Jim Shorter - Civil Rights, Employment and The Military
Episode 8, May 16, 2019, 05:44 AM
Michelle talks to Jim Shorter, Retired Executive Director of the Golden Gate Regional Center in San Francisco, a lawyer and a long-time advocate for the civil rights of those with disabilities.
Jim is passionate about overcoming discriminatory hiring practices that penalize those with disabilities who have the ability to do jobs that need to be done.
The Department of Defense is a huge employer. People with disabilities as a group have depression-era unemployment rates and most want to work.
Learn how to get involved in fighting discriminitory hiring practices and fighting for the civil rights of those wtih disabilites.
Jim is passionate about overcoming discriminatory hiring practices that penalize those with disabilities who have the ability to do jobs that need to be done.
The Department of Defense is a huge employer. People with disabilities as a group have depression-era unemployment rates and most want to work.
Learn how to get involved in fighting discriminitory hiring practices and fighting for the civil rights of those wtih disabilites.