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The Department of Workforce Services and Utah State Office of Rehabilitation (USOR) hosted a job fair Tuesday to help individuals with disabilities look for job opportunities.

Participants had an array of workshops to attend at the fair, with topics ranging from how to dress professionally to how social security benefits might be affected by employment. Representatives from more than 40 companies attended the fair, held in Taylorsville, to help match attendees to potential jobs.

The business partners at the fair are part of the People With Disabilities Network, and receive training on how to hire people with disabilities, said Leah Lobato, Director of the Governor's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities and Business Relations.

USOR also offered tips via a news release to Utahns with disabilities, who were encouraged to visit their local Vocational Rehabilitation office. Other advice given included keeping the focus on what individuals with disabilities can do, rather than what they can't.

"We've had a pretty good turn out. We invite students to attend as well, so we've had groups of students from different schools attend and a broad variety of individuals with individuals — some hidden disabilities, some visible disabilities," said Lobato, who estimated about 200 people attended the first half of the fair.

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