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Think back on all those stories…courageous family members who supported and encouraged their loved ones to leave the sheltered workshop and take those first small steps to a community job…talented people with disabilities who learned about their own…
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October 09 US Employment Statistics Announced for People with Disabilities
According to the US Dept. of Labor, in October 2009, the percentage of people with disabilities in the labor force was 21.7 compared with 70.5 for persons with no disability. The unemployment rate for those with disabilities was 16.5 percent, compar…
December 4

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AtWork!
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http://www.atworkwa.org
Ideal Clients
Any business looking for employees to satisfy unique and critical business needs.
Best Partner
Businesses in King County such as Oberto, Costco, QFC, Safeway, University Bookstore

AtWork! Changing the Face of Employment

We are in the business of creating job opportunities for people with disabilities. Our trained Employment Consultants can work with you and your business to identify your unique employee needs and match the skills and talents needed to satisfy those needs with our qualified, dedicated and committed clients.

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MAINTAIN SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT SERVICES FOR "STATE ONLY" FUNDED ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES

Washington State has one of the most successful and cost-effective supported employment programs in the nation. As an example, King County delivers on average almost $2 in wages for every $1 spent on individual employment programs. People with developmental and other disabilities rely on supported employment services for the training, guidance and follow-along support they need to stay employed.

Employers have been promised the sustained delivery of these services as a critical component of hir… Continue

Posted on December 10, 2009 at 12:09pm —

Jane Kuechle

More Stories "By the Numbers"

Think back on all those stories…courageous family members who supported and encouraged their loved ones to leave the sheltered workshop and take those first small steps to a community job…talented people with disabilities who learned about their own talents and interests and began to dream a new dream.

In Fiscal Year 2009 AtWork! staff conducted 367 tours of businesses and potential job sites; the people we serve encountered new environments, discovered their interests, and built experiences th… Continue

Posted on December 8, 2009 at 1:57pm —

Jane Kuechle

Please help us to help those who have been denied access for too long!

At this time of year we are grateful for friends and family and think about others and ways we can help. If you are a person who supports people with disabilities, who advocates for full integration by those who have been denied access for so long, please consider giving your financial support to AtWork! Help us to help promising students and individuals discovering their pathway to employment. Help us to help those who are employed, those who are looking for a job, those who are walking their p… Continue

Posted on December 3, 2009 at 10:30am —

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Keep People Working In Our Communities Read the WA State Community Employment Alliance's Legislative Positions at http://tinyurl.com/kl4jz7

1. Maintain funding for supported employment services.
2. Ensure supported employment services for people receiving "state only" funding.
3. Fund transition services for individuals moving from school to work.
4. Restore funding for the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR).

To learn more visit the AtWork! website or contact Seth Dawson (sethdawson@att.net)

Posted on November 19, 2009 at 12:57pm —

Jane Kuechle

Recommended Reading: Dive In: Springboard into the Profitability, Productivity, and Potential of the Special Needs Workforce by Nadine Vogel ($32).

This book is fabulous and a must read for anyone who manages others but really for everyone, everywhere. After all, people with disabilities or those who have children with disabilities are everywhere. Read a review at http://www.atworkwa.org/blog.php

Posted on November 12, 2009 at 10:29am —

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At 5:15pm on March 2, 2009, Robert Lee said…
P.S. - On a side note, my fiance is hearing impaired since losing her hearing when she was 8. She was poster child for Seattle Children's Hospital for two years in the 60's and has fought passionately to live a "normal" life. I have many first-hand experiences now of seeing how people treat hearing-impaired citizens differently from those with more visible impairments. Even the Human Rights Commission violated her rights in the past when she went to them looking for help.

Among other things, I'm currently also helping her in her lawsuit against her former employer (23 years with them) after they kicked her to the curb following 7 (seven!) failed carpal tunnel surgeries that were a direct result of work conditions they forced on her over the last years of her career with them. It's a big Seattle company so you'll be surprised when you hear who it is!
At 5:07pm on March 2, 2009, Robert Lee said…
Actually the link is under the Profile Information section on my Profile page but here it is: TVDeeBee.com

The site will give you a preliminary idea of what we're trying to accomplish for everything television, just as IMDb is now the site for everything movies.

We're just in the final stages of trying to wrap up our seed stage funding so I was hoping this network will also be helpful in getting that done sooner. We're hoping to get the rest of the work completed before summer so the site gets finalized and we're up and running. This was originally a side project that took on a life of its own over this past year.
At 12:36am on March 2, 2009, Robert Lee said…
Check out our preliminary site and you'll get an idea of what we're doing. We'll be working with the Virginia ARC for the deaf and helping train some people to learn about digitization and archiving services using computers. It's all about developing some IT skills that don't necessarily require hearing. Their director told me that their organization is currently contracted to clean over 1 million sq. ft. of office and warehouse space in Virginia and that's what a lot of the hearing impaired have been relegated to do for employment currently. With new computer skills, we're hoping to bring more people into the mainstream by building on what they can do well instead of what they can't do. It's always a matter of helping people find their own potential.

We're just in the final stages of wrapping up our early stage round and it's been tougher going than I've encountered in my years of building businesses.
At 8:26pm on March 1, 2009, Robert Lee said…
I signed on as Maybe for now depending on my changing schedule. My current project will actually be training and employing people with disabilities in Virginia. Hopefully it'll lead to more work like that nationally.
At 10:34am on November 18, 2008, Steve Gilbert said…
The good news is that I have great people like you to look out for me. Thanks so much for letting me know and making the invite.

cheers...Steve Gilbert
At 10:20am on October 24, 2008, Joe "The Connector" Kennedy said…
Hi Jane - thank you for joining us! Please come to our Eastside Entrepreneurs events - they're usually FREE and always have great people in attendance.
 
 

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