Abbey Group at the Capitol Food Court Receives Governor’s Committee on the Employment of People with Disabilities Award Montpelier, VT • October 20, 2015 To commemorate National Disability Employment Awareness Month, the Governor’s Committee on the Employment of People with Disabilities (GCEPD) recognizes The Abbey Group at the Capitol Food Court and Executive Chef Ray […]
Christine Larson’s story is all about overcoming adversity. She didn’t let her disabilities — including attention deficit disorder and kyphoscoliosis, a spinal deformation — stop her from obtaining a degree in education from Castleton University. And after college, Larson didn’t let her disabilities hold her back from getting a job she described as a perfect […]
FedEx Ground – ZLEB / 0037 West Lebanon, New Hampshire The Governor’s Committee on the Employment of People with Disabilities recognizes the FedEx Ground management and staff as recipients of the Spirit of ADA Award for 2015. This award is presented to individuals and businesses who reflect the spirit of the Americans with Disabilities Act […]
Holly Laber Green Mountain Electric Supply Colchester, Vermont The Governor’s Committee on the Employment of People with Disabilities recognizes Holly Laber as a recipient of the Spirit of ADA Award for 2015. This award is presented to individuals and businesses who reflect the spirit of the Americans with Disabilities Act in employment practices, including accessibility, […]
St Albans VABIR CWS team held their annual employer breakfast on August 6th. Pictured here are the VABIR CWS team and TJMaxx representative Spencer, and their employee Mary.
Creative Workforce Solutions recently held their Annual Business Recognition Breakfast. The Business Recognition Breakfast is one way that CWS and its partner agencies thank the business community for their support of persons with disabilities. Employer Awards were presented to: Applebees’s; Boys and Girls Club of Rutland; Country Care Homes, Inc,; DTZ-Green Mountain College; Killington […]
The Governor’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities For Immediate Release: Matt Farnham, Hannaford, Morrisville, Recognized for Support of National Groundhog Job Shadow Day, 2015 Morrisville, March 20, 2015 Matt Farnham, Associate Relations Manager, Hannaford, Morrisville was recognized for his assistance and support of National Groundhog Job Shadow Day, 2015 (NGJSD). Diane Dolan, Copley […]
Jessica Sabick. Training Manager at VEIC, (Vermont Energy Investment Corporation) We had 2 people shadow on the 2nd, one in IT, and one in Marketing.
From http://www.ncwd-youth.info/jump-start/school-based-preparatory-experiences School-based preparatory experiences are those core activities that help youth become prepared for a successful future in careers or postsecondary education institutions. They include the core activities of career assessments (formal and informal), introduces the concept of opportunity awareness (guest speakers, informational interviews, research-based activities, community mapping, exposures to post secondary education) […]
Advancing Employment Opportunities for People with Disabilities Cecilia Muñoz February 03, 2015 04:11 PM EST http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2015/02/03/advancing-employment-opportunities-people-disabilities – from the White House blog Today, the White House Domestic Policy Council and the Curb Cuts to the Middle Class Initiative hosted the White House Summit on Disability and Employment. The Summit provided businesses, philanthropies, and disability advocates […]