More than 50 employers were offering job opportunities during the Governor’s Job Fair for Those with Disabilities in Mobile.
Alabama Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington and Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey tour the 4th annual Governor's Job Fair Job Fair for Those with Disabilities at the Mobile Civic Center in Mobile, Ala. .Tucker Mcgiven, as he moved around in a wheelchair inside the Mobile Civic Center on Wednesday, became excited when he saw one of his favorite amusement parks was looking for employees during a job fair.
He, along with Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, attended the job fair and met with some of the employers who were talking to the more than 200 prospective job seekers. “The good thing is we finally have employers coming to us to say, ‘What can we do to hire individuals with disabilities because we don’t have enough workers in the workforce,’” said Jane Elizabeth Burdeshaw, commissioner with the Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services.
James Tucker, director of the Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program, said his organization is “always excited whenever there is meaningful opportunity to look for a job” during job fairs geared toward people with special needs. He added, “I think this is a perfect time to do that work given the labor shortages that all employers are experiencing.”
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