for people with disabilities around the world:
"* It trained U.S. Department of State labor officers on policy and programs for employment of people with disabilities in the U.S. "* It hosted a 21 -person delegation from the European Union as part of the United States-European Union Study Tour, part of the New Trans-Atlantic Agenda established in 1998 between the United States and the European Union. The President's Committee organized a week-long program of experts on the broad range of American policies, programs and laws for people with disabilities, including employment. "* It co-sponsored an international conference on independent living in WVashington, D.C. Other co-sponsors included the Social Security Administration, the 0 ice of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services and the National Council on Disability.
Two activities in particular promise to have a direct effect on the employability of people with disabilities in Europe and Vietnam.
" The President's Committee continued its work with U.S. Vietnam Assistance for the Handicapped, a private organization based in the United States, and the government of Vietnam to ensure that people with disabilities are included in all aspects of Vietnamese culture, including employment. Following the 1998 passage of a disability policy law inspired by the Americans with Disabilities Act, the President's Committee helped to establish a four-person technical assistance office in Hanoi, Vietnam, to assist in the laws' implementation. After opening with a special reception in Ma', the office and the Vietnamese Ministry of Construction organized a conference on the development and implementation of a national building access code for people with disabilities. The code process, which will include technical assistance conferences and an exchange program with experts from the United States, will be followed by an employment initiative.
" The President's Committee and the U.S. Department of Labor presented case studies for the "Harnessing the Information Society to Raise Employment Levels for People with Disabilities" conference in October 1998 in Madrid, Spain. The conference examined the potential of technology for improving the employment possibilities of people with disabilities.
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The mission of the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities is to facilitatepublic andprivate efforts to enhance the employment ofpeople with disabilities. The Chairmanand Vice Chairs are appointed by the President of the United States. All other members are appointed by the Chairman.All members serve as volunteers, without compensation, to develop programs that have the potential to maximize employment opportunitiesfor people with disabilities. The following individuals serve on the President's Committee.
EXECUTIVE BOARD
Tony Coelho, Chairman President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities Washington, DC
VICE CHAIRS
Linda Chavez-Thompson I. King Jordan, Ph.D. AFL-CIO Gallaudet University Washington, DC Washington, DC Ron Drach Karen L.Meyer R.W. Drach Consulting Karen L.Meyer & Associates Potomac, MD Chicago, IL Neil Jacobson Sylvia Walker, Ed.D. Wells Fargo Bank Howard University Research San Francisco, CA &Training Center Washington, DC
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MEMBERS H. Jennifer Hartman, Ed.D. Los Angeles County Office of Education Sheila Akabas, Ph.D. Downey, CA Columbia University New York, NY Claiborne D. Haughton, Jr. U.S. Department of Defense Joyce A. Bender Washington, DC Bender Consulting Services, Inc. Pittsburgh, PA Judith E. Heumann U.S. Department of Education Henry Betts, M.D. Washington, DC Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL Leslie Wheeler Hortum U.S. Chamber of Commerce Ronald Blackburn-Moreno Washington, DC The ASPIRA Association, Inc. Washington, DC Paul M. Igasaki U.S. Equal Employment John Bollinger Opportunity Commission Paralyzed Veterans of America Washington, DC Washington, DC John J. Johnson Marca Bristo NAACP National Council on Disability Baltimore, MD Washington, DC Erica Jones Lisa Brown Pacific Disability and Business Technical Office of the Vice President Assistance Center Washington, DC Berkeley, CA Patrick D. Cannon Joel I. Kahn Michigan Commission for the Blind The Procter & Gamble Company Lansing, MI Cincinnati, OH J.T. Childs, Jr. Nancy Becker Kennedy IBM Los Angeles, CA Armonk, NY Jeffrey S. Klare Joseph J. Frank Diversity Staffing Services The American Legion New York, NY Sunset Hills, Missouri Susan Liss Fred Grandy National Women's Law Center Goodwill Industries International Washington, DC Bethesda, MD Milton Little National Urban League New York, NY
