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Disability.gov understands that third-party social media platforms and Web sites may not be accessible to all users, including some individuals with disabilities. Therefore, any posts by Disability.gov on Facebook will be available in an accessible format in this folder.
For more information about Disability.gov's social media policy, please refer to its Social Media User Agreement.
FEBRUARY FACEBOOK ACTIVITY
POSTED End the R-Word Awareness Day Postcard (February 25, 2010)
COMMENT Disability.gov will be tweeting about our postcard on Mar. 3rd at: http://www.twitter.com/disabilitygov, as well as e-mailing some of our organizational contacts. We'll keep our fans posted of our activities, so check back! (March 2, 2010)
MARCH FACEBOOK ACTIVITY
POSTED New post on Disability.Blog! Guest Blogger Eli Samuel Serrano from the U.S. Census Bureau writes about the 2010 Census http://blog.govdelivery.com/usodep. (March 29, 2010)
COMMENT You should check with the Social Security Administration to see if they would consider a second car a resource. SSA can be reached at 1-800-772-1213, or you can find contact information for your local SSA office by visiting https://secure.ssa.gov/apps6z/FOLO/fo001.jsp. (March 25, 2010)
POSTED New blog post on Disability.Blog! Guest Blogger Clint Armistead, a senior at the University of Kansas, writes about being a part of the "Spread the Word to End the Word" campaign http://blog.govdelivery.com/usodep/. (March 24, 2010)
POSTED Check out the results from the Paralympics! http://www.vancouver2010.com/paralympic-games/schedule---results/.
POSTED The Time is Now: Begin Your Career of Service. New special blog post on Disability.Blog by guest blogger Patrick Cokley, ODEP! http://blog.govdelivery.com/usodep/. (March 16, 2010)
Stay tuned for another special blog post next Wednesday.
POSTED The disability community lost a true friend and advocate yesterday with the passing of Kevin Curtin, Director of USDA's TARGET Center. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Kevin's family and friends. He will be greatly missed, but his work lives on. (March 11, 2010)
POSTED Disability.Blog has a new guest blog post! Why I Choose "Respect" by Guest Blogger Ryan Eades, Special Olympics International. (A special thanks to Ryan, Special Olympics International and the R-Word Campaign staff!). (March 10, 2010)
POSTED Last year President Obama announced several initiatives to increase the employment of people with disabilities in the federal workplace. (March 9, 2010)
On April 26, 2010 the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy (DOL/ODEP) and many other federal agencies will host a day...-long, invitation only Federal Hiring Event for People with Disabilities in Washington, DC. Representatives will be reviewing resumes prior to this event and inviting prospective job candidates for interviews. Learn more: http://www.usajobs.gov/DisabilityHiringEvent.asp.
POSTED Spread the Word to End the Word. Today is End the R-word Awareness Day! 3-3-10 Did you take the pledge at http://www.r-word.org/? Tell us! (March 3, 2010)
APRIL FACEBOOK ACTIVITY
POSTED New post on Disability.Blog! Guest Blogger Eli Samuel Serrano from the U.S. Census Bureau writes about the 2010 Census http://blog.govdelivery.com/usodep. (March 29, 2010)
POSTED Postcard - April is Autism Awareness Month.(April 27, 2010)
POSTED Parents of special-needs children shouldn't be afraid of sending their children to school, and even more importantly, children should feel safe in their educational setting. (April 21, 2010)
POSTED New guest blog post on Disability.Blog - Restraint and Seclusion in Schools by Jeff Sells, Esq., Vice President of Public Policy for The Autism Society of America.
