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One Stop Toolkit Resources of the Week Technical Assistance Project E-Mail listserv
December 11, 2009
Good morning everyone!
Below please find the website(s) and publication(s) of the week, as well as other resources that
we hope will be useful as you work on systems change activities to help improve employment
opportunities for persons with disabilities.
To subscribe and/or view past resources of the week archives, access: www.onestoptoolkit.org
and click on the link to “Resources of the Week” on the right hand side of the home page.
Have a great day and weekend!
Laura Gleneck
Project Coordinator
NDI Technical Assistance Team
Phone: 781-899-0139
Fax: 781-642-0895
lgleneck@ndi-inc.org
http://dpnavigator.net/
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ONE STOP TOOLKIT TABLE OF CONTENTS
Resource(s) of the Week Highlight for Disability Program Navigators 2
For Your Information
White House Forum on Jobs and Economic Growth 3
Action: Calling all Chambers and Businesses! 4
Upcoming Events of Interest
Job Accommodation Network’s Annual Webcast Series – 2009/2010 4
Resources of Interest
Job Accommodation Network New Website Chat Feature 5
Diversifying Your Workforce 5
U.S. Department of Labor New Monthly Data Series on Employment Status
of People with a Disability—November 6
Real Economic Impact
Real Economic Impact Tour (REI Tour) 6
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program 7
Internal Revenue Service Volunteer Income Tax Assistance 2010
Grant Recipients 8
Websites of the Week
GettingHired.com
Publications of the Week
Program Brief: Mental Health Research Findings
A Penny Saved Is Mobility Earned: Advancing Economic Mobility Through
Savings
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Resource(s) of the Week Highlight for Disability Program Navigators
Good morning Navigators,
Under the Real Economic Impact section find out how you local workforce investment area is
OR can connect with tax services for job seekers with disabilities through the Real Economic
Impact (REI Tour) and the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program.
Disability Program Navigators and the REI Tour and Asset Building Strategies
Since the beginning of the REI Tour, NDI, working through the DPN program, has been able to
connect with DPNs in a Tour city, where they exist, and include the workforce investment
system as part of the group of community agencies and organizations. Some examples of how
DPNs have helped to facilitate this process::
DPNs have been instrumental in reaching out to disability organizations (e.g., Easter
Seals, Goodwill, and Independent Living Centers) and bringing them to the table to
become part of the REI Tour coalition. As a result of the work of DPNs, this is the first
time that disability groups have become part of the Tour. In many cases, these
organizations, including the workforce investment system and One-Stop Career Centers,
are serving as VITA sites.
In a number of locations, One-Stop Career Centers have also begun to offer financial
education workshops to individuals with and without disabilities.
The REI Tour Annual progress report for the 2008-2009 tax season (available at:
http://www.ndi-inc.org/resources.html) includes some great examples of how DPNs and
the workforce investment system have been involved in this Tour. In addition, reports
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from previous years, which highlight similar involvement, are available on the REI Tour
website (www.realeconomicimpact.org).
There are a number of ways that DPNs can get involved in the REI Tour.
Get Connected to an REI Tour City near you…
REI Tour Cities and States
http://www.realeconomicimpact.org/map/
In 2010, the REI Tour gateway will connects people with disabilities to financial
independence with community partners in 100 cities by linking consumers to non-profits,
government entities and companies.
To learn more information and become involved in this Tour, contact the following NDI
members who work very closely with the IRS on this initiative.
Johnette Hartnett
202-296-2043 / jhartnett@ndi-inc.org
Judy Stengel (retired IRS representative)
316 619-2776 / jstengel@ndi-inc.org
To connect with IRS Field Staff, contact
Richard Keeling
IRS Stakeholder Partnerships Education and Communication (SPEC)
404-338-8814 / richard.keeling@irs.gov
Don’t forget to checkout the table of contents to learn of additional information and resources
that may help you in your work to build the capacity of the workforce system to provide more
meaningful and effective employment opportunities to jobseekers with disabilities. Especially
check out the Job Accommodation Network (JAN) new website chat feature at
http://www.jan.wvu.edu/index.htm. Use the JAN website chat feature to locate resources,
information, and technical assistance. Just access the URL and under the “Contact Us” tab, click
on the link to “Live Help Available.” What a great resource for Navigators to share with One-
Stop staff and partners especially those that work directly with employers.
Happy Friday!
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FOR YOUR INFORMATION
White House Forum on Jobs and Economic Growth
http://www.whitehouse.gov
On Thursday, December 3rd, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis kicked-off the White House Forum
on Jobs and Economic Growth that brought together business, labor, and nonprofit leaders for a
discussion of long term job creation.