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Paul A. Marchand Vicki Winn The Arc Washington Mutual Bank Washington, DC Seattle, WA
William M. McLin Richard Womack Merriman & Company AFL-CIO Washington, DC Washington, DC
Lee Miller Patrisha Wri g ht Miller Consulting Group Disabilit Rights Education Columbus, GA & Defense Fund Washington, DC Paul Miller U.S. Equal Employment Arnulfo T. Zamora Oppartunity Commission Denver, CO Wash ington, DC Lizabeth H. Zlatkus Florine L. Mullins Hartford Life Insurance Co. Alexandria, VA Simsbury, CT
Audrey Richardson SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMMUNICATIONS Minnesota State Council on Disability Bemidji, MN Tari Susan Hartman, Chair EIN SOF Communications Joseph Romer Los Angeles, CA National Easter Seal Society Washington, DC Melanie Fry, Vice Chair Independence, MN Elizabeth Savage U. S. Department of justice Betsy Bayha Washington, DC World Institute on Disability Oakland, CA Robert Silverstein George Washington University Peter Blanck, J.D., Ph.D. Medical Center University of Iowa College of Law Washington, DC Iowa City, IA
Michael Sullivan William J. Breisky San Francisco Police Department West Barnstable, MA San Francisco, CA Elaine Brodey Marina Tse New York, NY California State Board of Education Monterey Park, CA John Burnett Daniels College of Business Shirley J. Wilcher University of Denver U.S. Department of Labor Denver, CO Washington, DC
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Phil Calkins, Ph.D. Greg Smith U.S. Equal Employment On A Roll - Talk Radio on Life Opportunit Commission & Disability Washington, DC Yellow Springs, OH Dan Cattau Zara Buggs Taylor Park Ridge, IL Writers Guild of America Los Angeles, CA Patricia Digh RealWork, Inc. SUBCOMMITTEE ON Washington, DC DISABLED VETERANS Pamm Fair Blake Ortner, Chair American Federation of Television Paralyzed Veterans of America and Radio Artists Washington, DC Los Angeles, CA James N. Magill, Vice Chair Nancy Flinn Veterans of Foreign Wars Nancy Flinn Public Relations of the United States Washington, DC Washington, DC
Carol J. Gill, Ph.D. Anthony L.Baskerville, Junior Vice Chair University of Illinois at Chicago Disabled American Veterans Chicago, IL Washington, DC Susan Leeper Gregory A. Bresser ABC Television Network Military Order of the Purple Heart Los Angeles, CA Springfield, VA
Kathlene McCarthy-Barnett Robert Brown Coventry, RI Blinded Veterans Association Washington, DC Eric Minton Warner Robins, GA John Fales, Jr. Blinded American Donna Noland Veterans Foundation Chino Valley, AZ Washington, DC Annette Posell Vernessa K. Franklin The Caption Center Vietnam Veterans of America Boston, MA Washington, DC Marilyn Salisbury Ira A. Jett Escondido, CA Korean War Veterans Association Arlington, VA
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Thomas Miller Judy Gilliom Blinded Veterans Association U.S. Department of Defense Washington, DC Washington, DC
Emil W. Naschinski Kim Graham The American Legion U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Washington, DC Washington, DC J. Norbert Reiner Lisa Guilmette Korean War Veterans Association U.S. Equal Employment McLean, VA Opportunity Commission Washington, DC Larry Rhea Non-Commissioned Officers Association of Paul R. Hinkhouse the United States of America U.S. Department of Labor Alexandria, VA Washington, DC Herb Rosenbleeth Robert Krow Jewish War Veterans of the USA U.S. Postal Service Washington, DC Washington, DC Rick Weidman Captain Peter Mazzella Vietnam Veterans of America U.S. Department of Health Washington, DC and Human Services Washington, DC June Willenz American Veterans Committee William E. Pittman Bethesda, MD U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Raymond Williams Washington, DC Catholic War Veterans of the United States of America Alice Raatjes Alexandria, VA U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Washington, DC David E. Woodbury AMVETS John Riedel-Alvarez Lanham, MD U.S. Office of Personnel Management Washington, DC FEDERAL LIAISONS TO THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON Armando Rodriquez DISABLED VETERANS U.S. Office of Personnel Management Washington, DC Al Borrego U.S. Department of Labor Fred Schroeder Washington, DC U.S. Department of Education Washington, DC Richard G. Chavez U.S. Department of Agriculture Washington, DC
