Breaking barriers : DRS employee online news and information, 03/26/2013 v.2 no.6

              OK DRS Breaking Barriers - Volume 2, Edition 6 - March 26, 2013
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Artshow continued→ Tell Us What YOU Think
Don’t miss the latest
masterpieces of this era
Thirty graduates from the Oklahoma
School for the Blind and the Oklahoma
School for the Deaf will be among
those benefitting from your generosity
at the April 2 student art show.
DRS is hosting an art show from 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. at DDD, 9801 North
Kelley Ave, Oklahoma City, and artwork will be sold both in direct
sales, a silent auction and in a live auction.
For those unable to attend the event, there is an online option.
Several items for sale can be viewed at artshow and purchases can
be made by check or credit card. To purchase art, call 1-800-877-
9977, ext. 9342 or 405-419-9342. Items available to purchase from
online viewing are numbered and are part of the silent auction.
Grouped items will have multiple purchase opportunities.
Remembering
Awareness Day continued→ Tell Us What YOU Think
Everyone needed to bring proper
awareness
People with Disabilities Awareness Day
is just around the corner, and we need
you to be there, helping your clients
tell their story.
Awareness Day is April 3 and is a
chance for DRS employees to discuss
with lawmakers what our mission is
and assist our clients in telling their
stories.
Here are a few things you need to
know:
1. Attending Awareness Day does not require you to use your
leave time. It is an extension of your job since we are
assisting our clients, networking with other disability
organizations or helping to run the event.
2. Agency vehicles may be used to attend the event and
remember to transport your clients to Awareness Day.
3. If you need lunch, BEP vendors have snack bars in the
basement and on the fourth floor. Lunch is not provided.
4. Preregistration closes March 27. If you forget to pre-register,
you can still attend the event and register when you get
there.
We need you at Awareness Day so please get you, co-workers and
clients there.
Finding Peace continued→ Tell Us What YOU Think
Finding Peace
Today’s world seems more chaotic and
stressful than ever. With deadlines,
headlines, unending lists and never
enough time, when is the last time
you remember feeling at peace? Well
that’s too long! Take a brief time out
and give yourself a mental tune up –
you deserve it.
Here are some tips for finding peace
in your everyday life.
Pathways continued→ Tell Us What YOU Think
Career Pathways
the new road to
success
DRS staff members are poised to lend their expertise to a new
Duncan School District effort to prepare students to enter the
workforce.
Career Pathways is a workforce development program used to
support students’ transitions from the classroom and into a career.
This strategy has been adopted across the country to increase
education, training and learning opportunities for America’s current
and emerging workforce.
The program uses an integrated collection of programs and services
to develop students’ core academic, technical and employability
skills; provide them with continuous education and training; and
place them in high-demand, high-opportunity jobs.