Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission teams up with Archer Disability Foundation during Disability Mentoring Week
Palm Beach County, Florida December 3, 2006

Rose Lee Archer is the Producer & Host of her weekly Public Affairs television program. Each Saturday morning she addresses issues that affect her viewer’s life by offering Rose Lee’s Resources to increase their quality of life. Off camera Rose Lee is a national disability advocate and single parent who recognizes the disparity in employment and social opportunities for young adults with disabilities.
 
As the founder of the Archer Disability Foundation (ADF), Rose Lee offers award winning community outreach educational programs to students and Vets with disabilities. Mentees explore the many types of employment offered at businesses and government agencies to increase their career development. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) hosted forty-two ESE high school students from Palm Beach County for the “2006 DADEO Science Career Day.” Administrators, biologists and law enforcement teamed up with the AD F to introduce the many facets of wildlife in Florida including - sea turtles, manatees, woodpeckers, groupers, panthers and bears and how to preserve and respect Florida’s precious resources in the wild. Students discovered how wildlife resources are managed for their long-term well being so citizens and visitors can enjoy Florida’s marine and wildlife.
 
Students were introduced to the many jobs that care, protect and prevent wildlife from becoming extinct with hands on demonstrations designed to create awareness and an understanding of responsible actions to preserve Florida’s marine and wildlife. Mentors from the South Florida regional office enjoyed the program’s successful outcome and they look forward to next year’s event, said Lori Haynes, project coordinator for K-12 Project Wild at FWC.
 

Only 35 % of individuals with disabilities between the ages of 16 and 64 are employed in the US, while 78 % of able-minded and able-bodied people in the same age bracket have jobs.
 
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 22 % of Americans live with at least one disability and come from all ages, races, ethnicities, socioeconomic status and educational attainment.
 
ADF’s informative events educate business leaders to the talents and abilities offered from America’s most underutilized labor pool. Palm Beach County Commissioners presented Rose Lee with a Proclamation for Disability Mentoring Week in November. She was honored with the "2005 Small Business Journalist of the Year Award" and the “2004 Best Diversity Initiative in Human Interest, South Florida Business Journal, “ for her journalistic and advocacy talents.
 
Rose Lee Archer, Producer & Host of the Rose Lee Archer Show on i TV.
 
Visit her web site at www.roseleearchershow.com or call
561-241-7987