State aims to build public awareness about jobs for disabled
Billboards could be the latest tools to help the disabled in Illinois find jobs in a tough economy.
It’s the latest phase of a public awareness campaign by the Illinois Department of Human Services’ Division of Rehabilitation Services. The statewide campaign starts Oct.1.
The campaign is aimed at employers and disabled people who are looking for work. The goal is to let them know the state has resources available to help. The agency already has done radio and TV spots about its vocational rehabilitation services.
The agency’s John Marchioro says last year they helped 4,600 people with disabilities get jobs in Illinois.
He says the billboard campaign is aimed at the widest possible audience because “anybody out there knows somebody who has a disability.”