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Association for Persons in Supported Employment (APSE): a membership organization designed to expand and improve integrated employment opportunities, services, and outcomes for people with disabilities.
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EARN is a free service that connects employers looking for quality employees with skilled job candidates.
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Prepared by Jobs for the Future for the United Way of Rhode Island this report summarizes five of the nation's many work readiness certificates. The five certificates are representative of the diverse range of such initiatives in terms of target population, certification requirements, geography, and other factors: the WAGE Certificate Program, the Workforce Skills Certification System, the Work Certified Program, WorkKeys Career Readiness Certification, and the National Work Readiness Credential.
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A non-profit agency dedicated to empowering people with disabilities to be active, independent, and self sufficient participants in our society. Through education, training, research, leadership, and example, this agency seeks to provide the highest quality services and to influence national attitudes, policies, and legislation in ways that will lead to the greatest benefits for the people we serve.
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This program is a network of ten regional centers designed to provide information, training, and technical assistance to employers, people with disabilities, and other entities with responsibilities under the ADA. The centers act as a "one-stop" central, comprehensive resource on ADA issues in employment, public services, public accommodations, and communications. Each center works closely with local business, disability, governmental, rehabilitation, and other professional networks to provide ADA information and assistance.
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This job bank is the biggest and busiest job market in cyberspace. Job seekers can post their resume where thousands of employers search every day, search for job openings automatically, and find their dream job fast. Businesses can post job listings in the nation's largest online labor exchange, create customized job orders, and search resumes automatically to find the right people, right now.
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This report details findings and includes a workforce readiness report card that summarizes the basic knowledge and applied skills that are either “deficient” or “excellent” and areas that employer respondents rated as “very important”.
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ArtsWORK Indiana (AWI) is an informal, statewide group of people interested in improving arts-related professional opportunities and careers for people with disabilities.
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"At Your Service: Welcoming Customers with Disabilities" is a free, accessible, self-paced web course for people interested in discovering best practices for working with customers who have disabilities. The course was created as a training tool for Customer Service Representatives, however, anyone interested in learning more about interacting effectively with people who have a variety of disabilities will also benefit from this web course.
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This promising practices report represents some of the most innovative strategies being used by companies to support the positive development of young people. Many companies are partnering with schools and youth development organizations to help deliver real-life and hands-on learning experiences to young people. These opportunities introduce young people to new career options, give them skills training to pursue those careers, and often make them excited about more traditional academics as well. Other companies support youth through their corporate philanthropy or employee volunteer initiatives. Still others utilize special business expertise to ensure young people have their more basic needs met.
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The nation's publicly-funded resource for job seekers and businesses. Find jobs--from entry level to technical to professional to CEO.
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A consortium composed of universities, national employers and US Government agencies focused on the career employment of college graduates with disabilities. The site contains a membership directory, Annual National Meeting information, news items and corporate and university profiles of success stories
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NCWD/Youth has revised this guide for multiple audiences as they assist youth in making decisions and choices based on appropriate assessments that focus on the talents, knowledge, skills, interests, values, and aptitudes of each individual.
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The RehabJobs.org web site is your "online gateway resource and career exploration" site for obtaining current information related to the many exciting careers and opportunities in the field of Vocational Rehabilitation. The RehabJobs.org web site can assist you in exploring current job openings, rehabilitation education programs, and scholarship information from the Rehabilitation Services Administration.
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The website offers information for: Students beginning to think about a career Parents helping their children become successful Career Changers who need a fresh start Career Planners helping them map the way
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Disability Benefits 101 (DB101) helps workers, job seekers, students and service providers understand the connections between work and benefits. In addition to the Benefits-to-Work Calculator and the Job-to-Job Calculator, a new calculator called School and Work is now available for youth with disabilities.
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Our main focus is to help disabled Americans seek employment. We offer the online recruitment application, recruitABILITY. Here, disabled individuals can post their resumes and conduct job searches free of charge. Also, employers can post jobs and conduct resume searches free of charge. Our focus here is to get employers to hire people with disabilities. To convince them that people with disabilities are a talented pool of workers.
