Happy Monday everyone,
Our Council advocated for the Governor to create an Employment First Work Group to develop recommendations to make employment for people with disabilities a reality in Louisiana.
Our state has long had an Employment First position or policy statement but it wasn’t really being implemented with fidelity.
One of the recommendations by the work group was for a State As a Model Employer (SAME) Task Force to be created to increase the hiring of people with disabilities in state government.
The Governor’s Office produced a promotional video with the Governor and our Council Chairperson, April Dunn, talking about the work of this task force and the importance of diversifying the workforce. We are so excited about it! It’s just over a minute;
I hope you will watch here.
Have a great week!
Sandee
Sandee Winchell
Executive Director
La. Developmental Disabilities Council
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The Council’s mission is to lead and promote advocacy, capacity building and systemic change to improve the quality of life for individuals
with developmental disabilities and their families.