In observance of October as disabilities awareness month, the Batesville office of the Arkansas Department of Career Education, Rehabilitation Services Division, will host a drop-in educational meeting from 11 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12,in Room 104 of Independence Hall at the University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville.
Information will be provided about employing people with disabilities, specifically the financial incentives and educational training available for employers and the training and resources available to currently employed and future employees who have disabilities. Representatives from area businesses are invited to attend. Refreshments will be served. Brown bag lunch is optional.
For more information and to RSVP, please contact business relations representative, Denise Wilson, at 870-793-4153, denise.wilson@arkansas.gov, or at the Arkansas Rehabilitation Services field office at 1670 White Drive, Batesville.
About The Arkansas Department of Career Education, Rehabilitation Services Division
The mission of The Arkansas Department of Career Education, Rehabilitation Services Division, is to prepare Arkansans with disabilities to work and lead productive and independent lives. The Arkansas Rehabilitation Services (ARS) division provides a variety of training and career preparation programs. Services include career and technical education and training, transition from school to work or postsecondary education, on-the-job training, and ancillary support services often necessary for successful employment.
The Arkansas Department of Career Education (ACE) has the mission of providing leadership and contributing resources to serve the diverse and changing career educational needs of Arkansas youth, adults, and persons living with disabilities.
