Self Determination, Health & Policy Overview
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News
November 7, 2011
Employment for ME's Workforce Development System held a Maine Mentor Program Orientation Monday, November 7th, 2011 in Augusta, Maine.
November 2011 - Employing abilities | Procter & Gamble opens its doors to a new kind of worker
By REBECCA GOLDFINE, Mainebiz staff reporter
http://www.mainebiz.biz/news48738.html
Daniel Twitchell is a 21-year-old recent high school graduate who can’t vocalize more than 50 or so words. To express his needs, he uses signs, word boards and a tablet programmed with simple phrases and words. Despite this limitation, he landed a job at Procter & Gamble’s Tambrands factory in Auburn this summer, and since then, has become the face of P&G’s inclusive hiring initiative. When the company on Aug. 2 unveiled a new manufacturing station where Twitchell and other employees with disabilities work, it was Twitchell who cut the ribbon. >>Read more
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ACRE Training
Employment for ME Workforce Development System Announces ACRE Certified Employment Specialist Training
Save the Date! February 27 – March 1, 2012 (Lunch Provided)
8:30 AM – 5:30 PM
Viles Arboretum, Augusta, ME
Four 2 Hour Webcasts to be scheduled in March and April (participation required)
Cost: $250
CRC Credits are available
We have a block of rooms available at the Senator Inn & Spa (207) 622-5804 at a discounted rate of $69.00 per night. Please mention the ACRE Training when reserving rooms to receive the discounted rate.