AHEAD Symposium and Job Fair 1/29/16 – Austin

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For Immediate Release

Contact: Cassie Fisher 512- 377-0486
[email protected]

January 26, 2015

Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services Announces 2016 Alliances Helping Employers Achieve Diversity (AHEAD) Symposium & Job Fair

AHEAD Job Fair and Symposium Links Job Seekers and Employers

Austin—Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (DARS) will partner to host 2016 Alliances Helping Employers Achieve Diversity (AHEAD) Symposium & Job Fair. The event will be held Friday, January 29, 2016, from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.DARS is partnering with the United States Department of Labor Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program, Workforce Solutions Capital Area, Independent Living Experience, and the Education Service Center Region 13 to educate employers on recruiting, hiring, and retaining people with disabilities and to link job seekers with disabilities with employers.

DARS works in partnership with Texans with disabilities and families with children who have developmental delays to improve the quality of their lives and to enable their full participation in society.

For information about DARS services, please visit http://www.dars.state.tx.us. For questions, compliments or complaints call 1-800-628-5115.

Who: Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (DARS),

United States Department of Labor Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program, Workforce Solutions Capital Area, Independent Living Experience (ILE), and Education Service Center Region 13

What: Symposium for employers and Job Fair for individuals with disabilities seeking employment

When:
Friday, January 29, 2016. Employer Symposium— 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Job Fair—12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Where: Education Service Center Region 13, 5701 Springdale Road, Austin, Texas 78723

Registration URL is http://tinyurl.com/AHEAD16Symposium

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