Employment

App Factory Releases 2014-2015 Call for Proposals Sticky

Each year, the Wireless RERC’s App Factory invites experienced organizations or individual developers based in the U.S. to submit proposals for financial support to develop assistive and/or accessibility apps for mobile platforms (e.g., Android, Blackberry 10, iOS, Windows Phone). 

Apps developed through this program include AccessNote by the American Foundation for the Blind, BrailleTouch by BrailleTech, LLC, and Sprint ID Accessibility Packs, Currency Identifier, and IDEAL Group Reader by Apps4Android.

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NCD Funding Opportunity: Evaluate the Impact of Section 503 Rehabilitation Act Amendments

The National Council on Disability (NCD) released a notice of funding for a cooperative agreement.  Applicants are given the opportunity to propose methods for determining the impact of increasing employment opportunities for people with disabilities. The project seeks to examine the implementation and projected effectiveness of the amended Section 503 regulations that became effective in March 2014.

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Meet Wireless RERC Researchers at CSUN 2016

Wireless RERC researchers will be featured at the 2016 International Technology & Persons with Disabilities Conference (CSUN) in San Diego, March 21-26, 2016.  The papers/presentations include:

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Survey Research to Improve Employers' Connections with Employees with Disabilities

September 2015 - Academic researchers from North Carolina A&T State University and Baruch College (CUNY) are working with RecruitMilitary to understand how individuals label their disability. This brief (3-5 minute) survey is a small part of a larger study that explores veteran's experiences in civilian employment after a military career.

Your completion of this survey and subsequent surveys will assist us in identifying areas of improvement for Veteran support organizations and employers.

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American Council of the Blind 54th Annual Conference and Convention

The 2015 American Council of the Blind (ACB) Conference and Convention will be held from Friday, July 3rd to Saturday, July 11th at the Sheraton Dallas in Dallas, Texas. To find out information about the exhibits, contact Michael Smitherman at amdua@bellsouth.net or (601)331-7740. The confrence and convention calendar is available online at http://acb.org/node/2332.

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Friday, July 3, 2015 - 8:00am to Saturday, July 11, 2015 - 10:00pm
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