POSTED America's Heroes at Work, the American Council on Education & the Kresge Foundation are holding a 3 day online brainstorming session May 3-6 to identify successes, needs & solutions for transitioning service members & veterans, (specifically those aged 18-25) in their higher education & career goals. For more info., or... to find out how to participate, visit www.acenet.edu/jam! (April 15, 2010)
POSTED Just a note to Disability.gov Facebook Fans - please do not post any links on our fan page that do not meet the criteria in our Social Media User Agreement - this includes links to commercial products or services (even those that may be disability-related). Links that do not meet our Social Media User Agreement will be removed. Many thanks!(April 14, 2010)
POSTED "You can think of all technology as a toolbox. If you have the right tool, the job becomes easy. If you have the wrong tools, the job becomes more difficult and sometimes impossible." Ted Conway, program officer at the National Science Foundation (April 13, 2010)
POSTED New Guest Blog on Disability.Blog - Get the Most Out of Your Internship Experience by Jennifer Kemp, Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), U.S. Department of Labor http://blog.govdelivery.com/usodep/. (April 12, 2010)
POSTED New post on Disability.Blog! Tracie Saab from the Job Accommodation Network (JAN) discusses the new Campaign for Disability Employment, a national effort designed to promote the hiring, retention and advancement of people with disabilities and challenge assumptions about disability and employment. http://blog.govdelivery.com/usodep/ (April 7, 2010)
COMMENT Hi Jerry. Thank you for your comment! Please email us at disability@dol.gov to ask a question. Have a great day! (April 6, 2010)
COMMENT Hi Hernan. Thank you for your comment! Can you provide a bit more specific information about what you're looking for? Are you looking for statistics about the number of federal government employees with significant disabilities or something else? Thanks!"
COMMENT Hi again - a good place to find statistics related to people with disabilities and employment is the "Research and Statistics" folder of Disability.gov (http://www.disability.gov/employment/research%26statistics). For information on individual experiences, you may wish to contact the Federal Disability Workforce Consortium (http://fdwc.wordpress.... See More http://fdwc.wordpress.com/) - they are also on Facebook as well - http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/group.php?gid=39561658683&ref=search&sid=1317393880.4068943448..1. Also, EEOC's LEAD Initiative (http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/initiatives/lead/index.cfm) may be of interest to you. (April 3, 2010)
POSTED April is Autism Awareness Month and tomorrow is World Autism Awareness Day. Wear blue to show your support! http://www.autismspeaks.org/press/lightit_upblue.php (April 1, 2010)
MAY FACEBOOK ACTIVITY
POSTED Check out Meg Krause's blog about her experiences in Iraq and how the National Resource Directory helps transitioning service members & veterans with disabilities on today's Huffington Post! (May 27, 2010)
POSTED Every generation of blinded Veterans faces different challenges. Learn more about Blinded Veterans Association's Operation Peer Support (OPS). The OPS program provides newly-blinded Veterans with a unique form of support¿other Veterans who have been through the same thing and had similar experiences.
Want to learn more...? Check out our new guest blog post on Disability.Blog by Kay Starr. http://blog.govdelivery.com/usodep. (May 19, 2010)
POSTED We are proud to report that Disability.gov won first prize in the Web site category at the National Association of Government Communicators Blue Pencil - Gold Screen Awards last night! A full list of winners can be viewed by visiting the link below (we are on page 9). Thanks to everyone who has supported our efforts! www.nagc.com. (May 14, 2010)
POSTED Postcard - May is Mental Health Month (May 13, 2010)
POSTED Mental, emotional & behavioral disorders can be prevented.
Director A. Kathryn Power, M.Ed, Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) & SAMHSA strive to raise public understanding & acceptance of mental illness prevention and mental health promotion. Check out her post on Disability.Blog. http://blog.govdelivery.com/usodep. (May 10, 2010)
POSTED Did you know that one in five Americans experiences mental health problems in any given year?
Bob Carolla @NAMI tackles mental health myths and stereotypes on Disability.Blog. "When Medicine Got It Wrong - Demystifying Myths & Stereotypes during Mental Health Month." What myths & stereotypes do you think should be added to the list? http://blog.govdelivery.com/usodep. (May 5, 2010)
POSTED Check out the new post by guest blogger Bryan Greene, General Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Disability.Blog! "Assistance Animals & The Fair Housing Act's Protections for People with Disabilities" http://blog.govdelivery.com/usodep/. (May 3, 2010)
JUNE FACEBOOK ACTIVITY
POSTED Did you know that the U.S. Department of Labor funds 1855 Comprehensive One-Stop Career Centers around the country which have specialized programs in career development, job placement and re-employment assistance?