To read the December 3rd White House press release, access:
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http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/background-forum-jobs-and-economic-growth
To read the President and Vice President’s remarks, access:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-and-vice-president-opening-
session-jobs-and-economic-growth-forum
To read the remarks of Secretary Solis, access:
http://www.dol.gov/_sec/media/speeches/20091203_WHJobs.htm
Action: Calling all Chambers and Businesses!
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for a Competitive Workforce
http://uschamber.com/icw/
Are you a Chamber of Commerce with a promising practice that helps to improve education and
workforce training in your region? Do you represent a business (small or large) that helps
demonstrate the importance of quality education as it relates to training successful workers? The
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for a Competitive Workforce (ICW) would love to hear
from you!
Each month, ICW features one chamber of commerce and one business that is improving its
region's educational and workforce training systems. ICW is constantly on the lookout for
inspiring, innovative, and effective practices that are helping to reform education and in turn
better prepare tomorrow's workers for today's jobs. If you or someone you know is running a
program or initiative that is making an impact in your community, tell ICW about it! With a
readership of over 3,500, this is the perfect way to advertise your business or chamber and gain
recognition for your program. Plus, your program can serve as a model for other communities
looking to improve their own business-education partnerships.
For more information, or to submit details about your business-education partnership, please
contact Caitlin Ward at cward@uschamber.com or (202) 463-3171.
UPCOMING EVENTS OF INTEREST
Job Accommodation Network’s Annual Webcast Series – 2009/2010
http://www.jan.wvu.edu/webcast/index.htm
The Job Accommodation Network (JAN) Webcasts are available at no cost. Gather your
employees together in a room for live, in-service training. Educate yourself, management, and
other employees on disability etiquette, assistive technologies, management techniques, and the
latest on accommodations and the employment provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA). All Webcasts begin at 2 pm eastern and are 1 hour. You must register to attend. One
registration is equivalent to one login.
The list of webcasts for 2009/2010 is as follows. Access the URL to register for any of these
events and to learn more about how JAN’s webcasts work.
January 12, 2010 - Accommodation Ideas for Employees with HIV/AIDS
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Speakers: Tracie DeFreitas Saab, M.S., JAN Lead Consultant, with Linda Carter
Batiste, J.D., JAN Principal Consultant, moderating.
February 9, 2010 - Current Events in Accommodation
Speakers: Linda Carter Batiste, J.D., JAN Principal Consultant, and Beth Loy, Ph.D.,
JAN Principal Consultant.
March 9, 2010 - Accommodation Ideas for Employees with Traumatic Brain Injuries
Speakers: Melanie Whetzel, M.A., JAN Consultant, and guest speaker with Beth Loy,
Ph.D., JAN Principal Consultant moderating.
April 13, 2010 - Employer Best Practices
Speakers: Lou Orslene, MPIA, MSW, JAN Co-Director, interviewing guest employer
representative.
May 11, 2010 - Accommodations for Individuals with Mental Health Impairments
Speakers: Anne Hirsh, M.S., JAN Co-Director, and Beth Loy, Ph.D., JAN Principal
Consultant.
June 8, 2010 - Assistive Technology Update
Speakers: Suzanne Gosden Kitchen, Ed.D., JAN Senior Consultant, and Teresa
Goddard, M.S., JAN Consultant, with Beth Loy, Ph.D., JAN Principal Consultant,
moderating.
July 13, 2010 - ADA Update
Speakers: EEOC Representative and Linda Carter Batiste, J.D., JAN Principal
Consultant, with Beth Loy, Ph.D., JAN Principal Consultant moderating.
August 10, 2010 - Employer Best Practices
Speakers: Lou Orslene, MPIA, MSW, JAN Co-Director, interviewing guest employer
representative.
RESOURCES OF INTEREST
Job Accommodation Network New Website Chat Feature
http://www.jan.wvu.edu/index.htm
Use the Job Accommodation Network’s (JAN) website chat feature to locate resources,
information, and technical assistance. Just access the URL and under the “Contact Us” tab, click
on the link to “Live Help Available.”
