FL Employment Provider Network Bulletin

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Wilbur Hawke wrote: Wilbur Hawkeco directorFamily Network on Disabilities of FloridaParent Education Network (PEN)1800-TALKPEN1 800 825-5736239 417-3636wilbur@... Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 11:00 AMTo: Wilbur Hawke Subject: FL Employment Provider Network Bulletin FL Employment Provider Network Bulletin October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month in the USThe US Department of Labor has announced that "America's People, America's Talent... America's Strength!" will be the official 2008 theme for National Disability Employment Awareness Month in October. US DOL Establishes Alliance with US BLN to Promote Employment of Workers with DisabilitiesThe US Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) and the US Business Leadership Network (USBLN) have formed an alliance to promote the employment of people with disabilities. This collaboration will provide USBLN members and other

employers with information, guidance and access to resources that will help them to recruit, hire and advance workers with disabilities.http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/odep/odep20081327.htm ********Don't forget to register and utilize the FL Supported Employment Bulletin Board at: http://bb.flsupportedemployment.com/phpBB3/-- TRN: Resources for the community inclusion of people with disabilities. The Florida Provider Network http://www.flse.net/flprovidernetwork/fpn.asp These bulletins are sponsored by a grant to the Florida Center for Inclusive Communities (UCEDD), USF, funded by the Florida Developmental Disabilities Council.