Disability Special Emphasis Program

Tania Nanna, Disability Emphasis Program Manager
Phone:(318) 473-7746
FAX: (318) 473-7771

Louisiana's Disability Emphasis Manager administers the program through tangible practices, which include:

• Assess the problems, needs, and opportunities critical to success;
• Develop and implement an annual plan of operations that identifies specific activities to be initiated and/or completed during the fiscal year;
• Monitor and evaluate progress in completing activities and meeting established objectives;
• Encourage the participation of the disabled in all NRCS-sponsored programs and activities;
• Ensure that the disabled community receives equal treatment in all aspects of employment; and
• Provide opportunities to participate in training and training programs such as career enhancement, graduate studies, and others.

October is Disability Awareness Month

Disability Awareness Month Poster Contest:

 New! Announcement for the 2008 Poster Contest

Winning Posters for Previous Years:

The following documents require Adobe Acrobat.
2007 (PDF; 479 KB)
2006 (PDF; 231 KB)
2005 (PDF; 348 KB)

Links:

• Federal Employment of People with Disabilities
   
• Federal Government's Disability-Related Information and Resources
   
• U.S. Department of Labor - Office of Disability Employment Policy
   
• Job Accommodation Network
   
• Information and Technical Assistance on the Americans with Disabilities Act
   
• TARGET Center - USDA, National Headquarters Center for Disabilities Resources

Additional Information:

The following documents require Adobe Acrobat.

List of Targeted Disabilities (PDF; 38 KB)

Disability Resources (PDF; 508 KB)

Disability Employment Checklist (PDF; 74 KB)

Reasonable Accommodation:

NRCS Reasonable Accommodation Procedure (PDF; 30 KB)

Reasonable Accommodation Fact Sheet (PDF; 25 KB)
 

Last Modified: 07/16/2008

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