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Mayor Adrian M. Fenty's Fall 2008 Citywide Job Fair The DC Department of Human Resources (DCHR), in partnership with the DC Department of Employment Services (DOES), is proud to announce Mayor Adrian M. Fenty's Fall 2008 Citywide Job Fair will be held on September 23, 2008, from 10 am – 4 pm at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The event will feature many of the District's top employers in both the public and private sector, including job opportunities with the government of the District of Columbia. There is no need for attendees to pre-register. Come dressed for success and bring plenty of resumes. Date and Time: September 23, 2008 10 am – 4 pm Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center Hall C 801 Mount Vernon Place, NW Washington, DC 20001
NEWS
RELEASE
For more than 8 years, ADA Watch and the National Coalition for Disability Rights has called for restoration of the ADA. Since 2006, our Road To Freedom bus tour and disability rights exhibit has traveled to all 50 states, generating widespread media attention and collecting thousands of petition signatures calling on Congress to restore the ADA. The organization’s “Campaign for Fair Judges” promotes awareness of the importance of supporting candidates who will advance judicial nominees supportive of disability rights and civil rights generally.
ADA Watch/NCDR founder and president, Jim Ward stated today, “This legislation will move the courts away from narrow interpretations of the ADA and the expending of resources on determining if a person is “disabled” enough to deserve the protections of the ADA. The courts should now move to fairly determining whether there has been discrimination.”
Board
member, Marcie Roth added, “While hopeful, we remain concerned that the rights
of the more than 54 Americans with disabilities may still be in jeopardy if
activist judges continue to disregard the intent of Congress. We call on both
presidential candidates to support judges who will uphold the intent of Congress
so that we can lessen discrimination and see a reduction in the shamefully high
rates of poverty and unemployment among people with disabilities.”
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