PLUK Training & Events Calendar

Audio Conference: Employer Best Practices: Recruitment and Hiring of People with Disabilities - May 20

Link: Audio Conference Series
This session will highlight the best practices learned by the Walgreen Company and Cincinnati Children's Hospital in regards to the recruitment and hiring of people with disabilities. Participants will learn what it took within these organizations to mobilize administration, management as well as all employees in support of this effort and the benefits that they have realized as a result. Strategies and common sense approaches will be discussed. Both Walgreen's and Cincinnati Children's Hospital have become models in the business community for embracing people with disabilities as part of their diverse workforce.

Teletraining: iTransition: A Free Online Curriculum, May 21

Link: iTransition
PEPNet-South will host a free TeleTraining for Interpreters, Administrators, Disability Services Providers, and others on May 21, 2008 at 2:00 PM (Eastern) until 3:30 PM entitled: An Inside Look: iTransition: A Free Online Curriculum.
This one and a half hour TeleTraining is designed to share information about PEPNet's free Online Transition Curriculum. iTransition is a series of four, free e-Learning transition modules created by PEPNet to assist middle school, high school, and first-year college students with their successful transition from high school to college or work. These modules were designed for students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, ages 14 through adult, but are also applicable to students with other disabilities.

Accommodating Employees with Psychiatric Disabilities in the Workplace - Jun 17 - Audio conference

Link: Audio Conference Series
Psychiatric conditions are the leading charge category for complaints filed with the EEOC. Data gathered by the National Institute of Mental Health indicates that more than one in five American adults experiences some diagnosable mental disorder in a given year. Employers are often concerned that accommodating individuals with psychiatric disabilities is more difficult and costly than accommodating those with physical disabilities. This session will address the realities of accommodating individuals with disabilities in the workplace and offer practical solutions for employers.

ADA Update: 18 Years Later - Jul 15 - Audio Conference

Link: ADA Update
Mark the 18th anniversary of the ADA by joining this audio conference as we listen to representatives of the Federal Agencies present an update on their litigation, technical assistance and enforcement efforts over the past year. Participants will have an opportunity to pose questions to the presenters regarding issues in their own workplace or community.
Speaker: John L. Wodatch, Chief, Civil Rights Divison, U.S. Department of Justice