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This booklet promotes the importance of work activities, and work-based learning, to your college experience. It urges all students with disabilities to take key steps that will enhance their career opportunities. Its premise is that by combining academic study with more work experiences, you will be better prepared for the workforce.
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WorkWORLD™ developed by ESI is decision support software for personal computers designed to help people with disabilities, advocates, benefit counselors, and others explore and understand how to best use the work incentives associated with the various Federal and State disability and poverty benefit programs. It takes into account the complex interaction of income, benefit programs, and work incentives.
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This fact sheet provides guidance to assist you with a successful transition into the workforce by answering questions regarding disclosure, accommodations and resources.
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(EOP) has led the way from affirmative action to diversity recruitment by publishing career magazines for women, members of minority groups, and people with disabilities. EOP has a successful record of helping job-seekers from underrepresented groups find employment and in aiding companies and government agencies eager to recruit from this diversified workforce.
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Sharing information and resources, ExceptionalNurse.com hopes to facilitate inclusion of students with disabilities in nursing education programs and foster resilience and continued practice for nurses who are, or become, disabled.
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This foundation is an affiliate of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Its mission is to promote the integration of scientists with disabilities into all activities of the scientific community, and to promote the removal of barriers in order to enable students with disabilities to choose careers in science.
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The Labor Department's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) frequently receives questions from the public regarding various disability and employment issues. Recently, ODEP compiled a list of typical inquiries, and posed them to the agency's Acting Assistant Secretary, Karen M. Czarnecki. Following are the questions and her answers.
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Friends of Californians With Disabilities, Inc. supports projects and activities that assist employers to develop an understanding of how people with disabilities can become and remain valuable employees.
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This organization is one of the world’s largest nonprofit providers of education, training, and career services for people with disadvantages, such as welfare dependency, homelessness, and lack of education or work experience, as well as those with physical, mental and emotional disabilities.
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Addresses the pros and cons of disclosing a hidden disability in the workforce
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The comprehensive career website for hiring veterans of America's military. Whether you're a manager, human resources specialist, or veteran, you'll find the resources you need for matching employment opportunities with veterans.
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ILR, Program on Employment and Disability: a program housed at Cornell University that researches and provides technical assistance and continuing education on numerous aspects of disability in the workplace.
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Job Accommodation Network (JAN): a free consulting service to assist individuals with disabilities in obtaining the necessary accommodations and modifications to improve their access and productivity in the workplace.
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his fact sheet addresses common questions about how the ADA protects applicants with disabilities. The information in this fact sheet also applies to applicants for federal employment, who are protected from discrimination by Section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act. Section 501's requirements are the same as those that apply to employers covered by the ADA. There are many other documents, some of which are listed at the end of this fact sheet, that provide more in-depth information about the employment rights of individuals with disabilities.
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Rowan University list of links: Job Search Sites for Students with Disabilities.
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JobAccess: An organization that works with employers, government agencies and non-profits to employ individuals with disabilities.
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JOB breaks down the barriers faced by individuals with disabilities and helps them lead productive, independent lives. The mission is to find sustainable employment for people with disabilities through partnerships with companies in all industries.
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The aerospace industry has taken to cyberspace to attract a new generation of students to careers in engineering and other related sciences, a move designed to help deal with a looming workforce crisis. The “Launch into Aerospace” Web site features information on industry internships and colleges that offer aerospace-related degrees, as well as a primer about the industry and its product lines. The site also includes dozens of resources on everything aerospace-related, from learning to fly to exciting student competitions.
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This downloadable booklet, available at www.miusa.org, highlights different types of international occupations, job prospects, and tips to prepare for an international career, insights from role models and emerging leaders with disabilities in these fields, and the international exchange and fellowship programs they participated in to get them where they are today. Go to www.miusa.org/publications to find information on many activities one can participate in as stepping-stones to an international career!
