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Workplace Accommodations Research Study
Florida State Unviversity is looking for participants for a research study. This study is being conducted by Stacy Rademacher, a graduate student, under the supervision of Dr. Shengli Dong from the Department of Education at Florida State University. I am looking for individuals with disabilities who have made decisions about asking for accommodations in the workplace and could use your help in reaching out to possible participants. Would it possible for you to share this email or the survey link below with those in your organization? More information about the study is provided below.
Those who are interested in participating are invited to share their perceptions on job accommodations requests through (a) answering a few questions about themselves and the organization that they are working with, and (b) completing a few measures on their ability to request accommodations, as well as on their feelings and emotions in the process of requesting accommodations. This survey will take approximately 20 minutes to complete and has been approved by the Internal Review Board at Florida State University.
Individuals who choose to complete the survey will be eligible to enter a lottery and have a chance to win 1 of 4 $25 amazon gift cards. In addition, they will be assisting us to learn more about how to improve the job accommodation process.
If you are an individual with a disability (18 years of age or older), and have had a need for an accommodation in your workplace within the past three months, please click the link below to get more information and to get started.
http://fsu.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_8G4a8EiZAXIIQct
If you have any questions about the research study itself or need alternative formats of the survey, you can contact Stacy Rademacher by email atworkplace_accommodation@fsu.edu.
Thanks so much – your assistance is invaluable!
Stacy Rademacher
Doctoral Student
Counseling and School Psychology
The Florida State University
CONGRATS Texas State Independent Living Council on winning the Lex Frieden Employment Awards for Non-Profit Employer this year!!!
2015 Lex Frieden Awards Luncheon
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
11:30 am-1:30 pm
Fort Worth Convention Center
Presented by the state of Texas
Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities (GCPD)
The 2015 Host City. . .Fort Worth, Texas!
Tickets are on sale now! Click for online purchase.
Tickets: $30 per person
Table Sponsor for 10 with Signage -$400. Click for Table Sponsor online purchase.
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For Assistance, please contact us at: mcpdconference@gmail.com
Each year during the month of October (National Disability Employment Awareness Month), a local committee in Texas hosts the Annual Employment Awards Ceremony, and the winners in each of several categories are introduced to an appreciative audience. Award categories include large, medium, and small employers, as well as non-profit employers, the Entrepreneurship Award, Martha Arbuckle Award and the Governor’s Trophy.
For additional information: http://gov.texas.gov/disabilities/awards/employment_awards/
This Year is especially exciting, as we recognize the 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act-ADA
Each Fall since 1999, the Texas Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities produces a poster celebrating National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) in October. Artwork for the poster is selected by a submission and judging process and is open to any Texas artist with a disability. (More)
An exciting FREE-Pre-Luncheon Conference, Presented and Hosted by
the city of Fort Worth Mayor’s Committee on Persons With DisAbilities (MCPD)
Monday, October 19, 2015 10 am-4:30 pm
Free to attend- Registration is Required– Click here
Kroger Community Rewards!
Kroger has a Community Rewards Program that allows Brazos Valley Center for Independent Living to receive funds every time our supporters shop at one of their stores.
Kroger is committed to helping our communities grow and prosper. Year after year, local schools, churches and other nonprofit organizations will earn millions of dollars through Kroger Community Rewards®.
Kroger Community Rewards® makes fund-raising easy…all you have to do is shop at Kroger and swipe your Plus Card!
If you would like to be able to donate to us every time you go grocery shopping, follow the steps below
First, if you do not already have a Kroger Plus Card, you will need to sign up for one. Go to www.kroger.com/account/create to create an account and follow the steps.
Next, once you have an account or if you already have one, you will login and go to “Account Summary”. If you scroll all the way to the bottom, you will see a section titled “Community Rewards” where you can click the “Enroll” button and it brings you to a search page. Enter the BVCIL NPO number 17902 or just search our name. Then, click enroll. It’s that easy!
Now all you have to do is make sure you use your card at check out when you shop at Kroger and they will automatically donate to us at no extra cost to you!
You must present your Kroger Plus Card or provide your Alternate ID at the register during the transaction in order for it to count towards the program.
You should begin seeing at the bottom of your receipts, “At your request, Kroger is donating to Brazos Valley Center for Independent Living”.
If you have any questions, email shelby@bvcil.org and I will do my best to answer them.
Vote for BVCIL!!
Vote for BVCIL as the best place to work in Brazos Valley! Show your support for our center and what we do for the community!
Follow the link below to vote.
http://theeagle.secondstreetapp.com/l/Best-Place-to-Work-in-the-Brazos-Valley-2015
**The waiting list opens in 2 days for the BVCOG Housing Choice Voucher Program**
What: BVCOG Housing Choice Voucher Program
Where: BVCOG Regional Services Center
3991 E. 29th Street
Bryan, Texas 77802When: 12:00 AM, Friday, August 7th, 2015
Contact: Karla Flanagan, Housing Choice Voucher Program Manager
Tel: (979) 595-2801
E-mail: karla.flanagan@bvcog.org
(Bryan, TX) The Brazos Valley Council of Governments (BVCOG) will open its Waiting List for the Housing Choice Voucher Program at 12:00 AM, on August 7th, 2015 (08/07/2015). If any individual(s) wishes to place their name on the BVCOG waiting list, please apply on-line at www.bvcog.org on or after12:00 AM on 08/07/2015.
BVCOG through its Housing Choice Voucher Program (HCVP) provides Section 8 rental assistance in Bryan/College Station and throughout the seven-county region of the Brazos Valley. These counties include Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Leon, Madison, Robertson, and Washington. Effective 08/07/2015, at 12:00 AM, the waiting list for preliminary applications will open. A preliminary application simply indicates a person’s desire to be considered for rental assistance.
If a pre-application is already on the Waiting List, the applicant does not need to take any action. BVCOG will maintain their pre-application on the waiting list. However, the applicant is still required to update their contact information if anything on their application changes between the time they submit it and when the applicant is called an offered an opportunity to receive rental assistance. All updates to any existing application must be made by submitting any and all changes in writing.
BVCOG highly encourages families currently residing within the BVCOG jurisdiction of Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Leon, Madison, Robertson, and Washington counties in Texas, honorably discharged United States Armed Forces Veterans, and the elderly to apply for Section 8 rental assistance.
For more information on the Housing Choice Voucher Program or how you can get involved with the program, please contact Karla Flanagan at (979) 595-2801 ext 2081 or by e-mail at karla.flanagan@bvcog.org.