The time to Register is NOW! 
February 10, 2012, 10:00 - 10:45 AM CST 
Free Webinar with Denise Bissonnette  - "Seven Essential Questions: Wholehearted Engagement in Work"  

Registration is limited to the first 100 people. Don't delay!

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Please consider becoming a recognized Sponsor of the Ability Axis Employment Expo -  Manitoba's premier event on employment for people with disabilities. We offer several levels of Sponsorship opportunities which, in recognition of your financial support, will afford you a recognized and active presence at the Expo and an ongoing association with Ability Axis.

Many levels of Sponsorship include an Exhibit Booth and seats at the Best Practices Breakfast. Also, some levels of Sponsorship include seats at the private Q&A Luncheon
with Keynote Speaker, Gary Karp.   

Read our Sponsorship Opportunities package  

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Are you interested in becoming an Exhibitor at the 2012 Employment Expo? Read our Exhibitors' Information package.    

We are thrilled to announce that we have already received a number of Exhibitor Registrations.

As new companies/organizations register, we will list them here and on our Confirmed Exhibitors page. Please welcome:

• New Directions for Children, Youth, Adults and Families  

They join previously announced Exhibitors: 

• Aroga Technologies
• Bison Transport
• Diversity World
• Reaching E-Quality Employment Services
• Trailblazers Life Choices   

For those who will require overnight accommodations, we have arranged a group rate at the Victoria Inn. See all the details on our Locations page on our website.  

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The bookmarks for the 2012 are in. To order some to distribute within your organization, please contact us at info@abilityaxis.com.   

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The Poster for the 2012 Employment Expo is available online. You can download a copy of the poster to post in your office or attach to outgoing email and mail or put it on your website for others to see.

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If you have an event that will be of interest to people in Manitoba's Employment and Disability Community, email it to info@abilityaxis.com to be included in this newsletter and on the Ability Axis website.

May 17, 2012 - Ability Axis Employment Expo  

View our Events Calendar page for these and many more events.

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This is an excellent new guide written by Richard Pimentel. For people who are charged with developing/creating work opportunities for people with disabilities, it offers a practical and innovative approach for:

• Anticipating the real or imagined problems that a job seeker with a disability might face in her or her job search.
• Developing a strategy for removing or solving the real barriers and clarifying and overcoming the perceived barriers.

For over two decades, Richard Pimentel has arguably been North America's most predominant spokesperson for the employment of people with disabilities. Author of the highly-acclaimed WINDMILLS attitudinal training program, Richard has packed much of his genius into the pages of this book.

Are you new to the job of working with people with disabilities in the Employment and Training arena? would you like a book that will quickly teach you the basics? Helpful insights? Creative strategies? Useful perspectives? you will glean all this and more from Richard Pimentel's new book!

Use Working with People with Disabilities to learn how to effectively communicate with people with disabilities and be ADEPT....
Anticipate barriers, problems and employer concerns.
Develop solutions and strategies.
Educate participants to effectively present themselves to the employer.
Prepare the employer to effectively work with people with disabilities.
Transition the job seeker into a successful employee through retention strategies.

Author- Richard Pimentel
(Softcover, Spiral Bound - approx. 70 Pages)

This publication is regularly available for $30.00 USD, plus applicable tax and shipping. Go to the Diversity World Store to select this or any of the available products.

Watch this space as we feature other products available through the Diversity World Store.

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