ODEP Press Releases

• ODEP News Release: Record Number of College Students with Disabilities Placed In Summer Federal Jobs, U.S. Labor Secretary Chao Announces [10/27/2004]

• ODEP News Release: Nine Honorees Receive Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao's New Freedom Initiative Award Recognizing Achievements On Behalf Of People With Disabilities [10/25/2004]

• ODEP News Release: Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao Kicks Off 6th Annual Disability Mentoring Day [10/20/2004]

• ODEP News Release: DisabilityInfo.Gov Celebrates Second Year of Operation With Almost 3.5 Million Visitors [10/15/2004]

• ODEP News Release: Labor Secretary Chao Awards $1.5 Million Grant to Address Chronic Homelessness among People with Disabilities [10/04/2004]

• ODEP News Release: Human Service Agencies in States Selected for U.S. Labor Department Training/ Technical Assistance Programs for People with Disabilities [10/01/2004]

• ODEP Press Release: U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao Awards $2.4 Million in Telework Grants to People and Veterans with Disabilities: Minneapolis, Minn., Richmond, Va., and Bridgeport, Conn. Receive Telework Grants [09/16/2004]

• ODEP Press Release: Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao and U.S. Department of Labor Celebrate the 14^th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act [07/26/2004]

• ODEP Press Release: Labor Secretary Chao Announces Availability of $2.5 Million Grant Aimed at Improving Telework Employment Strategies for People with Disabilities [07/08/2004]

• ODEP Press Release: Jobs Program for Students with Disabilities Exceeds 2003 Totals, U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao Says [06/17/2004]

• ODEP Press Release: Labor Secretary Chao Announces OPA $1.5 Million Grant Aimed at Ending Chronic Homelessness Among People with Disabilities [06/10/2004]

• ODEP Press Release: Secretary Chao Selects “You’re Hired! Success Knows No Limitations!” as October’s National Disability Employment Awareness Month Theme [05/27/2004]

• ODEP Press Release: Labor Secretary Chao and Defense Secretary Rumsfeld Issue Memo Urging Federal Hiring of College Students with Disabilities [05/24/2004]

• ODEP Press Release: U.S. Labor Department Issues Report on Emergency Preparedness for Federal Workers with Disabilities [05/17/2004]

• ODEP Press Release: Labor Department Offers Employers Database of Qualified College Students with Disabilities who Seek Summer and Permanent Jobs [03/30/2004]

• ODEP Press Release: Department of Labor Policies Reducing Barriers to Employment for People with Disabilities, Deputy Secretary Steven J. Law Says [03/11/2004]

• ODEP Press Release: Department of Labor and Small Business Administration Partner to Support People With Disabilities [12/11/2003]

• ODEP Press Release: Labor Secretary Chao Keynotes Seminar on Emergency Preparedness for People with Disabilities in the Federal Government [12/02/2003]

• ODEP Press Release: DOL Assistant Secretary Grizzard Addresses Enhanced Transportation Services for People With Disabilities at “United We Ride” News Conference [12/01/2003]

• ODEP Press Release: Website For People With Disability—DisabilityInfo.Gov—Celebrates First Year of Operation with More Than 1.6 Million Visitors [10/27/2003]

• ODEP Press Release: 10 Honorees Receive Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao’s New Freedom Initiative Award: Award Recognizes Achievements on Behalf of People with Disabilities [10/16/2003]

• ODEP Press Release: Assistant Secretary Roy Grizzard Kicks-Off 5^th Annual Disability Mentoring Day at U.S. Labor Department [10/15/2003]

• ODEP Press Release: Service Agencies in Five States Selected by U.S. Labor Department for People with Disabilities Training/Technical Assistance Program [08/25/2003]

• ODEP Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor Issues WIA Compliance Assistance Checklist to Help People with Disabilities [07/25/2003]

• ODEP Press Release: Statement of Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao on the 13^th Anniversary of the Signing of the Americans With Disabilities Act, July 26, 2003 [07/25/2003]

• ODEP Press Release: October 15, 2003 Designated as National Disability Mentoring Day by Labor Secretary Chao [07/21/2003]

• ODEP Press Release: DOL, HUD Offer up to $13.5 Million in Grants to End Chronic Homelessness through Employment and Housing [07/18/2003]

• ODEP Press Release: Department of Labor Announces Grant Solicitations Totaling $3.4 million for Transitioning and Mentoring Youth with Disabilities [06/16/2003]

• ODEP News Release: Department of Labor’s DisabilityInfo.gov Records More Than One Million Visitors and Over 20 Million “Hits” From 136 Countries [06/09/2003]

• ODEP Press Release: Department of Labor Announces Grant Solicitations Totaling $4.3 Million for Customized Grants, High School/High Tech [06/06/2003]

• ODEP Press Release: Department of Labor Announces Grant Solicitations Totaling $3.0 Million for Home Modification, WorkFORCE Action [05/29/2003]

• ODEP Press Release: More Than 260 Qualified Students with Disabilities Placed in Jobs in First Month of Labor Department WRP Program [05/27/2003]

• ODEP Press Release: U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao Selects “America Works Best When All Americans Work” As October’s National Disability Employment Awareness Month Theme [05/12/2003]

• ODEP Press Release: Labor Department Hosts UK-US Seminar Seeking Exchange of Ideas on Improving Employment Opportunities for People with Disabilities [05/01/2003]

• ODEP Press Release: Labor Department Offers Employers Free Database of Qualified, Disabled Student Job Seekers [04/16/2003]

• ODEP Press Release: Businesses Can “Do Good” and “Do Well” Through Tax Breaks Offered to Companies that Hire People With Disabilities [03/31/2003]

• ODEP Press Release: Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao Announces $14 Million in Grants to Support New Freedom Initiative [10/03/2002]

• ODEP Press Release: Grizzard Sworn-in as the First Assistant Secretary for Disability Employment Policy [10/01/2002]