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Cliff Toulson Cindy Lou Daniel U.S. Small Business Administration Falls Church, VA Washington, DC Ann Davis-Clerk, Ph.D. SUBCOMMITTEE ON EMPLOYEE City University of New York DISABILITY CONCERNS Laurelton, NY
Christopherj. Rosa, Chair Robert C. Dreyer Queens College Oak Ridge, TN Flushing, NY Kayte Fearn, Ed.D. Ernestine VanDevier, Vice Chair The Council for Exceptional Children U.S. General Accounting Office Reston, VA Washington, DC Gregory G. Garske, Ph.D., CRC Lynda K. Anderson Bowling Green State University Sickle Cell Disease Association Bowling Green, OH of America, Inc. Culver City, CA Dolores Gonzalez City of Austin George N. Bouthilet, Ph.D. Austin, TX President's Committee on Mental Retardation Clydene Granfors Hohenrieder, Ph.D. Washington, DC Lustrecal Nameplate Corporation Alamo, CA Kimiko 0. Bowman, Ph.D. Oak Ridge National Laboratory Craig E. Gray Oak Ridge, TN Gray Consulting Scarborough, ME Edward M. Butler Office of Vocational Rehabilitation H. Jennifer Hartman, Ed.D. Harrisburg, PA Los Angeles County Office of Education Mark P. Carey Downey, CA Westport, CT Isaac C. Hopkins, Jr. James M. Carr World Youth Workshop, Inc. Indianapolis, IN Newark, NJ
Mary Margaret Cash Virginia ADA Education Coalition Lynchburg, VA
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John J. Johnson Dr. Mohammed I. Ranavaya NAACP American Academy of Disability Baltimore, MD Evaluating Physicians Chapmanvilie, WV Daniel C. Kardokus Denver, CO Dr. Katharine K. Sheng City College of New York Patricia Anne Kinaga New York, NY Seyfarth, Shaw, Fairweather & Geraldson Velda Carr Skinner Los Angeles, CA Dallas, TX
Ann B. Kinkor Jane Small, J.D. Los Angeles County Los Angeles, CA Office of Education Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Dee Ann Smith Federal Aviation Administration Donna Walters Kozberg, LRC, CRC Oklahoma City, OK Lift, Inc. Warren, NJ Beverlee Stafford U.S. Department of Education. Douglas L. Kruse Washington, DC Rutgers University Piscataway, NJ Kenneth L.Tedford, Jr. Tennessee Council Mary Lamielle for the Hearing Impaired National Center for Nashville, TN Environmental Health Strategies Voorhees, NJ Judy L.Wald, Ph.D. American Institutes for Research Suzanne Liquerman Washington, DC State of Connecticut Hartford, CT Robert Walters National Urban League Grace Lyons New York, NY Martin Luther King, Jr. Public Library Washington, DC Ela Yazzie-King, M.R.C. Utah State University Scott Marshall Fort Defiance, AZ American Foundation the Blind, Inc. Anthony Young for Palsy Washington, DC United Cerebral Association, Inc. Laurence W. Paradis Washington, DC Disability Rights Advocates Oakland, CA
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EMPIOYER SUBCOMMITTEE Sandra J. Evers-Manly Northrop Grumman Wray D. Calahan, Chair Los Angeles, CA The Boeing Co. St. Louis, MO Roderick L. Fox Associated Industries of Massachusetts Kevin Bradley, Vice Chair Boston, MA R.R. Donnelley & Sons, Co. Chicago, IL Colleen Fukui Nordstrom Donald Allen Seattle, WA Motorola, Inc. Libertyville, IL Maricela Monterrubio Gallegos Hewlett-Packard Company Cathy L.Barnes Palo Alto, CA The Boeing Co. Seattle, WA Walter L.Ghosten Workforce 2000 Staffing, Inc. James M. Barry Powell, TN Bell Atlantic-New York White Plains, NY Marion HochbergSmith Johnson &Johnson Christopher G. Bell, Esq. New Brunswick, NJ Jackson, Lewis, Schnitzler & Krupman Minneapolis, MN Phyllis Jackson Bank of America Robert L.Billingslea San Francisco, CA Disney Worldwide Services, Inc. Lake Buena Vista, FL Bessie Jordan Smith Kline Beecham Joyce G. Conner Philadelphia, PA Lockheed Martin Energy Systems & Energy Research Joel I. Kahn Oak Ridge, TN The Procter & Gamble Co. Cincinnati, OH Bruce Dalziel Prudential Insurance Company of America J. Gerald Kirby Newark, NJ Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Systems Mildred E. DesBiens Marietta, GA IBM Armonk, NY Raymond E. Korup E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co., Inc. Amy DiMaio Wilmington, DE Sears, Roebucks and Co. Hoffman Estates, IL Fred Kramer Marriott International Washington, DC
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Jerry Lyons Kim Whitney MDS Corp. Delta Airlines, Inc. Placentia, CA Atlanta, GA
David Matthews Lydia Wilson Nabisco, Inc. ADECCO Employment Services East Hanover, NJ Alameda, CA
