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- Recruitment Assistance
- General Resources
- Students with Disabilities
- Veterans
- For Federal Employers
- Students with Disabilities
- Education & Training
- Interviewing & Communication
- Management Techniques
- Accommodations
- Tax Incentives
- Management Techniques
- Compliance Assistance
- Online Systems Accessibility & Assistive Technology
- Understanding the Laws
- Federal Resources & Related Initiatives
Recruitment Assistance
General Resources
- CareerOneStop - Career information, resources and tools for employers, job seekers and employment service providers, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor.
- Disaboom Jobs - Job-matching (resume and job-posting) site for recruiting applicants with disabilities.
- Recruiting People with Disabilities - List of recruiting resources from DiversityWorld.
- Locating Job Candidates with Disabilities - List of employment resources from Lighthouse International.
Students with Disabilities
- Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP) for Private, Non-Profit and State and Local Government Employers - A database of nearly 2,000 pre-screened, qualified college and university students and recent graduates with disabilities seeking summer or permanent employment.Federal agencies should visit www.wrp.gov for more information. The 2009 database is now closed for private employers. Check back in March 2010 for the 2010 database.
- Career Gateway - National site for recruiting college students with disabilities from Career Opportunities for Students with Disabilities (COSD).
Veterans
- HireVetsFirst - Guidance on and assistance with hiring veterans.
- Americas Heroes at Work - U.S. Department of Labor project to help returning service members affected by traumatic brain injury (TBI) and/or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) succeed in the workplace.
For Federal Employers
- Office of Personnel Management's Hiring Authorities Page - Information about programs Federal agencies can take advantage of to hire people with disabilities.
- Description of Hiring Authorities for Federal Employers
- Schedule A for the Hiring Manager - PDF | Word
- Schedule A for the Human Resource Professional - PDF | Word
- Schedule A for the Disability Program Manager - PDF | Word
- Description of Special Appointing Authorities for Veterans
- Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP)
Education & Training
Interviewing & Communication
- Attitudinal Barriers (PDF)
- Preparing for and Conducting an Effective Job Interview
- Focus on Ability: Interviewing Applicants with Disabilities (PDF)
- Communication Tips (PDF)
- Communicating With and About People with Disabilities (PDF)
- Effective Interaction: Communicating With and About People with Disabilities in the Workplace
- The Employers Guide to Reasonable Accommodations for Interviews
Management Techniques
- Creating a Welcoming Workplace for People with Disabilities (PDF)
- United Spinal Association Etiquette Guide (PDF)
- Disability Awareness for Human Resource Management Online Seminar
- Workforce Discovery: Diversity and Disability in the Workplace
- Disability Awareness Information Kit (an Australian publication)
Accommodations
- JAN on Demand - Have a question about workplace accommodations? Send a request for information directly to the Job Accommodation Network (JAN).
- Accommodation Information by Topic
- The Job Accommodation Process: Steps to Collaborative Solutions
- Job Accommodations - Situations and Solutions
- Workplace Accommodation Process
- Job Analysis, An Important Employment Tool
- Small Employers and Reasonable Accommodations
- Job Accommodation Network's (JAN) Searchable Online Accommodation Resource (SOAR)
- Employer's Practical Guide to Reasonable Accommodation
- Maximizing Productivity: Accommodations for Employees with Psychiatric Disabilities
Tax incentives for Private Employers
- Guide to Tax Incentives (PDF)
- Tax Incentives for Providing Business Accessibility
- Fact Sheet: Disability Related Tax Provisions
- 10 Ways to Earn Federal Income Tax Credits for Your Company (PDF)
- Employmentincentives.com - Overview of federal and state incentives for businesses that employ people with disabilities.
- Instructions for Employers completing IRS Form 8850 - Pre-screening Notice and Certification Request for the Work Opportunity and Welfare-to-Work Credits.
Compliance Assistance
Online Systems Accessibility and Assistive Technology (AT)
- Accessibility, Interoperability and Usability in the Workplace (PDF)
- Assistive Technology in the Workplace (PDF)
- Universal Design (PDF)
- Assistive Technology and Universal Design Resources Directory (PDF)
- Tips for Designing Accessible Web Pages
- Accessible Systems Racing League
- AccessibleTech.org - Provides information on accessible technology in the workplace.
- Assistivetech.net - Provides information on AT devices and services as well as other community resources.
- Job Accommodation Network (JAN) - Provides expert, confidential consultation on workplace accommodations and technical assistance on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other disability legislation.
- Computer/Electronic Accommodations Program (CAP) - Provides assistive technology, devices and services free of charge to partner federal agencies.
Understanding the Laws
General
- Employment Laws: Overview & Resources for Employers
- Employment Laws: Disability & Discrimination
- Employment Laws: Medical and Disability-Related Leave
- U.S. Department of Labor elaws Advisors - Interactive e-tools that provide easy-to-understand information about a number of federal employment laws.
- Disability Law Lowdown - Podcast delivering the latest in disability rights information every other week.
- Law, Health Policy & Disability Center
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- Fact Sheet: ADA Discrimination
- The ADA: Questions and Answers
- The ADA: Your Responsibilities As An Employer
- The ADA: Your Employment Rights As An Individual With a Disability
- The Americans with Disabilities Act: A Primer for Small Business
- Employers and the ADA: Myths and Facts
- Job Accommodation Network ADA Library
The Workforce Investment Act of 1998
The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)
- U.S. Department of Labor USERRA 101 - An online introduction to the rules and regulations surrounding USERRA.
- USERRA Fact Sheet
- USERRA elaws Advisor
Federal Resources & Related Initiatives
- Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)
- America's Heroes at Work
- Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
- Disability.gov
- US Business Leadership Network (USBLN)
- Disability and Business Technical Assistance Centers (DBTAC)
- Employment and Disability Institute (EDI)
- Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Division of Disability and Workforce Programs
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
- U.S. Department of Justice Information on the Americans with Disabilities Act
- National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth (NCWD/Youth)
- National Technical Assistance and Research Center (NTAR Leadership Center)
- Training and Technical Assistance for Providers (T-TAP)
- Start-Up USA
- Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Business Points of Contact
- CareerOneStop
- Worksupport.com
- Social Security Administration's (SSA) Work Site
- Ticket to Work
