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- Able Trust – Look at My Ability The Able Trust, also known as the Florida Endowment Foundation for Vocational Rehabilitation, is a 501(c)(3) public-private partnership foundation established by the Florida Legislature in 1990. Its mission is to be a key leader in providing Floridians with disabilities opportunities for successful employment.
- Abilities Network seeing abilities not disabilities. Our mission is to challenge the community to acknowledge the value and equality of people of all abilities.
- AccessCAREERS from the DO-IT Program at the University of Washington
- Action Without Borders Career Center an interactive site where people and organizations can exchange resources and ideas, locate opportunities and supporters, and take steps toward building a world where all people can lead free and dignified lives.
- American Hospital Association (AHA) Job Opportunities
- An investigation of reasonable workplace accommodations for people with psychiatric disabilities: Quantitative findings from a multisite study. by MacDonald-Wilson, K. L., Rogers, E. S., et al. (2002). Community Mental Health Journal, 38(1), 35-50. (78.2 Kb .pdf)
- Identifying relationships between functional limitations, job accommodations, and demographic characteristics of persons with psychiatric disabilities by MacDonald-Wilson, K. L., Rogers, E. S., and Joseph Massaro. (2003). Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation 18 (2003) 15–24. (60 Kb .pdf)
- Arizona Technology Access Program (AzTAP)
- Australian Network on Disability (AND) is a not-for-profit organisation resourced by its members to advance the inclusion of people with disability in all aspects of business. We help our members and clients to welcome people with disability as employees, customers and suppliers. We are not an employment agency, and do not find jobs for people with disability. Rather, we work with our member organisations so that they become more confident and prepared to welcome people with disability into their organisations. [Australia]
- Bender Consulting Services (BCS) employment and career opportunities for people with disabilities [US]
- Bender Consulting Services of Canada (BCSC) employment and career opportunities for people with disabilities [Canada]
- Career Opportunities for Students with Disabilities (COSD) s a unique and dynamic national professional association comprised of more than 600 colleges and universities and over 500 major national employers. COSD's mission is to improve the employment rate of college students and recent graduates with disabilities on a national basis. COSD works with higher education institutions and assists them in developing collaborative relationships between the Disability Services and Career Services offices on campuses.
- Center for American Indian Rehabilitation (CAIR)
- Careers & the DisABLED Magazine, established in 1986, is the nation's first and only career-guidance and recruitment magazine for people with disabilities who are at undergraduate, graduate, or professional levels. Each issue features a special Braille section.
- Cornell research: A Review of Selected E-Recruiting Websites: Disability Accessibility Considerations, by William Erickson. (September 2002) (full paper – VERY large file).
- Cornell research: "Accessible IT for People with Disabilities: HR Considerations", by Susanne M. Bruyère, William Erickson, and Sara VanLooy. (2003 May)
- Cornell research: "People with Disabilities and the Technology-Driven Workplace," by Susanne M. Bruyère, Ph.D., CRC, NCC, Director Program on Employment and Disability at Cornell University, William Erickson, and Jennifer Schramm (October 2003)
- "Disability Employment Guide 101," (.pdf) jointly developed by the U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Center for Workforce Preparation
- Disability Employment News from the US Business Leadership Network (USBLN®). USBNL is the national business organization currently representing BLN chapters in 32 states and more than 5000 employers using a "business to business" strategy to promote the business imperative of including people with disabilities in the workforce.
- DisabledPerson.com
- Disability.gov the federal government's online resources for Americans with disabilities
- Disability Employment Policy Resources by Topic by the U. S. Department of Labor
- Employment for All resource center on employment for persons with disabilities (in English, French, Dutch, German, and Polish) [Germany]
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) [U.S.]
- EEOC Marks Second Anniversary of President's Disability Initiative with Fact Sheet on Telework as a Reasonable Accommodation
- Employment Resources in Canada for all persons with disabilities [Canada]
- Frequently Asked Questions about Employees with Psychiatric Disabilities: Tips and Resources on the ADA, Job Accommodations, and Supervision. by MacDonald-Wilson, K. L. (1997). Boston University, Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Boston, MA. (74.5 K .pdf)
- Great Lakes ADA & IT Center
- Hire Potential
- Identifying functional limitations in work for people with psychiatric disabilities. by MacDonald-Wilson, K. L., Rogers, E. S., & Lyass, A. (2003). Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation,
18(1),15-24. (58.6 K .pdf)
- Interviewing Techniques for Americans with Disabilities
- Iowa Department for the Blind: Opening doors to opportunity, offers a program of specialized, integrated services that blind and severely visually impaired Iowans need to live independently and work competitively. Also has excellent information about making the Web accessible, tools and assistive devices, and more.