Michael P. Mayer Linda I. Workman ARAMARK ConAgra, Inc. Philadelphia, PA Omaha, NE
Barry Mehrman SUBCOMMITTEE ON LABOR McDonald's Corporation Oak Brook, IL Marsha Zakowski, Chair United Steelworkers of America Susan Meisinger Pittsburgh, PA Society for Human Resource Management Royetta Sanford, Vice Chair Alexandria, VA International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Laurie Meisner Washington, DC Liberty Mutual Insurance Group Boston, MA Maria Armesto American Federation of Teachers Alex Orban Washington, DC Friendly's Ice Cream Corporation Wilbraham, MA Roy Bannis Service Employees International Union Ed T. Pawkett Washington, DC Raytheon San Jose, CA Jordan L.Biscardo United Way of America Santiago Rodriguez Alexandria, VA Microsoft Corporation Redmond, WA John A. Bonnage American Federation of State, W. Kenneth Tregenza, Jr. County and Municipal Employees General Motors North America Washington, DC Detroit, Ml Ivan Borgos John F. Waldinger International Leather Goods, Plastics, KPMG Peat Marwick, LLP Novelty & Service Workers' Union Montvale, NJ New York, NY
Donna Ward Sidney L. Brooks Deloitte-Touche, LLP American Postal Workers Union Wilton, CT Washington, DC
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James M. Brunkenhoefer Joseph Henderson United Transportation Union American Federation Washington, DC of Government Employees Washington, DC LaMont Byrd International Brotherhood of Teamsters Marty Hudson Washington, DC United Mine Workers of America Washington, DC Douglas H. Dorily United Food & Commercial Ernest Inzana Workers International Union American Flint Glass Workers Union Washington, DC Toledo, OH William Dunn, Jr. Leroy D. Jones National Association of Letter Carriers Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Washington, DC Washington, DC Lela Foreman Barry Kasinitz Communications Workers of America International Association Washington, DC of Fire Fighters Washington, DC Joseph Fowler Laborers' Health & Safety Deborah Kleinberg Fund of North America Seafarers International Union Washington, DC Camp Springs, MD Eric Frumin Michele Laghetto UNITE! Aluminum, Brick & Glass Workers New York, NY International Union Dover, OH Joseph Galvin, Jr. Glass, Molders, Pottery, Plastics & Tom Lee Allied Workers International Union American Federation of Musicians Media, PA New York, NY Warren S. George Jill Levy Amalgamated Transit Union American Federation Washington, DC of School Administrators Brooklyn, NY Robert E. Gleason International Longshoremen's Marcia Magid Association American Federation of State, New York, NY County & Municipal Employees Washington, DC Susana Gomez AFL-CIO Washington, DC
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George McDonald Richard Roberts Transport Workers Union of America International Union New York, NY of Police Associations Alexandria, VA Bette Mercer United Food & Commercial Charles Rogers Workers International Union Bakery, Confectionery and Tobacco Washington, DC Workers International Union Kensington, MD Lynn Meyers Human Resources Carol A. Salter Development Institute IAM CARES Washington, DC Upper Marlboro, MD Tom Mutchler JaeJe Simons United Automobile, Aerospace & Screen Actor's Guild Agricultural Implement Workers of America New York, NY Detroit, MI Louise Smothers James J. Norton International Union of Electronic, Graphic Communications Electrical, Salaried, Machine and International Union Furniture Workers Washington, DC Washington, DC Anna Podia Sam Weinstein The Newspaper Guild Utility Workers of America Washington, DC Washington, DC
Vincent Panvini Jake West Sheet Metal Workers International Association of Bridge, International Association Structural and Ornamental Iron Workers Washington, DC Washington, DC William L. Phillips Richard Wrede Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen Association of Flight Attendants Mt. Prospect, IL Washington, DC
John A. Remark STATE MEMBERS Amalgamated Transit Union Washington, DC Angeline Pinckard, Chair Governor's Committee on Candace Rhett Employment of People with Disabilities International Federation of Montgomery, AL Professional & Technical Engineers Silver Spring, MD Darrell Farland, Vice Chair Governor's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities Bismarck, ND
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Jack Hawkins, Jr., Ph.D. Mark Simon Governor's Committee on Employment of Governor's Advisory Council People with Disabilities for People with Disabilities Troy, AL Denver, CO
