“Feast of Sharing” dinner this Thanksgiving

Join us for A “Feast of Sharing” dinner this Thanksgiving season
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Washington Convention Center
Hall D - 801 Mount Vernon Place, NW Washington, DC
9:30 am – 2:30 pm
Free Thanksgiving Meal, Health Screenings, Lots of Give-a-ways,
Job Fair, Training, and Employment Opportunities!!
Limited transportation is available. feastofsharing@hotmail.com. Transportation provided by SUNTRUST BANK

2008 FEDERAL AGENCY & GOVERNMENT CONTRACTOR CAREER FAIR FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES - Nov 3rd

2008 FEDERAL AGENCY & GOVERNMENT CONTRACTOR CAREER FAIR FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND DISABLED VETERANS HOSTED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
To register: Visit
www.earnworks.com/epacareerfair08
Or call 18663276669 V/TTY
DATE: November 3, 2008
TIME: 10:00 AM — 3:00 PM
LOCATION: Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
The Polaris Room
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20004

Columbia Lighthouse Employment Connections

You Are Invited to EMPLOYMENT CONNECTIONS
Interested in meeting and networking with Employers?
Dress for Success and bring copies of your resume!

WHO: Job seekers with disabilities who are interested in obtaining full or part-time employment.

WHAT: Informational Interviews with CLB and Networking with Employers
WHEN: Wednesday, October 29, 2008, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
WHERE: Montgomery Works One Stop Workforce Center
Westfield South Office Building
11002 Veirs Mill Rd.
Wheaton, MD 20902
Wheaton Metro Station (Red Line)

Westfield South Office Building is next to the Westfield Shoppingtown Mall. The One Stop Shop is two blocks from the Wheaton Metro station behind the Circuit City store and next to the movie theater.

Recruiters from government agencies and the private sector will be on site to provide information and conduct informational interviews. This is a great opportunity to explore your employment options.

ADVANCE REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED
Deadline to register is October 28th
Accommodations must be requested at time of registration
Contact Columbia Lighthouse to register

Don Galloway at Oct 18th STTS

Audio of Don at the October 18th STTS:
Click for Don Galloway

Jamal Mazrui at Oct 18th STTS

Jamal Mazrui from the Federal Communications Commission talks about his work and life and demonstrates his free computer applications, pdf2txt (a PDF to Text file conversion utility), FileDir (a very robust file manager), EdSharp (a very accessible text editor), and web sites http://EmpowermentZone.com and http://NonvisualDevelopment.org .
Jamal’s application links:
PDF2TXT
http://EmpowermentZone.com/p2tsetup.exe
FileDir
http://EmpowermentZone.com/dirsetup.exe
EdSharp
http://EmpowermentZone.com/edsetup.exe

Audio of Jamal at the STTS on 10/18/08:

Click for Jamal Mazrui

Career Fair Dept. of Treasury

Department of the Treasury will host a Career Fair for Individuals with disABILITIES
Friday, October 24, 2008
1:30 PM – 4:30 PM
at the
Marriott at Metro Center
775 12th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
Please bring a resume - you may be
invited to an on-the-spot interview.
TREASURY PUBLIC DEBT TREASURY COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
TREASURY INSPECTOR GENERAL ★
TREASURY ★
OFFICE OF THRIFT SUPERVISION
www.treas.gov/organization/employment
Please visit “ http://www.earnworks.com/treasurycareerfair08/” to pre-register.

Mid-Atlantic ACB Affiliates Convention

November 21-23, 2008
Holiday Inn, Rosslyn at Key Bridge
1900 N. Ft. Myer Drive
Arlington, Virginia.
Room rates are $99. per night, single or double occupancy. To book a room, phone the Holiday Inn Rosslyn at 703.807.2000, or 1.800.368.3408, and mention “ACB” for the convention group rate.

SAVE THESE DATES: NOVEMBER 21-23, 2008

That’s the weekend for the second annual Mid-Atlantic ACB Affiliate Convention! If you were there last year, you know how informative and engaging the convention was, and if you missed it in 2007, you can stop regretting the fun you didn’t have, and get ready to attend this year’s regional ACB affiliate convention, where you’ll experience informative seminars, fabulous speakers, vendors from all over the DC metropolitan area selling and demonstrating products and services to fit every blindness need, a wonderful banquet where the former national ACB president and current Board of Publications Chairperson, Paul Edwards, will be the featured speaker. Renew old friendships, meet new people who understand, like you, the meaning of blindness and visual impairment, and share your experiences with others. This year’s theme is “Short on Sight, Long on Vision,” so you will certainly have ample opportunity to renew your commitment to living a full and fulfilling life, no matter how much you see, or don’t see…
The Mid-Atlantic ACB Affiliate convention will take place at the Holiday Inn, Rosslyn at Key Bridge, located at 1900 N. Ft. Myer Drive in Arlington, Virginia. Room rates are $99. per night, single or double occupancy. To book a room, phone the Holiday Inn Rosslyn at 703.807.2000, or 1.800.368.3408, and mention “ACB” for the convention group rate.

November STTSs

The Novemeber 1st STTS will feature Jane and Pat Sheehan talking about Reader’s Advisory and the Veteran’s Administration Assistive Technology Program. The Novemeber 15th STTS will feature Ray Raysor and Brigid Doherty talking about the Randolph Shepherd Vending Program and the Metro Office of ADA programs’ Travel Training for people with visual impairment.