Vocational Rehabilitation (VR)
Establishing Partnerships with Employers
http://www.fltpsid.info/files/EstablishingPartnershipswithEmployers12.16.11r.pdf
Grace-Ann Alfiero, Arts In Action
Presented at Hartwick Symposium, December 2011
New Guide Ensures a Diverse Workplace
http://www.dol.gov/odep/pdf/BusinessStrategiesThatWork.pdf
The Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) has
released "Business Strategies that Work: A Framework for Disability
Inclusion," a document that identifies promising employment policies and
practices for recruiting, hiring, retaining, and advancing qualified
individuals with disabilities. The framework provides guidance to
employers who want to ensure that their workplaces are truly diverse and
inclusive.
Senate Bill 926 - Postsecondary Education Memorandum
http://www.fltpsid.info/files/SecondaryBill926L.pdf
On July 22, 2011, the Florida Department of Education issued a Memorandum that
addresses Senate Bill 926. Effective July 1, 2011, Senate Bill 926 provides
employers immunity for negligent or intentional acts or omission by an employee
that is an individual with a developmental disability. This bill also allows
supported employment providers immunity from liability for the actions or
conduct of a person with a developmental disability served that occur within
the scope of the person’s employment.