The Governor’s Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ODHH) and the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (DLLR) are hosting two workshops in October in honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, a national campaign to raise awareness about disability employment issues and celebrate the many and varied contributions of America’s workers with disabilities. Designed for job-seekers who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deafblind, the workshops will include information on basic job seeking skills activities.
The first workshop will be held on Tuesday, October 15, 2013, at the Frederick County Business and Employment Center, 5340A Spectrum Drive, Frederick, Maryland 21703. It will focus on job seeking skills for people who are deaf and prefer using sign language to communicate. The second workshop will be held on Thursday, October 31, 2013, at MontgomeryWorks, Westfield Shopping Center, South Office Building, 11002 Veirs Mill Road, Wheaton, MD 20902. It will focus on job seeking skills for people with a hearing loss or who are hard of hearing. Both workshops are free and open to job seekers who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deafblind. Professionals working with people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deafblind are also encouraged to attend.
Registration is required. For more information, visit http://www.odhh.maryland.gov/pdfs/NDEAMWorkshops2012Flyer.pdf or contact Zainab Alkebsi, Deputy Director of ODHH at Zainab.alkebsi@maryland.gov.
