QUICKNEWS #15

1.     Held several meetings of the ACSED 2010 Advancing Inclusion Training Symposium Workgroup. The Governor's Comm and State Recruiters Roundtable have joined SPB, DOR, CHIIP, APSEA, EDD, SDAC and FTB [who will host the event at their facilities] as co-sponsors.  Five workgroups are now working on key areas, e.g., budget, accommodations, program, etc.  Considering moving event from May 26 to June 30 to avoid conflict with advocacy event at State Capitol.   

2.     Attended State as a Model Employer Mtg [DOR, SPB, CHIIP and DHCS] to review and prioritize the State as a Model Employer Action Plan and to discuss on-line disability training program for State managers.

3.     Met with Suzie Ambrose, SPB, and Tony Sauer, DOR, to discuss six missing key items from the State as a Model Employer Action Plan and getting them back in the document.  They agreed to put the six items back in the Plan.

4.     Attended meeting of the ADA 20^th Anniversary Celebration Committee. ACSED  has posted information about the ADA event and a link to it on its website. ACSED has also set up a PayPal Account to receive donations for the ADA event.

5.     Attended February meeting of the Statewide Disability Advisory Council [SDAC] to discuss ACSED Symposium and identify possible presenters.

6.     The AB 1643 LTC Study Group has received a draft review of CALPERS data by the UC Berkeley researchers that gives an initial picture of how claims relate to underwriting criteria.  Still awaiting word from San Diego State re ACSED Contract with CHIIP for part-time contractor to work on LTC study.

7.     Board approved change to ACSED Bylaws to establish organizational members.

Next ACSED Mtg: Mar 18, 12 noon - 1:30 pm, @ State Council on D.D., 1507 21^st St., corner of 21^st & O., Ste 210, 2^nd Fl, Members & Guests Welcome [limited phone participation available].Comments?  Contact Les Treece-Sinclair, 916-686-1632 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

[thru 2-2010]

QUICKNEWS #14

1.   Held several meetings of the ACSED 2010 Advancing Inclusion Training Symposium Workgroup. The Governor's Comm has joined SPB, DOR, CHIIP, APSEA, EDD, SDAC and FTB [who will host the event at their facilities] as co-sponsors.  Five workgroups are now working on key areas, e.g., budget accommodations, program, etc. 

2.   ACSED made a presentation to the State Recruiters Roundtable on current activities and becoming a Symposium co-sponsor [the Roundtable indicated it should reach a decision on this next week].

3.   Paperwork has been submitted to CHIIP to initiate funding of one part time ACSED consultant to assist with AB 1643 Long Term Care study. 

4.   Gov's Comm was to consider recommendation to include bona fide State employee organization [i.e., ACSED] in the membership provisions of their Operating Procedures document [Gov's Comm requested suggested changes] at Jan 14 quarterly meeting.  Action postponed at present time.

5.   Suzie Ambrose, SPB, & Tony Sauer, DOR, agreed to meet with ACSED on 2-01 to discuss six missing items from the State as a Model Employer Action Plan. [Mtg went well, details next Quicknews]

6.   Attended meeting of the ADA 20^th Anniversary Celebration Committee. ADA Committee requested ACSED to post event information on its website. ACSED awaiting receipt of ADA material to make determination. Committee also asked ACSED to set up PayPal Account to receive donations.  ACSED is looking into it.  

7.   Presented ACEs Employer Awards [for 2009] to the Directors of the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development [OSHPD], the number one employer of persons with disabilities for 2009, and the Department of Pesticide Regulation.

8.   Held an afterwork social gathering of ACSED Board Members and liaisons from agencies and other organizations at Original Pete's.

Next ACSED Mtg: Feb 11, Noon - 1:30 pm, @ State Independent Living Council, 1600 K St., Ste 100/105, Members & Guests Welcome [limited phone participation available].Comments?  Contact Les Treece-Sinclair, 916-686-1632 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

QUICKNEWS

1.   Held one meeting of the ACSED 2010 Training Symposium Workgroup. SPB, DOR, CHIIP, APSEA, EDD, SDAC and FTB [who will host event at their facilities] have agreed to be co-sponsors. Gov's Comm will consider recommendation to co-sponsor 1-14. The Recruiters Roundtable has also been invited to co-sponsor.

2.   CHIIP approved ACSED proposal to fund two part time consultants to be employed by ACSED to assist with AB 1643 Long Term Care study. Key documents [consultant agreement and statement of work] developed and submitted to CHIIP.

3.   Gov's Comm will consider recommendation to include bona fide State employee organization [i.e., ACSED] in the membership provisions of their Operating Procedures document [Gov's Comm requested suggested changes] at Jan 14 quarterly meeting.

