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BREAKING NEWS!
ADA Amendments Act - What you NEED to know!
READ this article by leading experts, Janet Fiore, CEO & Jill Fisher, Esq.
The July 2009 edition of Counterpoint, The Official Publication of the Pennsylvania Defense Institute features an article written by subject matter experts Janet Fiore, The Sierra Group, and Jill Fisher, Esquire, Zarwin, Baum, DeVito, Kaplan, Schaer, Toddy, P.C. Pennsylvania Defense Institute Counterpoint July 2009
This published article is a quick reference for any hiring manager, human resource or rehabilitation professional who needs a clear, factual update on the changes to this important piece of civil rights legislation. Fiore and Fisher consult and speak on this topic locally, regionally and nationally. Contact us for more information on a presentation or consultation.
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Organization
The Sierra Group, Inc. is a national consultancy with a mission of reversing the high unemployment rate for people with disabilities in America. The Sierra Group offers an array of recruiting, consultation and training services designed to assist corporations in their: “bring to work, stay at work and return to work” efforts. Focusing on diverse hiring, retention and accommodation practices, Sierra Group has three divisions: Candidate Sourcing, Vocational Rehabilitation, and Workforce Strategy, thereby serving needs of businesses, job seekers and their service providers across the nation.
Our immersion in the field of disability and accommodation, allows us to strive to generate deep insight into what drives value creation and competitive advantage in our clients' businesses and the economy as a whole. Once these insights are uncovered, we work closely with clients to convert them into strategies, whose implementation will have a substantial positive and measurable impact on performance. Delivering impact earns the trust that is the foundation of lasting relationships. These relationships then serve as the forum for still deeper insights and more significant impact.
By thinking "integrated performance" we reduce discomfort, improve accessibility and help to create systems for optimal employee interactions. 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 operates in three distinct divisions. They are our:
Candidate Sourcing Division: As a national sourcing agent, Sierra Group will locate and submit candidates with disabilities and veterans with disabilities in response to our customer's directive. The Internet will never replace personal contact, therefore, as we work to bring people with disabilities to the hiring process, personal contact is our business. Our staff understands the laws and practical accommodation side of this field of customized recruiting. Cost effective protocols have led to our award-winning model.
Vocational Rehabilitation Division: Sierra's certified rehabilitation counselors round out our team of experts in the areas of rehabilitation engineering and business to deliver vocational services for people of all ages and all disabilities. Sierra consultants and CRCs work closely with state and Federal programs as well as by private disability insurance carriers.
Workforce Strategy Consulting & Training Division: Using the principles of appreciative inquiry, The Sierra Group's workforce strategy division offers an array of training and consulting products that will analyze and prepare your company to expand your existing diversity plans. Our consultants use everything from ergonomics to compliance to metrics that measure and benchmark: bring to work, stay at work and return to work initiatives. Sierra Group's Workforce Strategy consultants serve companies through an array of consultation, training and planning services. Workforce Strategy Services are available as part of a Candidate Sourcing package, or a la carte. Please note that customization is our standard.
To effectively deliver these services, our subject matter expertise resides 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
- Systems Engineering and Information Technology
- 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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