James M. Shine, Sr. Samuel McKnight, Jr. Governor's Committee on Employment and Governor's Committee on Employment of Rehabilitation of People with Disabilities People with Disabilities Juneau, AK Guilford, CT Velja Elstad Patricia Mayfield Governor's Committee on Employment and Governor's Committee on Employment of Rehabilitation of People with Disabilities People with Disabilities Juneau, AK Wethersfield, CT Jim Bruzewski Richard Aydelotte Governor's Committee on Employment Governor's Committee on Employment of of People with Disabilities People with Disabilities Phoenix, AZ Wilmington, DE
John Fendley Cynthia Fairwell Governor's Commission on People Governor's Committee on Employment of with Disabilities People with Disabilities North Little Rock, AR Wilmington, DE
Barry Vuletich Theresa Travis Governor's Commission on People Mayor's Committee on Persons with Disabilities with Disabilities Little Rock, AR Washington, DC
Paul K. Miller Florence Yarborough Governor's Committee for Mayor's Committee on Persons Employment of Disabled Persons with Disabilities Fullerton, CA Washington, DC
Catherine Kelly Baird, M.S.W. Nancy M. Koepke Governor's Committee for The Governor's Alliance and Employment of Disabled Persons The Able Trust Sacramento, CA Tallahassee, FL Lucile Weiss, Ed.D. Sharon F. Griffith Governor's Advisory Council The Governor's Alliance and for People with Disabilities The Able Trust Denver, CO Tallahassee, FL
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Lee Miller Marilyn K. Turner Georgia Committee on Employment Iowa Commission of Persons with Disabilities of Persons with Disabilities Des Moines, IA Columbus, GA Sharon Joseph Joseph Artero-Cameron Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns Governor's Commission on Persons Overland Park, KS with Disabilities Tiyan, Guam Martha Gabehart Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns Anthony Akamine Topeka, KS Commission on Persons with Disabilities Honolulu, HI Brenda Lowry Kentucky Committee on Employment Francine Wai of People with Disabilities Commission on Persons with Disabilities Owvensboro, KY Honolulu, HI Linda Montgomery James Kerns Kentucky Committee on Employment Governor's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities of People with Disabilities Frankfort, KY Boise, ID Pat Johnson Michael Johnson Governor's Advisory Council on Governor's Committee on Employment Disability Affairs of People with Disabilities Harahan, LA Boise, ID Laura Brackin Bruce Moore Governor's Advisory Council on Department of Rehabilitation Services Disability Affairs Chicago, IL Baton Rouge, LA
Gary Miller Susan Percy Governor's Planning Council for Maine Jobs Council People with Disabilities Portland, ME Indianapolis, IN Patricia Saunders Suellen Jackson-Boner Governor's Committee on Employment of Governor's Planning Council for People with Disabilities People with Disabilities Landover, MD Indianapolis, IN Jade Ann Gingerich Joe Hays Governor's Committee on Iowa Employment of Commission of Persons with Disabilities People with Disabilities Truro, IA Baltimore, MD
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Michael Reg nier Ozwald Mondejar J. on Disability on Employment of Governor's A visory Council Governor's Commission MT People with Disabilities Missoula, MA Brookline, Constance Enzweiler on Disability Trottier Governor's Advisory Council Marie Helena, MT Governor's Commission on Employment of with Disabilities People Ray Weinberg Cambridge, MA Governor's Committee on Employment of with Disabilities Albert People Jason Boys Town, NE Governor's Commission on Employment of People with Disabilities Boston, MA Bernard E. Childerston Governor's Committee on Employment of Disabilities Graber People with Lydia Lincoln, NE Michigan Commission on Disability Concerns MI Belleville, Glenn Taylor Governor's Committee on Employment of Gerry Mutty with Disabilities on Disability Concerns People Michigan Commission Reno, NV Lansing, Ml Kathleen E. Olson Audrey Richardson on Employment of State Council on Disability Governor's Committee Minnesota People with Disabilities Bemidji, MN Reno, NV Clell L. Hemphill on Disability Matthew Sochalski Minnesota State Council on Disability St. Paul, MN Governor's Commission Londonderry, NH Nat Fentress Services Michael Jenkins Governor's Office of Handicapped on Disability MS Governor's Commission Jackson, Concord, NH Walter Blalock Al Kirk Governor's Office of Handicapped Services Services MS Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Jackson, Trenton, NJ Jim Tuscher Disability Larry Auer Governor's Council on on Concerns St. Louis, MO Governor's Committee of the Handicapped Los Alamos, NM Gina Obrecht Governor's Council on Disability Jefferson City, MO