4.   Reviewed Action Plan of the State as a Model Employer which was released by SPB and DOR 11-24.  Review showed more than a dozen recommendations which were to be included have been left out.  Wrote to Suzie Ambrose, SPB, and Tony Sauer, DOR, to request a meeting to discuss importance of missing items [6 in particular] and how to get them back in Action Plan.

5.   Attended one meeting of the ADA 20^th Anniversary Celebration Committee. Provided IRS non-profit information [on ACSED which is serving as event banker]. ADA Committee requested ACSED to post event information on its website. ACSED awaiting receipt of ADA material to make determination.  ACSED conveyed name of Kevin Horn, Mgr, Ability Cntr [formerly Deluxe Trucking], to ADA Comm as possible event supporter.

6.   Received letter from Governor acknowledging ACSED letter re 15 State departments being named ACES Employers for 2009. He indicated his continued support for disability employment efforts.

Next ACSED Mtg: Jan 21, 12 noon - 1:30 pm, @ State Council on D.D., 1507 21^st St., corner of 21^st & O., Ste 210, 2^nd Fl, Members & Guests Welcome [limited phone participation available]. Questions?  Comments?  Contact Les Treece-Sinclair, 916-686-1632 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Program Managers:

The Department of Rehabilitation (DOR) is excited to announce that we are recruiting 60 Graduate Student Assistants (GSA) as Interns!  This opportunity is a result of funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), available only through September 30, 2011.  Please act quickly and alert eligible students to take advantage of this unique opportunity to learn about DOR’s vocational rehabilitation counseling.

The GSAs will participate in the delivery of a wide range of vocational rehabilitation services and gain practical experience from observing and assisting the DOR counseling staff.  GSAs will work in a DOR district or branch office throughout the State; students at the following CORE Universities will have first priority for the internships:

·      California State University at Sacramento,

·      San Francisco State University,

·      California State University at Fresno,

·      California State University at Los Angeles,

·      California State University at San Bernardino, and

·      San Diego State University.

Internship opportunities exist in the following areas:

·      Sacramento,

·      San Francisco Bay Area,

·      San Jose/Silicon Valley,

·      Fresno,

·      Van Nuys,

·      Los Angeles,

·      Long Beach,

·      Anaheim,

·      Riverside/San Bernardino, and

·      San Diego

Students can access the job information and complete an online application through Sacramento State University’s (Sac State) University Enterprises Inc. website: http://www.enterprises.csus.edu/.  For questions or reasonable accommodation, email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , or call Nancy Blanton, Sac State University Enterprises Inc. Human Resources office at (916) 278-7006.

The Association of California State Employees with Disabilities [ACSED] is pleased to name the fifteen top employers of persons with disabilities [PWDs] in State service and to designate them as Employment "ACES" for 2009.

"ACES" is ACSED's designation for those State agencies that have demonstrated  exemplary support for the employment and equitable treatment of persons with disabilities [PWDs] and that they value PWDs as employees.

For the 2009 "ACES" program, State departments were evaluated on their disability representation and promotion rates as of June 30, 2009 [using SPB Reports 5102 and 5112].  This identified fifteen departments with the highest disability representation AND a promotion rate for PWDs of at least 80 percent [a] of their proportion of the department's work force.  These two elements were then ranked, combined, and averaged to determine the department's final standing in the top 15.  The agencies and departments recognized below are ranked in order of their level of success in hiring and promoting PWDs.

ACSED now presents the "cream of the crop", the 2009 Employment "ACES":

Agency or Department

 1.  Office of Statewide Health Planning & Development

 2.  State Personnel Board

 3.  Department of Managed Health Care

 4.  Department of Fair Employment & Housing              

 5.  Fair Political Practices Commission

 6.  Department of Public Health              

 7.  Commission on Teacher Credentialing

 8.  Department of Community Services & Development

 9.  Department of Motor Vehicles

10. Peace Officer Standards & Training

11. Department of Pesticide Regulation

12. California State Library   

13. Department of Conservation

14. Department of Transportation

15. Office of the State Controller

Honorable Mention

The following four departments have earned ACSED Employment "Honorable Mentions" for 2009 as they have very good disability representation rates. Their disability promotion rates are below the 80 percent threshold requirement for 2009 "ACES" consideration.

1.  Department of Health Care Services

2.  Department of Rehabilitation

3.  Department of Education

4.  Department of Toxic Substances Control

ACSED congratulates the 2009 "ACES" and "Honorable Mentions"!

(Note:  The above is a quick announcement of ACSED's 2009 ACES Award Winners designed for easier posting and reading on our website.  A more informative detailed version in PDF format can be viewed and downloaded by clicking on this link: 2009 ACES Award Announcement.)