Best Buy To Sponsor What Can YOU Do? Video Contest Prize (6/30/09).

Best Buy, one of the nation's leading technology retailers, and an employer that includes and values all employees for their talents, ideas, and innovative approaches, will sponsor the $1,500 gift card prize for Campaign for Disability Employment's What Can YOU Do? Video Contest.
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U.S. DOL announces National Disability Employment Awareness Month theme (6/29/09).

The U.S. Department of Labor today announced “Expectation + Opportunity = Full Participation” as the official theme for October’s National Disability Employment Awareness Month. It is intended to urge employers, as they seek to fill positions, to embrace the richness of America’s diversity by considering the talents of all workers, including workers with disabilities.
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JAN introduces the What Can YOU Do? Video Contest! (6/09/09).

The What Can YOU Do? Video Contest is an opportunity for young - and young-at-heart - filmmakers to promote positive change by illustrating that at work, it’s what people CAN do that matters.
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Step inside JAN's office with YouTube! (6/01/09).

Have you had success using the Job Accommodation Network? Do you want to share this important resource with others? JAN’s new five minute, fully accessible YouTube (www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBbfVNcNlAg) video provides colleagues, friends, and other the opportunity to “Step inside the JAN office, meet staff, and learn more about job accommodations.”
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Participate in a Disability Research Study (5/20/09).

Are you living with a disability? Are you employed? Do you work in Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, or Missouri? If YES: You may be eligible to participate in a research study conducted by Washington University in St. Louis.
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JAN Releases Fact Sheet: Considering the Needs of Employees with Disabilities During a Pandemic Flu Outbreak (4/29/09). This publication provides information to help employers consider the needs of employees with disabilities during a pandemic flu outbreak.
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JAN Releases Fact Sheet Series: Dos and Don'ts of Disclosure (4/22/09). This publication provides tips for disclosing a disability in an employment-related situation.
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JAN Releases Fact Sheet Series: Job Accommodations for People with Autism Spectrum Disorders (4/08/09). This publication provides an overview of job accommodations and resources.
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JAN Distributes E-News (4/07/09). View JAN's Volume 7, Issue 2, Second Quarter 2009 E-News. Limitations to Establish Disability..., Clearing the Fog..., Accommodating Tourette Syndrome, Making the JAN YouTube Accessible!
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JAN Releases Accommodation Information by Topic (3/31/09). This A-Z portal compliments JAN's Accommodation Information by Disability: A-Z and provides extensive information on accommodation-related topics. Want another topic? Email webmaster@jan.wvu.edu for topic requests.
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JAN Releases Entrepreneurship Series: Starting a Non-Profit Organization (3/27/09). This publication discusses the “how to’s” of starting a non-profit business. Its “question and answer” format is designed to help those considering forming a non-profit to think through this decision step-by-step.
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JAN Releases Occupation and Industry Series: Accommodating Educators with Disabilities (3/16/09). Find ADA information, accommodation ideas, and resources to related to educators with disabilities.
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New Secretary of Labor 02/24/09. The Senate confirmed Congresswoman Hilda Solis to serve as the Secretary of Labor. >> Read more

JAN Distributes E-News (2/03/09). View JAN's Volume 7, Issue 1, First Quarter 2009 E-News. Social Networking Venues, ADAAA, and Speak Up!
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JAN Launches Blog (1/14/09). Post to JAN's Blog and enjoy a community space to discuss employer success, JAN experiences, and current legislative and accommodation issues surrounding the employment of people with disabilities.
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