Employment
Employment Show Summary
Our Guests
From Seton Healthcare Family
Seton is one of the largest employers in Austin and offers paid and non-paid internships.
Nedrea Clayton-Westbrooks – Senior Organizational Development Consultant and board certified job coach
Geronimo Rodriquez, Vice President, Diversity and Community Outreach
Seton Healthcare Family contact information
http://www.seton.net/employment/
From the Texas Department of Assistive & Rehabilitative Services
Susan Fairbrother and Lucinda Edwards.
DARS Inquiries Line: 1-800-628-5115
Inquiries TTY: 1-866-581-9328
DARS Inquiries email: DARS.Inquiries@dars.state.tx.us
DARS Web site: www.dars.state.tx.us
From our interviews we learned about:
Job search steps
Resume/application do’s/don’ts……..
Interview do’s/don’ts
Reasonable Accommodations
Job support
Self-employment
We found a great book,
Employment Options from www.MyEmploymentOptions.com
Call Bartleby Press: 1-800-953-9929
This is a great book with practical applications for anyone, with or without a disability, looking for work. Download a free sample of their book.
Dave and Gene discussed their diverse work experiences.
Mr. Clueless
With the help of Seton’s Chris Glenn we learned about misperceptions of disabled workers, in the work place.
For more information about employment for people with disabilities check the web or:
Job Accommodation Network
(800)526-7234 (V)
(877)781-9403 (TTY)
We want to thank all the folks that contributed to our program. In no particular order we have:
From the city of Austin, Ron Lucy and Dolores Gonzales.
From Seton, our guests, Nedrea Clayton-Westbrooks and Geronimo Rodriquez, as well as Ellen Decareau, and Chris Glenn.
From DARS, Paul Nixon, Susan Fairbrother and Lucinda Edwards.