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The Sierra Group works in the area of disability and employment. The nexus of expertise that brought the organization to the forefront of the industry is our ability to use technology and assistive technology to drive employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities - even severe disabilities.
By thinking "integrated performance" we reduce discomfort, improve accessibility and help to create systems for optimal employee interactions. Our team of qualified engineers, trainers, rehabilitation counselors, ergonomists, and case managers, direct vocational rehabilitation services for our customers and clients.
The Sierra Group, an award winning, certified women's business enterprise has been serving individuals, governmental organizations, agencies and corporations since 1991.
Our diverse team has expertise in the following areas:
- Rehabilitation Engineering
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Consulting
- Assistive Technology and Section 508 Compliance
- Vocational Rehabilitation
- Candidate Sourcing - A Disability Recruitment Process
- Ergonomics
- Independent Living
- IT and Website Accessibility
- Consulting, Training, Planning and Outsourcing
- Disability Management
- IEP Planning
- Special Education
- Transition Services
- Career Planning
The Sierra Group stands for reversing the rate of unemployment for individuals with disabling conditions in America.
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The Sierra Group's Workplace Foundation launches "One More Way."
On
April 18, 2008, The Sierra Group's Workplace Foundation will launch One More Way.
One More Way is a national forum created in response to all of you who tell
us that "it's hard to get connected."
The Sierra Group Foundation, through this one of a kind national program will serve as ‘One More Way’ to bring everyone together to see that job seekers with disabilities - starting with veterans, get connected to the people, the programs and the specific businesses who are out there looking to work with them. It’s all too easy to get lost in the process. This effort will bring key players together to clear up confusion and create new connections when none have been established. The One More Way initiative serves as a forum for all parties involved in the area of disability and employment to come together to do together what we cannot do alone.
One More Way Fact Sheet. 
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Denise Barnes joins Sierra Group’s Workplace Foundation
Well known advocate, Denise Barnes, joins Sierra Group’s Workplace Foundation board as Vice Chair. Denise manages the sales force for bank loans at Washington Mutual, Tampa Florida where she combines her extraordinary people skills with her passion regarding workplace success through inclusion. Denise was lured back to corporate America after a very successful post serving as the Business to Business Connections director for Enable America. Desiring to stay connected to the community of friends she made while working at Enable America, Denise is proud to accept the position of Vice Chair, at Sierra Group’s Workplace Foundation.
“Really, the foundation of every workplace is its people” says Barnes. “After working in the area of employment and disability, I became quite impassioned regarding the absolute need to include people with disabilities into corporate diversity plans.”
Together with her ally, board chair, Janet Fiore, Denise will address the invited guests in on the upcoming launch of the Foundation’s One More Way Collaborative in Washington DC, April 18th..
The Sierra Group joins forces with HireHeroesUSA.org
The
Sierra Group is proud to announce we are the chosen agent for Candidate Sourcing for
the exciting new Hire Heroes Program.
Hire Heroes is a business driven initiative with a goal of matching up returning
veterans with disabilities to its partner businesses across America. A program
of the Health Careers Foundation, Hire Heroes is proud to offer job openings
around the country with leading companies to Veterans with Disabilities.
“The Sierra Group is proud to join forces with Hire Heroes as a candidate sourcing partner,” said Janet Fiore, CEO, The Sierra Group. “We will work with our business partners across America to find the right healthcare career fit for our returning heroes.”
View the press release.
View or download the general
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RecruitMilitary LLC, Connects Employers with Job Seekers who have Military Backgrounds
RecruitMilitary,
LLC, connects employers with job seekers who have military backgrounds. The
company works with The Sierra Group and The Workplace Technology Foundation to
help employers hire veterans with disabilities. Through this three-way partnership,
a typical employer that has a job opening can gain access to a carefully selected
veteran who has a disability and is highly qualified for the job—or a
small group of such veterans—along with information regarding accommodations
and employment incentives for hiring veterans with disabilities.
RecruitMilitary’s connectivity tools include outsourced professional recruiting, RecruitMilitary Career Fairs for veterans and others with military backgrounds, and online hiring products. The company serves veterans who already have civilian work experience, men and women or are transitioning from active duty to civilian life, members of the National Guard and reserves, and military spouses. All of RecruitMilitary’s hiring services are free to the job seekers. RecruitMilitary is based in Cincinnati and was founded in 1998 by Drew Myers, formerly a Captain in the Marine Corps. All of the company’s owners, officers, account executives, and recruiters are either veterans or active or former reservists.
The Sierra Group Inc. and Wachovia Presented Local Event to Mark 2007 National Disability Employment Awareness Month
Over
16,000 people attended Disability Mentoring Day events across the nation. The
program that was created to promote career development for students and job
seekers with disabilities through job shadowing, hands-on career exploration
and other employment related activities. The Sierra Group Inc., a full
service disability management firm in King of Prussia, has served as the Eastern
PA Regional Coordinator for this event over the past 5 years. This year
they were joined by Wachovia who offered to host the interactive mentoring
event at their Center City Philadelphia headquarters.
Click here for more information about Disability Mentoring Day.
White Papers
The
Sierra Group offers insight and opinion through our growing collection of White
Papers on topics on Rehabilitation and Employment.
Click here to view our current White Paper offerings.
Be Where the Jobs are When the Jobs are There with The Sierra Group's "Candidate Sourcing"!
What Is Candidate Sourcing?
Having the right person available at the right time can be the difference between profit and loss for a business. Proactive candidate sourcing allows Sierra Group to develop a pool of qualified candidates for our corporate partners so that we can help them quickly respond to an organizational need - this is especially valuable to those organizations that have high turnover or high growth rates. Our constant recruiting and evaluation efforts allow us to develop a list of available and motivated candidates that can seamlessly flow into existing accessible hiring practices so that critical positions can be filled quickly with the right people. For those candidates with disabilities that qualify for our sourcing program we can offer them unfettered and high level access to the people that make the hiring decisions for our corporate partners. Candidate sourcing ensures that the right people are where the jobs are when the jobs are there. Email info@thesierragroup.com for more information.
Click here for more information on Sierra's Candidate Sourcing.
Janet Fiore, CEO of The Sierra Group is a ‘Monster’ Disability Expert.
In
the decade and a half since the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed,
life has improved for many of this country’s 54 million disabled citizens.
But the landmark legislation can be seen as “both a tool and a sword.” That’s
the view of Janet Fiore, CEO of Sierra Group www.thesierragroup.com,
a consulting firm specializing in workers with disabilities.
Click here to view the entire article by Dan Woog on "Disability Update 2007".
Janet Fiore, CEO of The Sierra Group, offers expertise in a Philadelphia Business Journal article.
Janet
Fiore gives insight to the Philadelphia Business Journal as they delve into The
Business Case for Hiring People with Disabilities.
Click here to read the article.
The Sierra Group’s Employment Incentives Web Project receives over 70,000 hits per month and has helped businesses capture over $240,000 in Federal and State tax incentives for hiring and retaining employees with disabilities:
Interested
in hiring a person with a disability? Want to find out if the building improvements
you just made can qualify as a tax deduction or a tax credit? Would you like
to take advantage of state tax incentives and grants for building your company
and training your staff by hiring or retaining workers with disabilities? Do
you want to know how to find out if an employee's disability qualifies for
an incentive? Want to find out how to make the hiring process payoff for you? Click
here or on the logo for more information on how Employment Incentives can
help you.
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