Learn more about this topic from Guest Blogger Randee Ellen Chafkin, Employment and Training Administration on Disability.Blog. (June 24, 2010)
POSTED Guest Blogger Carrie Griffin Basas, Esq., a Harvard educated lawyer with a disability, talks about her experiences on Disability.Blog. (June 21, 2010)
POSTED A Safe Home Is in Your Hands - New guest blog post on Disability.Blog by Dr. Angela Mickalide, Director of Education & Outreach, Home Safety Council. (June is Home Safety Month.) (June 16, 2010)
POSTED Health Reform for Americans with Disabilities - fact sheet from the White House (June 16, 2010)
POSTED Disability.gov Facts Postcard (June 11, 2010)
POSTED Guest Blogger Tim Creagan, Senior Accessibility Specialist with the U.S. Access Board, discusses the Section 508 Refresh on Disability.Blog! (June 8, 2010)
POSTED Disability.gov is proud to announce we have received an Award of Excellence in the "Interactive Websites (Government)" category from the 16th Annual Communicator Awards! Thanks to everyone who helped make this happen! http://tinyurl.com/372mfkj (June 7, 2010)
COMMENT Thank you! We appreciate your support. (June 7, 2010)
POSTED We want to hear from you! Disability.Blog features guest bloggers every other Monday and Wednesday. What topics do you want to read about? (June 3, 2010)
COMMENT Have you tried contacting your local One-Stop Career Center? You can find contact information for your local One-Stop Center by going to http://www.servicelocator.org/onestopcenters.asp and entering your zipcode or city and state where you live. Also, you may be eligible for services from your state's Office of Vocational Rehabilitation. (June 2, 2010)
POSTED Learn how to keep kids safe! Read the post from Guest Blogger Chrissy Cianflone, J.D., Director of Programs, for Safe Kids Worldwide on Disability.Blog (June 2, 2010)
JULY FACEBOOK ACTIVITY
POSTED Guest Bloggers Brianna Blackshire, an incoming freshman at Bradley University, and Brad Efune, an incoming freshman at the University of Arizona in Tucson, discuss their experiences at the Special Olympics Youth Activation Summit (YAS), which was part of the 2010 Special Olympics USA National Games, on Disability.Blog. (July 28, 2010)
POSTED Are you a young artist, age 16-24, with a disability? Read Guest Blogger Lacy Pittman's post on Disability.Blog about her new contest called "My Generation: Youth, the ADA, & Art." You could win $500 and an all-expenses paid trip to the 2011 Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living (A.P.R.I.L.) annual conference in Kansas City, KS! Deadline for applications is Saturday, July 31, 2010 by 5:00 PM Eastern Time. (July 27, 2010)
POSTED National Council on Disability (NCD) Summit on Disability Policy Questions Go Live Today on Facebook! The Council is eager to learn your perspectives about Living, Learning and Earning for individuals with disabilities. For people not able to attend the event in person, you have the opportunity to respond to the same questions as those posed to the Summit participants via the NCD Facebook page if you visit it today, July 27, to read the questions. (July 27, 2010)
POSTED President Obama issues an Executive Order - Increasing Federal Employment of Individuals with Disabilities (July 27, 2010)
POSTED Watch President Obama's PSA about the ADA Anniversary on Disability.gov's home page! (July 26, 2010)
POSTED Social Security Administration Guest Blogger Dan O’Brien, Acting Associate Commissioner of the Office of Employment Support Programs, shares his personal story about why work matters for people with disabilities. (Includes information about the Ticket to Work Program) (July 22, 2010)
POSTED Have you heard about DoD's Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP)? Guest Blogger Isabel Hodge, EFMP/Family Support Program Manager, explains how its expansion will help more military families. (July 21, 2010)
POSTED Please remember we cannot protect your privacy on Facebook. Please do not disclose personal information (i.e. phone numbers, your address, extensive medical history). (July 9, 2010)
POSTED Guest Blogger Nehemiah Green, Policy Advisor, Office of Disability Employment Policy, U.S. Department of Labor, takes on the question of "to disclose, or not to disclose" on Disability.Blog. (July 7, 2010)
COMMENT ON JULY 7 POST Try your state's Protection and Advocacy Service. In Florida it's the Advocacy Ctr. for Persons with Disabilities - http://www.advocacycenter.org/. (800) 342-0823. Also, I would recommend removing your personal phone number from the post, as this is a public forum. Best, The Disability.gov Web Team (July 14, 2010)
POSTED Guest Blogger Dr. Johnette Hartnett, Director of Strategic Partnership Development for the National Disability Institute’s Real Economic Impact Tour, talks about a new federal/private model to promote financial well being for Americans with disabilities on Disability.Blog. (July 1, 2010)