Promoting Partnerships and Employment for Virginians with Disabilities
The Virginia Board for People with Disabilities has awarded the VCU-RRTC a two year grant to develop and implement an initiative promoting public - private partnerships in order to increase employment in state government agencies for people with disabilities. This state initiative will provide training and resources to state approved staffing agencies, state hiring managers, community rehabilitation programs, and staff with the state rehabilitation agencies on the benefits of recruiting and hiring people with disabilities. The program will provide training opportunities and develop a system of recruitment of people with disabilities for the state approved staffing vendors by designing a referral and follow-up tracking system between the staffing companies, as well as community rehabilitation programs and agencies working with candidates who are seeking employment. The grant initiative began on January 1, 2007.
Contact Us:
VCU-RRTC on Workplace Supports and Job Retention
1314 West Main Street
P.O. Box 842011
Richmond, VA 23284-2011
Howard Green
jhgreen@vcu.edu
804-828-9548
Jennifer Todd McDonough
jltodd@vcu.edu
804-828-6984
Referrals:
This grant ended December 31, 2008. In order to submit a candidate’s information to a staffing agency, please contact each staffing agency directly. The contact information for these agencies can be found below.
Staffing Organization Contact Information:
Sample Job Descriptions [pdf]
Links and Resources:
Online Seminar:
Disability Awareness HR Management Online Seminar
Archived Webcasts:
Original Date: 12/11/2007
Topic: Promoting Partnerships & Employment for People with Disabilities in State Government
Presenters: Patricia Waller, Lynne Talley, Jennifer McDonough View this free archive
Original Date: 4/23/2008
Topic: Assistive Technology & Rehabilitation Engineering
Presenters: Suzanne Simpson
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Original Date: 8/20/2008
Topic: Working Together for Successful Employment in Virginia: Connecting with Staffing Agencies!
Presenter: Jodi Shearer
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Original Date: 11/19/08
Topic: Partnership for Employment
Presenters: James Rothrock, Sara Wilson
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Original Date: 12/18/09
Topic: Project Search
Presenter: Erin Riehle
View this free Brown Bag
Partnership Interviews:
Jodi Shearer with Caliper and Bill Lund from Abacus share their experiences with assisting people with disabilities to obtain employment and their involvement with our project.
Listen to the interviews