Diversifying Your Workforce
U.S. Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy
http://www.dol.gov/odep/documents/Flip%20Guide_FINAL_3%2030_508%20compliant2.pdf
http://www.dol.gov/odep/pubs/publicat.htm (MS Word version--scroll down to the “Other”
category)
Diversifying Your Workforce, A Four-Step Reference Guide to Recruiting, Hiring, & Retaining
Employees with Disabilities is a resource designed to provide answers to critical questions about
the employment of persons with disabilities:
Incentives & ROI
Interviewing & Hiring
Achieving Workplace Success
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Retaining Valued Employees
To order this free publication, access: http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/rc/odep.htm
U.S. Department of Labor New Monthly Data Series on Employment Status of People with
a Disability—November
http://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsdisability.htm
In June 2008, questions were added to the Current Population Survey (CPS) to identify persons
with a disability in the civilian noninstitutional population age 16 and older. The addition of
these questions allowed BLS to begin releasing monthly labor force data from the CPS for
persons with a disability. The collection of these data is sponsored by the Department of Labor’s
Office of Disability Employment Policy. Publication of CPS disability data began in February
2009 with the issuance of labor force data for January 2009. Explanatory materials are available
on the frequently asked questions page (http://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsdisability_faq.htm). These
materials provide information on comparisons with other data sources, variability of the data,
and the types of data available. Additionally, links to historical data and alternate formats are
located below.
In November 2009, the unemployment rate of persons with a disability was 14.1 percent,
compared with 9.2 percent for persons with no disability, not seasonally adjusted. The
employment-population ratio for persons with a disability was 18.4 percent, compared with 64.0
percent for persons with no disability.
Access the URL to view the chart plus other pertinent statistical related information.
REAL ECONOMIC IMPACT
During the month of December, we will be sharing information on the upcoming tax season and
how workforce professionals can become more involved to help jobseekers with low-incomes
access favorable tax credits and connect to asset building strategies. In this week’s segment, we
focus on the Real Economic Impact Tour (REI Tour) and Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
(VITA) sites.
Real Economic Impact Tour (REI Tour)
http://www.realeconomicimpact.org/
The National Disability Institute (NDI) in collaboration with federal, state, and local
government, Mayor’s offices, community partnerships, financial institutions, and the business
community, as well as an increasing number of Disability Program Navigators and One-Stop
Career Centers is creating a new roadmap out of poverty for persons with disabilities. Through
public education, training, and technical assistance activities, NDI is advancing improved
economic freedom for Americans with disabilities.
NDI is in its fifth year serving as the originator and facilitator of the Real Economic Impact Tour
(REI Tour), which represents a national initiative delivering free tax preparation and filing
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assistance, along with other asset building strategies to low-income people with disabilities and
their families. It provides Americans with disabilities insight, tools and resources to improve
their lives through financial education, training and counseling; and promotes the following:
Real economic impact of persons with disabilities, by increasing the number of tax filers
with disabilities and use of tax credits and deductions;
Building local partnership networks of people with disabilities and their families;
disability and community-based organizations, and REI Tour corporate sponsors; and
Measurable economic growth in participating cities.
The REI Tour/National Disability Institute has the unique mix of public and private partners with
IRS Stakeholder Partnerships, Education and Communication as the lead federal partner. In
2009, the REI Tour was in 84 cities and the following highlights some of the accomplishments:
Increased free tax returns prepared by 100% from 2008 and assisted 181,152 persons
with disabilities in 2009.
Increased refunds to taxpayers with disabilities from $81.5 million in 2008 to $176.6
million in 2009 – 118%.
Saved $36.2 million in paid preparer fees.
Created over 2,352,022 outreach contacts compared to 2,016,165 in asset building
education and media information in 2008.
Increased the number of local partners by 56% from 555 in 2008 to 634 in 2009.
Provided technical assistance to 1,700 service providers through a three part audio
conference series.
Expanded the www.reitour.org website Resource Library to include ten new categories
for easier access to disability information in addition to beginning a weekly blog and
monthly success story.
The REI Tour began five years ago in 10 cities and will have expanded to 100 cities in 2010.
The 100 cities represent the largest cities in the country indexed to the size of the population of
people with disabilities.
Get Connected to an REI Tour City near you…
REI Tour Cities and States
http://www.realeconomicimpact.org/map/
In 2010, the REI Tour gateway will connects people with disabilities to financial
independence with community partners in 100 cities by linking consumers to non-profits,
government entities and companies.
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program
http://www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=107626,00.html
The IRS Stakeholder Partnerships, Education and Communication (SPEC) division was
established “To assist taxpayers in satisfying their tax responsibilities by building and
maintaining partnerships with key stakeholders, seeking to create and share value by informing,
educating, and communicating with our shared customers.” As part of its work IRS SPEC has
established the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program with the assistance of
community based partners and key stakeholders.
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The VITA program offers free tax help to low- to moderate-income (generally, $42,000 and
below) people who cannot prepare their own tax returns. Certified volunteers sponsored by
various organizations receive training to help prepare basic tax returns in communities across the
country. VITA sites are generally located at community and neighborhood centers, libraries,
schools, shopping malls, and other convenient locations. Most locations also offer free electronic
filing.
To locate the nearest VITA site, call 1-800-829-1040.
