David Little has been involved in the disability community in St. Louis since 1988. He is a founding member of the Missouri Business Leadership Network and was director of an assistive technology center.
In my last article I wrote about The Mission Continues, an organization serving veterans from Maine to Hawaii. Today I am focusing on one veteran who is serving returning veterans.
Mike Pereira is from Bellingham, Washington. He served in the...
The Mission Continues serves wounded veterans from Maine to Hawaii. The Mission Continues is a non-profit organization established in 2007 by Eric Greitens, a wounded veteran, and Kenneth Harbaugh. Their goal is to build on the belief that our...
Traditionally, people with disabilities have had a very hard time finding employment. What a lot of employers fail to realize that it is a “Win-Win” for everyone involved. Bringing people with disabilities into your environment can change...
The Missouri Business Leadership Network (MOBLN) held their annual observance of National Disability Employment Month at the headquarters of Wells Fargo in St. Louis on October 20, 2009. The event was attended by approximately 50 business and service providers from...
The United States Business Leadership Network will hold its annual conference at the Gaylord National Resort & Conference Center, National Harbor in Washington, DC, from September 15-18, 2009. The theme of this year’s conference is “Connecting...
The United States Department of Labor, office of Disability Employment Policy has released a new brochure titled, Employer Perspectives on Employment of Employees with Disabilities.The brochure, which is available in Word or PDF format at http://www.dol.gov...
I just viewed a demo of a new video from Had To Be Productions, titled, Not Just Ramps, that offers great insight into people with disabilities. The two actors go into detail explaining that they are not just...
I just received the information today and there is not much time to enter, but, the Campaign for Disability Employment is sponsoring a video contest for people with disabilities to display what they can do. The contest ends on...
Challenge Unlimited has provided services for people with disabilities for more than 50 years. They are in a unique position to train potential employees for other companies in the community and at the same time provide jobs for many people...
I first discovered the Job Accommodation Network in 1993 and have been a regular user of their service ever since then. I have mentioned it in previous articles for Examiner.com. Now I am going to show you what it...