Stu.Turk@f26.n129.z1.fidonet.org (Stu Turk) (06/05/90)
Index Number: 8646 > From: ostuni@occlusal.rutgers.edu (John Ostuni) > > I am interested in finding out about employment opportunities > for the disabled. Are there agencies that can assist someone > who is having trouble finding work because of their disability? > Also how does one find out about companies that have suitable > work environments for their particular disability? = Some states have special agencys for specific handicapps, such as an Office f/t Blind & visual impaired, or a rehabilitation center set up to help with job placment. Sometimes they want you to go throught their training or evaluation program first though. Check with your state agency, maybe the Dept of Welfare or something similar takes care of it. -- Uucp: ..!{decvax,oliveb}!bunker!hcap!hnews!129!26!Stu.Turk Internet: Stu.Turk@f26.n129.z1.fidonet.org
Warren.King@p3.f140.n271.z1.fidonet.org (Warren King) (06/06/90)
Index Number: 8672 In a message to John Ostuni <01 Jun 90 18:40:00> Stu Turk wrote: >> From: ostuni@occlusal.rutgers.edu (John Ostuni) >> >> I am interested in finding out about employment opportunities >> for the disabled. Are there agencies that can assist someone >> who is having trouble finding work because of their disability? >> Also how does one find out about companies that have suitable >> work environments for their particular disability? ST> = ST> Some states have special agencys for specific handicapps, such as ST> an Office f/t Blind & visual impaired, or a rehabilitation center ST> set up to help with job placment. Sometimes they want you to go ST> throught their training or evaluation program first though. Check ST> with your state agency, maybe the Dept of Welfare or something ST> similar takes care of it. I hope he has better luck that I did! The Virginia State Employment Commission does not view me has handicapped because I am educated and have been successfully employed in the past, never mind that I have been wearing braces and crutches for more than 30 years and have been unable to find a job for more than 3 years! The local endependence center wanted me to go through one of their training programs, but I am not up for working in a sheltered workshop envioronment only making enough money to pay for the transportation and other expenses involved with the "privilege" of working. Somehow around here the definition of "handicapped" has come to mean "mentally impaired" and I do not feel there is anything wrong with that part of me (although some people might disagree with me <grin>). Maybe if I had enough "clout" I could get some help, but I have been out of the "professional" handicapped community for too long and no longer have the right contacts. -Warren- -- Uucp: ..!{decvax,oliveb}!bunker!hcap!hnews!271!140.3!Warren.King Internet: Warren.King@p3.f140.n271.z1.fidonet.org