Archive for the Employment Category
CAN Continues Its Service for DeafBlind Individuals with SSP!
On behalf of Bureau of Education for Services for the Blind (BESB) Brian Signman is pleased to advise that that agency is now accepting proposals from individuals and organizations who wish to provide community inclusion services to clients of this agency who are deafblind. Immediately below is a link to the Request for Proposal on [...]
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Former Student of American School for the Deaf Working as an Intern at White House
Click the blog of Leah Hernandez, daughter of Rick and Liz Katz-Hernandez, Maryland. Rick Hernandez is the former staff member of Commission on Deaf and Hearing Impaired., and Liz worked as the counselor here in the state of Connecticut prior their move to Maryalnd. Leah, 2010 Graduate of Gallaudet University, encourages any deaf college students to apply [...]
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2011 John Hudson Internship Program is Accepting Applications
The John Hudson Internship Program, a program providing summer internship opportunities for college students and recent graduates with disabilities is currently accepting applications. The application deadline is April 15, 2011. There are five internship positions available. Emergency Management Intern Accounting Intern Interpretative Aide Intern Policy Research and Implementation Intern Therapeutic Recreation Intern To learn more [...]
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Interested in Signing 50 Vocabulary Related to Cancer???
Seeking deaf individuals all ethnic and racial backgrounds to sign at least 50 cancer signs deadline: Sept 24 The University of California San Diego Moores Cancer Center is seeking Deaf individuals from all ethnic and racial backgrounds to sign at least 50 cancer signs. Filming will be done Nov 12-14 at Gallaudet University. You will [...]
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President Barack Obama Issues Executive Order — Increasing Federal Employment of Individuals with Disabilities
As of July 26, 2010 President Barack Obama announced that he ordered to establish the Federal Government as a model employer of individuals with disabilities. Click the White House website for more detailed information: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/executive-order-increasing-federal-employment-individuals-with-disabilities
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Gov. Rell: Unemployment Call Centers Open Saturdays & MLK Holiday
Governor M. Jodi Rell today reminded users of the state Unemployment Insurance (UI) system that Connecticut’s UI call centers are now open on Saturdays from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., part of sweeping service improvements Governor Rell has ordered including major upgrades to the Internet-based process for filing and continuing claims and an ongoing expansion [...]
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Wanted: Counselor At CDHI (Deadline: January 21, 2010)
In anticipated of a job announcement for Counselor for the Deaf, the Counselor for the Deaf Exam has been posted. This exam must be submitted prior to applying for the position. Please click the website mentioned at the below ….Stacie Mawson, Executive Director, Commission on Deaf and Hearing Impaired (CDHI)http://www.das.state.ct.us/exam/bl_jobs_display.asp?F_type=Exam&F_ID=7674&F_Desc=CDHICOUNSELORFORTHEDEAFANDHEARINGIMPAIRED&f_CTR=0
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State Interpreter Needed at DMHAS
Stacie Mawson, Executive Director, Commission on Deaf and Hearing Impaired announces that the Interpreting position previously available for current state employees is now open to the public. If you are interested in applying for this position, please click the DAS website. Note: DMHAS, abbrev for DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES. DMHAS promotes and [...]
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Employment Video by Canada
Please view the video by Island Deaf and Hard of Hearing Centre (IDHHC). Source: IDHHC
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Video Contest Campaign for Disability Employment
The Campaign for Disability Employment, a newly-formed collaborative of leading disability organizations funded by the Office of Disability Employment Policy of the U.S. Department of Labor, has announced an online video contest to promote the talent and skills that people with disabilities bring to America’s workforce and economy. Videos received by July 15, 2009 will [...]
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