The Hill Blog :: Sen. Mike Enzi: Those With Disabilities Need Better Jobs..

My inbox has absolutely just been rocking the last few days.. Trying to call it quits for a bit then came this one about a bill introduced in Congress today, whoops, yesterday:

• Those With Disabilities Need Better Jobs
  Senator Mike Enzi (Wyoming), The Hill Blog, 2008-06-11

These programs [under the Randolph-Sheppard Act and the Javits-Wagner-O’Day Act (JWOD)] are performing dismally and we must improve them. My main goal is to create more and better jobs for individuals with disabilities. This bill will allow greater flexibility and provide real job training so Americans with disabilities can develop marketable skills and knowledge to make meaningful career choices. It also restores accountability to these programs to make sure workers are no longer exploited. The bill specifically empowers a strong regulator to police both programs and protect workers.

Nice to know that, should one ever come across a program of this nature that is not doing right by its employees, there is a United States Senator out there precisely, actively interested in seeking accountability from the same..

Cyber hugs from Talking Rock..

GovExec.gov :: EEOC commissioner pushes hiring of people with disabilities..

In amongst the bazillion other newest emails in my inbox this evening, especially with some much sadder messages lurking, waiting, very cool to find the following highlighted by SSA.gov.....

EEOC commissioner pushes hiring of people with disabilities..
By Alyssa Rosenberg, Government Executive, December 10, 2007..

Notably to these fingertips was "Concerned Employee" who commented expressing an observation of the lack of general accessibility.. Could be interesting to watch over Time..

Doubly cool from here was finding Government Executive as a new resource website to keep an eye out for.. Oh, whoops, and also cited in the article was....

CAP, Computer/Electronic Accommodations Program, a Department of Defense (DoD) interest website (translation: NO funny business while you're visiting :grin: )..

Incredibly interesting over at the CAP website is their own highlighted story, CAP Spotlight: Schedule A, which in part states..

In the Federal government, the number of employees with disabilities is steadily declining.

Kicking back here totally loving the irony......... :wink:

Cyber hugs..

PS.. Shoutout to Gmail.. Would LOVE to share my Gmail seriously successful story with you (in reference to the teaser at the top of every inbox page now), but, alack and alas, no video capabilities so your fun online activity is....

Not accessible...... Any alternatives available..? :grin:

For the Record, basically my Gmail seriously successful story goes something like this.....

796 MB of email and counting..

WITH CONSTANT DELETION as quickly and often as possible..

Before these fingertips opted in for your second round beta program way back when, I was having to split the same level of information between multiple, multiple... GASP... 10 MB accounts.. :giggle: