Employment for All
At the 11th Annual Awards Ceremony on October 28th, inductees to the 2009 RI Employer Honor Roll were honored. This ceremony celebrated RI Employers for their excellence in hiring and support of employees with disabilities.
“Sponsored by the Office of Rehabilitation Service, those who attended the award ceremony witnessed an inspirational keynote by John Robinson, director of corporate support for WMHT Public Television in Albany, NY. He shared his job interviewing experience and determined he wasn’t going to get a job unless he could help the employer see beyond his disability. Employers receiving Outstanding Achievement Awards [at the ceremony] shared their experiences. The common themes were that employees with disabilities are good workers, have a positive impact on the workplace, and any job accommodation made has been worth it. The bottom line is that it is a good business decision”, reported event coordinator, Vicki Ferrara in the October 3, 2009 issue of RI Employment/Disability E-News which is in a pdf version under TheWORKSEN listserv. Disability E-News is distributed by the Paul V. Sherlock Center on Disabilities at Rhode Island College.
Disability Employment Awareness month ended October 31st. Vicki Ferrara says “there are still many job seekers with disabilities looking to join the workforce. What else can we do to make a difference?”