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Office of Diversity and       Inclusion
Diversity@Work Newsletter 
ODI's Diversity@Work newsletter offers diversity news,             calendar events, highlights of special activities, and information             on practical tools that help managers and staff promote workplace             diversity and enhance the employment of minorities, women, veterans,             and people with disabilities.

The September/October             2010 issue of Diversity@Work is now available for download and             includes information on:
- VA�s First Annual Diversity and Inclusion and Alternative               Dispute Resolution (ADR) Excellence Awards               
- VA�s First EEO, Diversity, and Conflict Management for SES               Training and Development               
- The Secretary�s EEO, Diversity, and No Fear Policy Statement               
- Centralized Fund for Reasonable Accommodations for VA�s               Employees with Disabilities               
- VISN 16 Works to Foster a Diverse Workforce               
- Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP) Awards               
- OPM Hiring Event in Puerto Rico               
- VISN 22 Diversity Training               
- VHA�s Healthcare Retention & Recruitment Office               
- VACO�s Women�s Equality Day Celebration               
- Reprisal 

The newsletter also includes information on special emphasis             programs and activities and observances such as National Hispanic             Heritage Month and Disability Employment Awareness Month in             September and October.  A text-only             version is also available. 

This issue includes information on VA�s new ADVANCE initiative;             Women�s Equality Day; LGBT updates; the compensated work therapy             program; mandatory equal employment opportunity, diversity, and             conflict management training for VA managers and supervisors; the             memorial certificate program; centralized funding for reasonable             accommodations for VA employees; the White House Initiative on Asian             Americans and Pacific Islanders; and a spotlight on the Office of             Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication in the Compliance             Corner.  The newsletter also includes information on special             emphasis programs and activities in July and August.

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