Internal Revenue Service Volunteer Income Tax Assistance 2010 Grant Recipients
http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=215367,00.html
On November 10th, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced for the second year in a row it
has awarded nearly $8 million in matching grants to support its Volunteer Income Tax
Assistance (VITA) program.
Under the VITA Grant Program, the IRS awarded matching grants to 147 organizations that will
offer free tax preparation services during the 2010 filing season. VITA partners assist taxpayers
in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
The funds will be used to:
o Enable VITA programs to extend services to underserved populations and hardest to
reach areas, both urban and non-urban
o Increase the capacity to file returns electronically
o Heighten quality control and improve the accuracy of returns prepared by the VITA sites
o Enhance training of volunteers
VITA partners are organizations that provide free federal tax return preparation and electronic
filing to low and moderate income individuals. For tax year 2009, individuals and families with
an adjusted gross income of $49,000 or lower are eligible for assistance.
The VITA program has enjoyed tremendous support since it was created in 1969. For example,
more than 3 million tax returns were prepared at nearly 12,000 locations during the 2009 filing
season by volunteers working under either the VITA program or the Tax Counseling for the
Elderly, another volunteer program sponsored by IRS.
Access the URL to view the 2010 grant recipients.
NDI Washington Insider Newsletter
November 2009, Volume 1, Issue 10
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs058/1102452069849/archive/1102866675068.html#LETTER.BLOCK4
According to the article, IRS Announces 2010 VITA Grant Recipients - Disability VITA Focus
Acknowledged in 2010 Awards, in the November 2009 National Disability Institute’s (NDI)
November issue of the Washington Insider, six VITA grant applicants who included disability as
the primary population of focus in their grant applications received funding in the 2010 cycle.
The six grants together collectively account for $250,000 of the $8 million awarded for 2010. Of
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this amount, NDI received $12,500 for continued support of specific cities involved in the Real
Economic Impact (REI) Tour. The other five grantees whose grant applications focused
primarily on disability include entities in the states of Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, New York
and Wisconsin. 27 grant applicants that included disability as the secondary population of focus
in their grant applications were also awarded funding for 2010 totaling $1,130,075.
WEBSITES OF THE WEEK
GettingHired.com
http://www.gettinghired.com/
This web portal has incorporated several unique free services designed to help people prepare for
the work place and build their careers. Its social networking medium offers individuals a
platform to connect with each other and career mentors. Job seekers will find opportunities
posted by employers who expressly use the portal through paid annual subscriptions to hire
them. The GettingHired portal identifies and highlights individual skills, talents and
backgrounds. No person will be asked to disclose a disability anywhere on the GettingHired
portal. The Right Match technology matches individual qualifications to specific job
requirements facilitating employment success.
The GettingHired internet based portal accomplishes its mission by serving and connecting:
o Job seekers with Disabilities
o Committed Employers
o Advocacy Organizations
o Service Providers
PUBLICATION OF THE WEEK
Program Brief: Mental Health Research Findings
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
http://www.disability.gov/health/disabilities_&_chronic_health_conditions/mental_health_&_substance_abuse_disorders
http://www.ahrq.gov/
This publication reports that one in four adults in the United States suffers from a mental
disorder in a given year, with about 6 percent suffering from a serious mental illness. These
problems typically take a toll on overall health. For example, patients diagnosed with a serious
mental disorder die 25 years earlier than the general population. Related behavioral issues such
as substance abuse or domestic violence also remain persistent problems.
A Penny Saved Is Mobility Earned: Advancing Economic Mobility Through Savings
Economic Mobility Project. An initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts
http://www.pewtrusts.org/uploadedFiles/wwwpewtrustsorg/Reports/Economic_Mobility/EMP_Savings_Report.pdf
[The following is excerpted from the Executive Summary.]
As the saying goes, “A penny saved is a penny earned,” but does that penny saved translate into
greater economic mobility? Movement up the income ladder is fairly limited for children of low-
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income parents—42 percent of children born to parents on the bottom rung of the income ladder
remain on the bottom rung a generation later. To date, however, there has been less analysis that
shows clearly how income mobility differs based on one’s own or one’s parents’ level of
savings. This paper clearly demonstrates the relationship between savings and economic
mobility.
Using data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID), the paper first explores whether
having parents with high savings (i.e., above median savings) or having high savings oneself,
improves one’s chances of making the climb up the income ladder, or prevents one from falling
down it. Second, it examines federal incentives and disincentives to savings in the federal tax
code and public assistance programs. And third, consistent with the project’s recently released
nonpartisan policy road map to enhance mobility, it makes recommendations on ways public
policy can be improved to encourage savings, especially among low- and moderate-income
families.
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