Maryland Technology Assistance Program

http://www.mdod.maryland.gov/MTAP%20Home.aspx

Free Accessible Typing Tutor

Free Accessible Typing Tutor: http://www.typefastertypingtutor.com/accversion.html

FCC Hearing on Broadband Access for People with Disabilities at the DC Public Library March 10th

Archived Audio-video at the FCC live website: www.fcc.gov/live .  Our event was on March 10 at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library.

Skype Scripts!

http://www.dlee.org/

Federal Hiring Event for People with Disabilities

http://www.usajobs.gov/DisabilityHiringEvent.asp has updated information re 4/26/10 Federal Hiring Event for People with Disabilities.

TELLME

Check out this voice activated service - 1-800-555-TELL or http://www.tellme.com/

Saturday Session March 6th 1pm - 4pm

The next Saturday Technology Training Session on Saturday March 6^th will feature a panel discussion on the topic of employment for people with disabilities and mentoring relationships within the Adaptive Technology Community.   Gail Snider from Columbia Lighthouse will talk about job preparedness in the first hour and Tony Paschal from ICON Services in Alexandria will again be participating along with a panel of people who are employed and are using Adaptive Technologies at an expert level as part of their job in the second hour.  The session will be held in the Adaptive Services Division, room 215 at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial library from 1 to 4pm. From 3pm to 4pm refreshments will be served and informal networking is encouraged.

Topics of discussion with include:

• Setting up mentoring relationships
• Resume Writing
• KSAs
• Schedule A letters
• Dressing for success
• Interview skills

All of the Saturday Sessions in March and April will be on the topic of employment including March 6^th and 20^th and April 3^rd and 17^th.  All sessions will be from 1pm to 4pm and will have the goal of assisting library customers in their job search.  

We would like to develop a curriculum for job preparedness at the library so that volunteers can train Adaptive Technology users on a regular basis.

We would also like to encourage mentoring relationships within the community, so that AT users who are employed and can share their strategies for success can be paired with AT users who are at more of a beginning level and are searching for employment.

We also encourage anyone who has skills with resume writing and and job search to volunteer to work one on one with our customers in the division who are looking for work.  Many of our customer only need a small amount of magnification on the computer screen and mentors do not have to know how to use ATs at an expert level.  Our only requirement for volunteering to be a mentor is that you have experience with job search and resume building.

The Adaptive Services Division is now open on Monday and Tuesday nights until 9:00pm, which is a great time for people who work during the day, to volunteer to sit down with customers who need job search skills for a 2 hour session training session.

I hope you can make it!

The AccessibilityDC Meetup will be moved from the third to the fourth Tuesday night of the month 6 to 9pm, just for this month, because of the South by SouthWest Conference.   So instead of March 16^th the meeting will be on March 23^rd.  The topic will be PDF Accessibility.  Moe info on this soon!

Patrick

Federal Government Hiring Expo

JOB FAIR!!!
Federal Government Hiring Expo for Indiduals with Disabilities
All Day - April 26, 2010
Frances Perkins U.S. Department of Labor Building
200 Constitution Ave., NW

Please register and post resume on USA Jobs website before hand.

Agencies will:
1. Review resumes prior to the event
2. Invite prospective candidates for interviews
3. Be looking to hire candidates on site

More information at http://www.opm.gov/ after March 8

ONLY agencies who have openings and are ready to hire will participate.

Pre-Expo webinars on:
• Why Work for the Federal Government?
• Preparing a Resume’ for Federal Employment
• Obtaining Your Schedule A Documentation

Jamal Mazrui JAWS scripts

Jamal Mazrui has released two powerful JAWS scripts, FxMax for Firefox 3.x http://EmpowermentZone.com/FxMax.exe


and IEMax for Internet Explorer 7 and above http://EmpowermentZone.com/IEMax.exe

which add all sorts of capabilities to these browsers, one of which is easy interface with the Salona service for solving CAPTCHA's.

Attend a KSAs’ “Find & Apply” Workshop

Learn correct methods to respond to KSAs

Federal government job seekers are welcome!
Register early. There is space for only 55 participants.
To attend the workshop, RSVP to june.dixon@dc.gov by Monday, February 8, 2010.
For additional information, call 202-645-3413.
Department of Employment Services
DOES is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Provider. Language interpretation services are available without cost.
Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request for individuals with disabilities.
Naylor Road Career Center
2626 Naylor Road, SE
Washington, DC 20020
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Sponsored by the D.C. Department of Employment Services in
partnership with the U.S. Department of Personnel Management
GET IT RIGHT!
Attend a KSAs’ “Find & Apply” Workshop