Labor Department's Office of Disability Employment Policy announces new outreach tools

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy today announced a series of new products through the Campaign for Disability Employment designed to promote the hiring, retention and advancement of people with disabilities.

The Campaign for Disability Employment is a collaborative of leading disability and business organizations funded by ODEP. It recently unveiled seven educational posters and two discussion guides to accompany the campaign’s flagship “I Can” public service announcement.

The two PSA discussion guides are a “Workplace Discussion Guide” to help employers and human resource professionals facilitate staff conversations on flexible and inclusive workplaces, and a “Youth Discussion Guide” to help start a conversation among youth, with and without disabilities.

The youth guide emphasizes the importance of focusing on ability and talent, not making assumptions about what people can and cannot do, and setting goals for employment. Each guide includes a DVD of the PSA.

The seven “What can YOU do?” posters can be ordered individually. Each addresses a different audience and features a compelling image and message about disability and employment. Organizations may display the posters on workplace bulletin boards or in schools, training centers, places of worship and other community centers.

The discussion guides and posters, as well as other campaign outreach tools, can be downloaded or ordered free of charge through the outreach toolkit on the campaign’s website at http://www.whatcanyoudocampaign.org .