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The Council is a resource for employers seeking to integrate people with disabilities into the workplace and companies seeking to reach people with disabilities in the consumer marketplace.
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The National Career Development Association (NCDA) is a division of the American Counseling Association (ACA). The mission of NCDA is to promote the career development of all people over the life span. To achieve this mission, NCDA provides service to the public and professionals involved with or interested in career development, including professional development activities, publications, research, public information, professional standards, advocacy, and recognition for achievement and service.
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NCWD/Youth is your source for information about employment and youth with disabilities. Our partners — experts in disability, education, employment, and workforce development — strive to ensure you will be provided with the highest quality, most relevant information available.
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The National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth (NCWD/Youth) assists state and local workforce development systems to better serve youth with disabilities. NCWD/Youth is a source for information about employment and youth with disabilities. The site provides information on disability, education, employment, and workforce development. The NCWD/Youth is composed of partners with expertise in disability, education, employment, and workforce development issues.
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The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport offers student internships through the College of Engineering at the University of Rhode Island. Internships are available in the fields of engineering, computer science, mathematics, chemistry, and physics for students attending any college or university. Excellent starting wages. Disbabled Students are encouraged to apply. For more information visit the Naval Undersea Warfare Center or contact Linda Josefson by E-mail or call her at 401-874-5467
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This new Guide from NCWD was developed to encourage collaborative efforts between workforce development, child welfare, mental health, schools, and other community institutions to improve opportunities for youth in foster care to successfully transition into adulthood. The youth involved in the foster care system represent one of the most vulnerable populations in our society. Building upon the NCWD/Youth organizing framework known as the "Guideposts for Success" (http://www.ncwd-youth.info/resources_&_Publications/guideposts/index.html) which details what research says all youth, including youth with disabilities, need to successfully transition to adulthood, this new publication applies the Guideposts to meeting the needs of youth in foster care with and without disabilities.
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Their mission is to "meet the hiring needs of employers and the employment needs of people with disabilities." Clients represent a diverse spectrum of disability types, levels of severity, and visibility - from people who are paraplegic to those with "hidden" disabilities or chronic illness and come with skill sets ranging from basic janitorial skills to software engineering.
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This project provides employment and education opportunities for individuals with significant disabilities. The program is dedicated to workforce development that benefits the individual, community and workplace.
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Accessible Employment is a new U.S. job board that targets job seekers with disabilities that was started by the New Jersey Business Leadership Network, which in turn was established with generous support from the Henry H. Kessler Foundation.
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The purpose of the Virginia Commonwealth University RRTC on Workplace Supports and Job Retention is to study those supports that are most effective for assisting individuals with disabilities maintain employment and advance their careers. The primary stakeholders for this project are persons with disabilities, with an emphasis on those who are unemployed, underemployed or at risk of losing employment.
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Proyecto Visión, the National Technical Assistance Center on Employment for Latinos with Disabilities, released a report that examines the low employment status of disabled Latinos and recommends ways to improve their job and other opportunities.
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The SBSES is a service of the Office of Disability Employment Policy of the U.S. Department of Labor which provides comprehensive information, counseling and referrals about self-employment and small business ownership opportunities for people with disabilities.
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The Women's Bureau (WB), through its Strengthening the Family Initiatives – Better Jobs, Better Earnings, Better Living and Value-Added Partners – will continue to prepare women for tomorrow’s jobs. The Bureau will promote an environment that is responsive to the demands and challenges of the 21st Century workforce. More than ever, it is vital to ensure opportunities for American women to achieve their potential in the workplace
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This report from the Workforce Strategy Center outlines a step-by-step approach for locally implementing career pathways between K-12 education and the workforce and discusses how state-level officials can support those efforts. Available in PDF (56 pages, 584 KB).
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The Institute for Community Inclusion- Promoting the Inclusion of People with Disabilities (ICI) offers training, clinical, and employment services, conducts research, and provides assistance to organizations to promote inclusion of people with disabilities in school, work, and community activities.
