2017 NATIONAL DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT AWARENESS MONTH (NDEAM)

NDEAM 2017 Packet

INVITATION TO ATTEND

Please join us as we celebrate “2017 National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)” during the month of October to raise awareness about disability employment issues and celebrate the many and varied contributions that people with disabilities have made within our workforce. FREE Workshop Training and a Job Circle Recruitment Fair have been scheduled during the month including a full day Conference and Resource Display of Employment Services targeted towards Employers and Job Seekers with Disabilities that will be held on:

Wednesday, October 11, 2017

8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m

Hotel Nikko Guam

PARTICIPANT REGISTRATION FORM:

NAME: ________________________________

EMAIL: ________________________________

PHONE: ________________________________

FAX: ___________________________________

TTY: ___________________________________

Please check the appropriate box:

□ Student with a Disability          □ Educator                    □ Employer

□ Family Member                        □ Counselor                 □ Policy Maker

□ Personal Care Attendant         □ Service Provider       □ Gen.Public

RESOURCE TABLE PARTICIPANT:

NAME: _______________________________________

AGENCY/COMPANY: _____________________________

PHONE: _____________________________

FAX: ________________________________

EMAIL: _____________________________

* A No Host Lunch will be made available at the Magellan Restaurant for $21.50 per person to include tax.  Please check here if you plan to eat at the Magellan Restaurant ______

Please return the completed form to the Department of Integrated Services for Individuals with Disabilities (DISID), Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR).

For more information regarding submital of registration forms or request for special accommodations, please contact Jared Leon Guerrero at 475-5735 or via email at jared.leonguerrero@disid.guam.gov

SCHEDULE OF PLANNED ACTIVITIES:

September 29, 2017 (Friday), 11:30 am – 11:45 am (Adelup Large Conference Room): SRC/SILC SWEARING-IN CEREMONY/NDEAM PROCLAMATION SIGNING (Lt. Governor Ray Tenorio)

October 3, 2016 (Tuesday), 9:00 am – 10:30 am (DVR Conf. Rm., 6^th Floor, DNA Bldg): DVR PROGRAM SERVICES ORIENTATION (DISID/DVR/DSS Staff)

October 5, 2017 (Thursday), 9:00 am – 10:30 am (DVR Conf. Rm., 6^th Floor, DNA Bldg): EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN GOVGUAM UNDER THE 2% LAW (Director Ben Servino, DISID)

October 9, 2017 (Monday), 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm (3^rd Flr. Conf. Rm., Bell Towers Bldg, Anigua): APPLICANT WORKSHOP: PREPARING AND UPDATING YOUR RESUME (Guam DOL/American Job Center-AJC)

October 10, 2017 (Tuesday), 9:00 am – 10:30 am (DVR Conf. Rm., 6^th Floor, DNA Bldg): APPLICANT WORKSHOP: PREPARING A MASTER APPLICATION (Pacific Human Resource Services, Inc.)

October 11, 2017 (Wednesday), 8:00 am – 4:30 pm (Hotel Nikko, Guam): NDEAM CONFERENCE/RESOURCE FAIR (Community Rehabilitation Providers – CRPs)

October 12, 2017 (Thursday), 10:00 am – 11:30 am (DVR Conf. Rm., 6^th Floor, DNA Bldg): PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY FOR BENEFICIARIES OF SOCIAL SECURITY (PABSS) (Attorney Eric Miller, GLSC)

October 13, 2017 (Friday), 9:00 am – 11:00 am (DVR Conf. Rm., 6^th Floor, DNA Bldg): PREPARING FOR A JOB INTERVIEW /SIMULATED MOCK INTERVIEW (Pacific Human Resource Services, Inc.)

October 16, 2017 (Monday), 9:00 am – 11:00 am (DVR Conf. Rm., 6^th Floor, DNA Bldg): DRESSING FOR SUCCESS AT A JOB INTERVIEW (Alvin Ancheta,DVR/Evita Lujan-Espinosa, SpEd)

October 17, 2017 (Tuesday), 9:00 am – 10:30 am (DVR Conf. Rm., 6^th Floor, DNA Bldg): DVR PROGRAM SERVICES ORIENTATION (DISID/DVR/DSS/ Staff)

October 17, 2017 (Tuesday), 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm (DVR Conf. Rm., 6^th Floor, DNA Bldg): EMPLOYER RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER THE ADA (Attorney Harold Parker, GLSC)

October 18, 2017 (Wednesday), 9:00 am – 11:00 am (DVR Conf. Rm., 6^th Floor, DNA Bldg): OBLIGATIONS OF FEDERAL CONTRACTORS UNDER SECTION 503 OF THE REHAB ACT (Philip Marlowe, OFCCP)

October 19, 2017 (Thursday), 9:00 am – 11:00 am (3^rd Floor, Bell Towers Bldg, Anigua): HIREGUAM.COM WEBSITE ORIENTATION PRESENTATION (American Job Ctr./Department of Labor)

October 20, 2017 (Friday), 9:00 am – 11:00 am (DVR Conf. Rm., 6^th Floor, DNA Bldg): HOW TO START A BUSINESS (Denise Mendiola, Guam SBDC)

October 24^th, 2017 (Tuesday), 10:00 am – 11:30 am (DVR Conf. Rm., 6^th Floor, DNA Bldg): REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS PROCESS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES (Attorney James Baldwin, GLSC)

October 25^th, 2017 (Wednesday), 10:00 am – 11:30 am (DVR Conf. Rm., 6^th Floor, DNA Bldg): RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES (Attorney Robert Cruz. GLSC)

October 26, 2017 (Thursday), 9:00 am – 11:00 am, (DVR Conf. Rm., 6^th Floor, DNA Bldg): OBLIGATIONS OF FEDERAL CONTRACTORS UNDER SECTION 503 OF THE REHAB ACT (Philip Marlowe, OFCCP)

October 26, 2017 (Thursday), 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm (3^rd Flr. Conf. Rm., Bell Towers Bldg, Anigua): HIREGUAM.COM WEBSITE ORIENTATION PRESENTATION (American Job Ctr./Department of Labor)

October 27^th, 2017 (Friday), 10:00 am – 11:30 am (GSAT, House #19 Dean Circle): ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY IN THE WORKPLACE (Leah Abelon, CEDDERS/GSAT)

October 31, 2017 (Tuesday), 9am-3pm, (DVR Conf. Rm., 6^th Floor, DNA Bldg): JOB PLACEMENT CIRCLE RECRUITMENT FAIR FOR APPLICANTS WITH DISABILITIES (DOL/AJC-CAN, PARI)

FREE WORKSHOP REGISTRATION

Individuals interested in registering for the above workshops or wish to request for special accommodations, please contact DVR Staff:

Jared Leon Guerrero at 475-5735 (T) or via email at: jared.leonguerrero@disid.guam.gov