Wells Fargo Actively Recruiting People with Disabilities for Leadership Development Program
Wells Fargo’s Technology Information Group (TIG) is actively recruiting people with disabilities for their TIG Leadership Development Program. The focus is on learning about the primary technology functions and processes within TIG, including application development, architecture, information security, networking, enterprise hosting and other infrastructure groups via longer, more in-depth rotations and projects. The program is open to undergraduates who are willing to relocate to Minneapolis, Phoenix, or San Francisco. For information go to www.wellsfargo.com/jobs  and select “Undergraduates” then “Full-Time Opportunities” then “Technology” then scroll down to the “Express interest” section that has the link to the Leadership Development Program. Resumes accepted through March 2007.

Workforce Recruitment Program
The WRP is a summer work program for college and university students with disabilities co-sponsored by the U.S.  Department of Labor and the Department of Defense. Students are interviewed by federal agency staff at their colleges during late January through most of February. Hiring is done directly by federal offices throughout the country. White the majority of positions offered are for the summer and with federal agencies, students in this database may be recruited for full time positions by either the federal government or the private sector. Click here for additional information.

Workforce Investment Act Proposed Regulations
The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) within the Department of Labor (DOL) is proposing changes to the regulations covering the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) and the Wagner-Peyser Act.  DOL is seeking comments from the public on the proposed regulations. Please submit comments to [email protected], by February 20, 2007. Read more here.

New National Research: Perceptions of Depression, ADHD, And Stigma Among Youth 8–18
Approximately one in ten American children and youth experience a behavioral, emotional, or mental health disorder that could be identified and treated. Stigma associated with mental illness can dissuade young people and their families from seeking help. Staff at the Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health at Portland State University collaborated with a group of young adult advisors and the research firm, Harris Interactive, to produce two surveys focusing on perceptions of mental health difficulties and on the stigma associated with these difficulties among children and youth aged 8-18. A nationally representative sample of more than 1,300 U.S. children and teenagers responded to one survey, which was conducted online by Harris Interactive this June. An additional survey, conducted by Harris Interactive in August, gathered similar information from more than 3,600 adults. Read the press release.