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Access Through Technology
ODEP will expand its
DisAbilityDirect.gov web site to better serve the needs of people with
disabilities. In recognition that people with disabilities, and their families,
employers, and service providers need access to the multitude of resources that
the New Freedom Initiative represents in a centralized location, ODEP will
partner with other federal agencies to expand its
DisAbilityDirect.gov website to
encompass all facets of the New Freedom Initiative.
ODEP will establish an online registry, similar to America's Job
Bank, where local or community-based organizations that help locate personal
assistants can be identified. This registry will be located on the
DisAbilityDirect.gov website,
our nation’s One-Stop resource on the New Freedom Initiative.
The Women’s Bureau will hold a series of virtual conference
calls on technology-related topics. The calls are intended to: (1) increase the
number of girls and women, including those with disabilities, who participate
in technology-related education and training programs; and (2) increase the
number of women who choose to stay in technology-related careers or who wish to
advance in their fields.
The Women’s Bureau, in collaboration with ODEP, will develop
an online community resource guide. This guide, which will be available on
DisAbilitydirect.gov, will
provide consumers and workforce professionals with a listing of community and
faith-based services for women available in their local communities
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