Mentoring Day Opportunities
The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), with support from the U.S. Department of Labor and the Presidential Task Force on Employment of Adults with Disabilities, is proud to serve as the National Host of Disability Mentoring Day
Disability Mentoring Day (DMD) is a national effort to promote the employment of people with disabilities through the time-tested success of personal mentoring. With leadership, coordination, and resource materials from AAPD, local communities organize activities that bring students and employers together for informational sessions about career opportunities and one-on-one mentoring with volunteers at public and private places of employment. |
Employers can get involved by enabling employees to serve as volunteer mentors, functioning as a Local Coordinator for a community, and sponsoring DMD at the national and/or local levels. |
If you are an employer, organization, educator, or student interested in participating as a mentor or student participant, contact AAPD to learn if a Local Coordinator has already been established in your community. If your community does not have a Local Coordinator, contact local leaders to build support for one and identify possible candidates. Communities interested in setting up a DMD event should then contact AAPD for information about designating a Local Coordinator.
Check out mentoring opportunities and examples at http://www.dmd-aapd.org/
Or call Patricia Kepler at (503) 232-7411 at the Independent Living Resources Center in Portland and ask her about current activities.
The Oregon Business Leadership Network may also have some opportunities. You can contact them at (503) 281-1424 or visit their web site at www.obln.org.
Updated September, 2009 by Cassy Polen, Region 3 Navigator.