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Disability Resource to the Entertainment Industry. The Media Access Awards recognizes those in the entertainment industry who hire and/or accurately portray people with disabilities, utilizing the power of their medium to accelerate public awareness and understanding, thereby enhancing employment opportunities for all people with disabilities. here for their newsletter.
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The presenters of Nuts and Bolts of Telework—Increasing Employment Opportunities for People with Disabilities gave an overview of the resources and services available for employers and jobseekers on the new DOL-ODEP TeleworkUSA.net Web site.
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The Office of Disability Employment Policy provides national leadership by developing and influencing disability-related employment policy and practice affecting the employment of people with disabilities.
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The SBSES is a service of the Office of Disability Employment Policy of the U.S. Department of Labor which provides information, counseling, and referrals about self-employment and small business ownership opportunities for people with disabilities. SBSES, located at the Job Accommodation Network, is available through JAN's toll-free number 1-800-526-7234 (V) or 1-877-781-9403 (TTY).
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In its October 2003 report, the Social Security Advisory Board observed that, "The original Social Security disability programs were for those who had no realistic expectation of a return to the workforce because of a combination of severity of disability and the attainment of near-retirement age." That report raised the question of whether the Social Security definition of disability facilitates an appropriate approach to supporting and enabling persons with disabilities. After three years of intensive study of this question, the Board has issued a follow-up report outlining its vision of a disability system for the 21st century that aligns with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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WRP is a resource to connect public and private sector employers nationwide with highly motivated postsecondary students and recent graduates with disabilities who are eager to prove their abilities in the workforce.
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The Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program is an employment program for people with disabilities who are interested in going to work.
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TransCen, Inc. is dedicated to improving educational and employment outcomes for people with disabilities. The associates at TransCen, Inc. develop, implement, and research innovations regarding school-to-adult life transition and career development for people with disabilities. Our work is driven by the belief that there is a job for everyone who wants one, regardless of the nature of their disability, their need for workplace support and accommodation, or economic circumstance.
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In a report prepared for the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Urban Institute provides information on innovative approaches and programs that seek to promote stable employment and wage growth among low-income populations, including those with barriers to employment such as physical or mental health problems. The report, entitled Innovative Employment Approaches and Programs for Low-Income Families, presents a typology that groups innovative approaches into four broad categories: 1) service-focused employment preparation targeted at those with significant barriers to employment; 2) employment-based experience; 3) skill development; and 4) income and work supports. Within each category, the researchers identify innovative approaches and program examples.
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This Web cast provides practical resources, tips, and insight on the topic of evaluation of career development programs. Topics include ACRN 9-step evaluation process and resource.
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Vocational Information Center explores vocational and technical careers, check out the skills employers really want, find a trade school, research technical topics and take a look at the current job market. Tips on making existing career and technical online resources easier to find, contributing to a greater awareness of the Vocational /Career and Technical education system, and creating a central location for Career and Technical Education resources for students and educational professionals.
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Vocational Rehabilitation State Offices enable you to tap into a wealth of resources related to employment options for people with disabilities. Vocational Rehabilitation (VR), a state-supported division of services, assists individuals with disabilities who are pursuing meaningful careers.
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To improve the status of wage-earning women, improve their working conditions, increase their efficiency, and advance their opportunities for profitable employment.
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Workforce Discovery: Diversity and Disability in the Workplace is an in-depth training on disability awareness with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) integrated throughout each training module.
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This new employment-focused guide provides information on how employers and service providers can utilize assistive technology to make workplaces and service centers accessible to people with disabilities. The guide contains illustrations of many different types of assistive technologies including descriptive text on the use of these technologies.
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Worksupport.Com: A gateway to resources, information, and services regarding the employment of individuals with disabilities.
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Includes personal experience articles, resources, policies, programs and projects that are geared towards teens and young adults with disabilities
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