Released on = July 17, 2007, 7:02 am

Press Release Author = Lala C. Ballatan

Industry = Law

Press Release Summary = The official theme for the National Disability Employment
Awareness Month, observed nationwide on October have been conceptualized and
announced by the U.S. Secretary of Labor, Elaine L. Chao. According to Chao, this
2007 the theme will be \"Workers with Disabilities: Talent for a Winning Theme!\" This
reflects and sums up the main objective of the U.S. President\'s \"New Freedom
Initiative\" agenda. Under this national program, those Americans who have
disabilities are very much underutilized by the business sector. They are a rich
source of skill, talent and ambition that is ever willing to become a great
contribution to the workplace.

Press Release Body = The official theme for the National Disability Employment
Awareness Month, observed nationwide on October have been conceptualized and
announced by the U.S. Secretary of Labor, Elaine L. Chao. According to Chao, this
2007 the theme will be \"Workers with Disabilities: Talent for a Winning Theme!\" This
reflects and sums up the main objective of the U.S. President\'s \"New Freedom
Initiative\" agenda. Under this national program, those Americans who have
disabilities are very much underutilized by the business sector. They are a rich
source of skill, talent and ambition that is ever willing to become a great
contribution to the workplace.

Los Angeles, California, July 12, 2007 - Based on congressional designation, the
nation commemorates National Disability Employment Awareness, every October. The
activities for heightening consciousness of this month\'s campaign are led by the
Office of Disability Employment Policy or ODEP under the Labor Department Office.

Most of the activities focus on producing materials that would increase the
awareness or consciousness of the public to the skills contributed by the workers in
America who have acquired disabilities.

Usually, the private sectors, local up to state and federal governments with active
cooperation of the various advocacy organizations spearhead various activities and
events that center on the theme announced by the Secretary of Labor. Their main
objective is to highlight the capabilities of the job candidates and most
especially, the employees with existing disabilities.

During the announcement of the official theme, Roy Grizzard, ODEP\'s assistant
secretary of labor enthuses that America\'s employers would be benefited once they
give a chance for Americans to work although they have disabilities. According to
him, people with disabilities would clearly help in creating \"a winning team.\"

ODEP is actually the very first \"assistant secretary-led\" office in the nation
specifically addressing the policies that has significant impact on disabled people.
The main purpose of these policies is to tap on the potentials of people with
disabilities and find them employment and recognition for their abilities.

Upon the ODEP jurisdiction, methods were developed to set up 3,500 \"One-Stop Career
Centers\" all over the nation. These centers aim to serve the people who have
barriers in finding competitive employment, particularly those with obvious physical
disabilities.

Furthermore, due to constant collaboration with the other agencies in the Department
of Labor, like the Civil Rights Center and Employment and Training Administration,
ODEP has developed a checklist on disabilities, which will assist the successful
local level implementation of the Workforce Investment Act\'s Section 188.


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