- Job Accommodation Network (JAN) is the leading source of free, expert, and confidential guidance on workplace accommodations and disability employment issues. Working toward practical solutions that benefit both employer and employee, JAN helps people with disabilities enhance their employability, and shows employers how to capitalize on the value and talent that people with disabilities add to the workplace.
- Job Creation at Pasona ("Creating Jobs for the Handicapped") (in English) [Japan]
- Job Hunter's Bible.com "The Seven Basic Skill Sets: Let’s Start with Whether or Not You Are Handicapped" by Richard Bolles, author of What Color is Your Parachute
- Jobs for People with Disabilities: Disabled Hiring Programs for Government Jobs / Federal Jobs / Post Office Jobs
- Manpower: Social Responsibility A recruitment agency has come up with a forward-thinking campaign to shape up employers' attitudes towards job-seekers with disabilities world wide.
- Maryland's Department of Rehabilitation Resources for Employers provides free information, consulting, and training so businesses can hire, keep, and promote valued employees with disabilities.
- Monster.com Assists People with Disabilities in Finding Employment
- Native Americans
- National Organization on Disability (NOD) is a private, non-profit organization that promotes the full participation and contributions of America’s 56 million people with disabilities in all aspects of life. Today, NOD focuses on increasing employment opportunities for the 79 percent of working-age Americans with disabilities who are not employed.
- Nurses
- Nursing Jobs for travel, per diem, and permanent nursing positions; in-patient, out-patient, or hospice
- TravelNursing.org – Travel Nursing Job Opportunities for Registered Nurses
- Opportunities For Ohioans With Disabilities (OOD) promoting the employment of Ohioans with disabilities
- O*NET™ OnLine
- Program Development Associates distributes multimedia training and educational resources on an up-to-date list of disability topics.
- Social Security Employment Support for People with Disabilities
- SourceAmerican (formerly NISH), a national nonprofit, is the leading source of job opportunities for a dedicated and highly qualified workforce – people with significant disabilities. Through our work, we make the American Dream more accessible to a segment of the population where nearly 80% do not have jobs. We are an AbilityOne authorized enterprise and we put the AbilityOne Program into action for our Federal Government customers… We accomplish this through a nationwide network of more than 550 community nonprofit agency partners to fulfill contracting needs for the Federal Government, commercial businesses and government contractors. Our network provides training to people with disabilities, assists them in identifying employment options that most of us take for granted, and then enables them to be successful at work. SourceAmerica is the vital link between jobs and the people who can do them.
- Study and Work Abroad in Denmark information for students with disabilities
- Technology Access Center of Tucson, Inc. (TACT) is a non-profit organization serving all ages and all disabilities. TACT providesindividuals with disabilities an opportunity to explore technology that may enhance their independence, productivity, recreation, and social opportunities according to their individual needs and interests. [Arizona]
- The Viscardi Center Abilities! prepares adolescents and adults with all types of disabilities (cognitive, physical, learning, developmental) and levels of experience for entry or re-entry into the workforce by assisting them in securing pre-employment services as well as employment so that they can enjoy independent living, full community participation and economic self-sufficiency. Our track record in placing individuals with disabilities in the workplace is unsurpassed and our employment services include a comprehensive array of career assessments, job training, business skills development, job placement and follow-up programs and services based on individual needs and vocational interests.
- Ticket to Work provided by the Social Security Administration. The Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program is an employment program for people with disabilities who are interested in going to work. The Ticket Program is part of the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999 – legislation designed to remove many of the barriers that previously influenced people's decisions about going to work because of the concerns over losing health care coverage. The goal of the Ticket Program is to increase opportunities and choices for Social Security disability beneficiaries to obtain employment, vocational rehabilitation (VR), and other support services from public and private providers, employers, and other organizations.
- TransCen, Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to improving educational and employment outcomes for people with disabilities
- U.S. Access Board
- Working While Disabled – A Guide To Plans For Achieving Self-Support SSA Publication No. 05-11017, May 2013 (.pdf)
- WorkSupport.com a gateway to information, resources, and services regarding the employment of people with disabilities. [Virginia Commonwealth University]
- Youth to Work Coalition (YWC) established to assist businesses in creating or enhancing internships and mentoring programs for youth with disabilities
