Americans with Disabilities Act 25th Anniversary Timeline - Disability & Employment

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act

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7/22/2014

The first update to the nation’s workforce development system since 1998, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) reauthorizes and amends crucial programs to help job seekers access the services they need to succeed in employment and match employers with skilled workers. The law includes a specific focus on improving employment opportunities for people with disabilities, and it sets out a number of provisions to facilitate doing so.

Brendan O'Neill, medical center clerk. You can read his story here: http://www.dol.gov/odep/profiles/BrendanONeill.htm. — U.S. Department of Labor