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Judy Myers Jan Campbell Governor's Committee on Concerns Oregon Disabilities Commission of the Handicapped Portland, OR Santa Fe, NM Eugene Organ Richard Warrender Oregon Disabilities Commission State Office of Advocate for Persons Salem, OR with Disabilities Albany, NY JohnnyJ. Butler Governor's Committee on Employment of Rosemary Lamb People with Disabilities State Office of Advocate for Persons Harrisburg, PA with Disabilities Albany, NY Connie Tarr Governor's Committee on Employment of Arlene Mighton People with Disabilities North Carolina Employment Network Greensburg, PA Raleigh, NC Barry Brandt Owen H. Larson Governor's Committee on Employment of Governor's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities People with Disabilities York, PA Minot, ND David Cruz Bill Bauer Governor's Committee on Employment of Governor's Council on People Persons with Disabilities with Disabilities San Juan, PR Marietta, OH Oscar Nieves Karla Lortz Governor's Committee on Employment of Governor's Council on People People with Disabilities with Disabilities San Juan, PR Columbus, OH Victoria Cullinan Ferrara Millie Clarke, Ph.D. Governor's Commission on Disabilities Governor's Committee on Employment of North Kingstown, RI People with Disabilities Oklahoma City, OK Bob Cooper Governor's Commission on Disabilities Dan Kurtenbach Providence, RI Governor's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities Joe S. Dusenbury Oklahoma City, OK Governor's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities Thelma L. Rex West Columbia, SC Governor's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities Oklahoma City, OK
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Lucerne Iseman Richard L.Gathro of Virginia Board for People with Disabilities Governor's Committee on Employment Arlington, VA People with Disabilities West Columbia, SC Brian Parsons Board for People with Disabilities Hicks Virginia Dick Richmond, VA Governor's Advisory Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities Pierre, SD Sedonie Halbert Governor's Committee on Employment Wagoner of the Handicapped Colette VI Governor's Advisory Committee on St. Thomas, of People with Disabilities Employment John H. Michaels Pierre, SD Governor's Committee on Disability Employment Morrell Issues and Greg Burien, WA Tennessee Committee for Employment of with Disabilities People Toby Olson Bristol, TN Governor's Committee on Disability and Employment Patricia Farmer Issues Olympia, WA Tennessee Committee for Employment of with Disabilities People Barbara Judy Nashville, TN Governor's Council on People with Disabilities Morgantown, WV James L. Caldwell, Ph.D. Committee on People Governor's James S. Jeffers with Disabilities People with Disabilities TX Governor's Council on Austin, Charleston, WV Pat Pound Mielczarek Committee on People Joe Governor's Governor's Committee for People with Disabilities with Disabilities Austin, TX Wausau, WI Inkley Debbie Curtis Wittwer BOOST for People City, UT Governor's Committee Salt Lake with Disabilities WI Tom Frank Madison, Governor's Committee on Employment of Disabilities Woody Absher People with on Employment of Waterbury, VT Governor's Committee People with Disabilities VVY Thomas A. Pombar Cheyenne, Governor's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities Waterbury, VT
36 ANNUAL REPORT-FISCAL YEAR I999 The President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities is pleased to acknowledge contributions from the organizations listed below. Their generous support enabled the Committee to conduct programs and projects impacting the employment of people with disabilities that would not otherwise have been possible.
Bender Consulting Boeing Defense and Space Group Chevron Products Company The Dole Foundation Emerson Electric Company Fabri-Center Florida Endowment Foundation Ford Motor Company Georgia Pacific The Hertz Corporation Johnson and Johnson Kmart Corporation Northrop Grumman Procter & Gamble Co. RJR Nabisco Safeway, Inc. SBC Communications Inc. Shell Oil Company Starbucks Coffee Company United Airlines United Mine Workers of America US Airways
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