Articles - Employment en-us http://www.thescizone.com/news N/A http://www.thescizone.com/news michael@thescizone.com 20 http://www.thescizone.com/news/articles/1506/1/Paralyzed-Veterans-of-Americas-First-Vocational-Rehabilitation-Center-for-Veterans-with-Spinal-Cord-Injury-Exceeds-Expectations/1.html Paralyzed Veterans of America's (PVA) first Vocational Employment Counseling Center for veterans with spinal cord injuries (SCI), which opened in July 2007 in partnership with Health Net Federal Services, LLC, the government operations division of Health Net, Inc. (NYSE:HNT), reports groundbreaking success. The center was opened to reduce the unemployment rates of veterans with SCI by bridging the gap between this unique veteran population and the resources that can help them to unleash their potential and pursue opportunities for substantive, gainful employment. The center currently provides rehabilitative and vocational rehabilitation services to 74 veterans with SCI, seven of whom are now gainfully employed as a result of the center's employment placement assistance. michael@thescizone.com (Michael Feger) Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.thescizone.com/news/articles/1227/1/Fighting-back-one-huff-and-puff-at-a-time/1.html For the next several months, his recording studio will be his hospital room at St. Vincent's Hospital, where he has been a patient since suffering a spinal cord injury last summer. "I was walking down the street and tripped on a lip of cement," says Mr. Maloney in describing the freak accident that left him a quadriplegic. "I broke my neck when I fell. I couldn't walk and couldn't talk. Some kind Samaritan called me an ambulance and got me to the hospital. Along the way, my heart stopped twice. I came very close to it." michael@thescizone.com (Michael Feger) Wed, 16 May 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.thescizone.com/news/articles/1092/1/LeRoy-realtor-recovering-from-accident-back-at-work/1.html LeRoy residents wanting to buy or sell a home can once again turn to a local resident for help.Mike Ready has returned to his career in real estate, 15 months after he was injured in an accident at a Bloomington home.On Dec. 14, 2005, Ready went to the home to take care of some last-minute details before closing a sale. He was in the attic inspecting repairs and fell through the floor of the attic.That fall broke several vertebrae and severely bruised his spinal cord. michael@thescizone.com (Michael Feger) Wed, 14 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.thescizone.com/news/articles/1084/1/Meredith-Gets-Around/1.html A column about restaurant happenings and food musings, home and away.Just as the Great White Way darkens to signify a Broadway loss, so it seemed the lights of local eateries dimmed two and a half years ago when a mountain bike accident left beloved restaurateur Meredith Nicolls paralyzed below the shoulders. Practically no other chef mentored as many of the area’s top culinarians. Now those lights can brighten with news that motion returned to the index finger of his left hand.PASS THE SOUTHERN CHARM: The indomitable Meredith Nicolls share the bright lights with TV personality Paula Deen and wife Kathy at Vintage Tavern michael@thescizone.com (Michael Feger) Tue, 13 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.thescizone.com/news/articles/840/1/National-Disability-Employment-Awareness-Month/1.html As we begin the month of October, we again celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month, and proudly recognize our workers with disabilities.  We also salute employers large and small who are working to recruit and hire qualified individuals with disabilities.   What began in 1945 as a single week of recognition has grown into an international, month-long series of events and opportunities to increase the employment of people with disabilities. This year, we commemorate National Disability Employment Awareness Month with the official theme of “Americans with Disabilities:  Ready for the Global Workforce.”  This theme will be used by the private sector; federal, state and local governments; and advocacy organizations around the country to plan events and programs that showcase the abilities and skills of job candidates who have disabilities. These events will serve to increase awareness of the successes achieved among both the disability and employment communities, and shed light on the barriers people with disabilities still face in finding and keeping employment... michael@thescizone.com (Michael Feger) Tue, 03 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.thescizone.com/news/articles/609/1/City-Theatre-casts-actor-who-uses-wheelchair-in-role-of-disabled-character/Page-1.html When handsome, California-blond Tobias Forrest steers his wheelchair onto the stage of City's Theatre's Lester Hamburg Studio for this week's opening of "Pyretown," his presence in the two-character drama will resonate well beyond that intimate performance space. In staging "Pyretown" and casting Mr. Forrest in a leading role, City Theatre has broken new ground for itself and local theater-goers.Tobias Forrest as Harry and Chandler Vinton as Louise rehearse for "Pyretown" at the City Theatre last week. Mr. Forrest uses a wheelchair because of spinal cord damage due to an accident. michael@thescizone.com (Michael Feger) Wed, 01 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.thescizone.com/news/articles/272/1/Progress-Report-the-ADA-and-Employment/Page-1.html  By Mark Johnson, Shepherd Center Director of AdvocacyJuly 26th, 2005 marks the 15th anniversary of an important date in history - the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).Since the passage of the ADA, people with disabilities report feeling less discrimination. But as far as ADA's impact on jobs - the National Organization on Disability reports employment of people with disabilities has only risen from 32 to 35 percent in the past four years. michael@thescizone.com (Michael Feger) Sat, 08 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.thescizone.com/news/articles/273/1/National-Disability-Employment-Awareness-Month-2005/Page-1.html  A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America Across America, individuals with disabilities are making important contributions in the workplace. This month, we celebrate their accomplishments and reaffirm our commitment to ensuring that the opportunities of America are available and accessible to every citizen. michael@thescizone.com (Michael Feger) Fri, 30 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.thescizone.com/news/articles/119/1/Able-brothers-fritter-their-time-away/Page-1.html  By Carol La Valley, Roundup staff reporter Kirk Pfeifle and his brother Eric Pfeifle are men who don't give up, even though they are disabled.  They are men who get up in the wee hours of the morning to make the donuts they will serve customers of their new business venture, Wayne's Donuts & Deli. After a spinal injury, Kirk was told to just give up and go on disability for the rest of his life. "I thought, I'm 46 and I can't get a job," Kirk said. "I have a brain. What am I going to do? So I called my brother Eric." michael@thescizone.com (Michael Feger) Tue, 02 Aug 2005 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.thescizone.com/news/articles/306/1/Canadas-first-quadriplegic-MP-inspires/Page-1.html OTTAWA (CP) - Canada's first quadriplegic MP had to take a back entrance through the kitchen Thursday to join his new colleagues for lunch in the swank Parliamentary restaurant. Steven Fletcher's large motorized wheelchair is too big for the otherwise accessible elevators used by most diners. That's just one challenge facing the new Conservative MP for the Charleswood-St. James riding in Manitoba. michael@thescizone.com (Michael Feger) Thu, 15 Jul 2004 00:00:00 -0400