[acb-hsp] FW: [acb-l] FW: Press Release: US Department of Labor launches virtualWorkplace Flexibility Toolkit during National DisabilityEmployment Awareness Month

[Baracco, Andrew W]

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Subject: Press Release: US Department of Labor launches virtual
Workplace
Flexibility Toolkit during National Disability Employment Awareness
Month

The following press release is forwarded to you by the Great Lakes ADA
center (www.adagreatlakes.org) for your information:

 

ODEP News Release: [10/11/2012]
Contact Name: Mary Brandenberger or Bennett Gamble 
Phone Number: (202) 693-4651 or x4667
Release Number: 12-2014-NAT


US Department of Labor launches virtual Workplace Flexibility Toolkit
during
National Disability Employment Awareness Month


WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor has launched its online
Workplace
Flexibility Toolkit to provide employees, job seekers, employers,
policymakers and researchers with information, resources and a unique
approach to workplace flexibility.

Workplace flexibility policies and practices typically focus on when and
where work is done. The toolkit adds a new dimension - an emphasis on
flexibility around job tasks and what work is done.

Funded by the department's Office of Disability Employment Policy in
partnership with the department's Women's Bureau, the toolkit makes more
than 170 resources easily accessible, particularly for workers and job
seekers with complex employment situations, such as parents of young
children, single parents, family caregivers, mature workers, at-risk
youth,
ex-offenders, and individuals with disabilities, including veterans with
disabilities and people with HIV/AIDS. 

"Workplace flexibility is a universal strategy that promotes an
inclusive
workforce and levels the playing field for people with disabilities,"
said
Kathy Martinez, assistant secretary of labor for disability employment
policy. "These resources and unique approach will help all workers with
complex employment situations become more productive." 

The toolkit, which can be accessed at
http://www.dol.gov/odep/workplaceflexibility/, points visitors to case
studies, fact and tip sheets, issue briefs, reports, articles, websites
with
additional information, other related toolkits and a list of frequently
asked questions. It is searchable by type of resource, target audience
and
types of workplace flexibility, including place, time and task. New
information will be added to the Workplace Flexibility Toolkit as it is
identified.

The launch of the toolkit coincides with National Disability Employment
Awareness Month, an annual observance to raise awareness about
disability
employment issues as well as to celebrate the many and varied
contributions
of America's workers with disabilities. This year's theme is "A Strong
Workforce is an Inclusive Workforce: What Can YOU Do?" Visit
http://www.dol.gov/odep/ to keep track of NDEAM activities. 

Source:
http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/odep/ODEP20122014.htm#.UHw0mH4w8VA


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