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Trainer’s NameTrainer’s Title

Further Resources for Disability & Employment:

Continuing the Journey

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ADA Trainer NetworkModule 3k

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DisclaimerInformation, materials, and/or technical assistance are intended solely as informal guidance, and are neither a determination of your legal rights or responsibilities under the ADA, nor binding on any agency with enforcement responsibility under the ADA. The Mid-Atlantic ADA Center is authorized by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) to provide information, materials, and technical assistance to individuals and entities that are covered by the ADA. The contents of this document were developed under a grant from the Department of Education, NIDRR grant number H133 A110020. However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.

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What two questions do I have or what are two areas I would like to know more

about?

Continuing the journey: Finding out more

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General disability issues, trends & policies

Disability & employment

Disability IS Diversity

ADA Amendments Act

Connecting qualified candidates with disabilities with job opportunities

Accommodations

Tax, financial incentives

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ADA National Network800-949-4232www.adata.org

ADA Document Portalhttp://adata.org/ada-document-portal

ADA Audio Conference Series http://ada-audio.org/

ADA Symposium http://adasymposium.org/

ADA Building Blocks self-paced tutorial www.adabasics.org

General disability issues, trends & policies

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Disability statistics: National, state & county--prevalence, type, income, poverty, employment, etc. www.disabilitystatistics.org

General resource for ADA-related documents ww.disability.gov

US Business Leadership Network (USBLN) www.usbln.org

ILO Global Business & Disability Network International Perspective www.businessanddisability.org

The Kessler/NOD survey on disability in Americawww.nod.org/what_we_do/research/surveys/kessler

Dept. of Justice Guide to Disability Rights Lawswww.ada.gov/publicat.htm#Anchor-14210

General disability issues, trends & policies

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Equal Employment Opportunity Commissionwww.eeoc.gov/laws/types/disability.cfm

Employment & Disability Institute (EDI)www.edi.cornell.edu

US Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)www.dol.gov/odep

Disability & Employment 101 http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/products/employmentguide/index.html

Disability & Employment

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Office of Disability Employment Policy: Brief on employers’ perspectives on disabilitywww.dol.gov/odep/documents/employerperspectives.pdf Site of the Employer Assistance Resource Network (EARN)www.askearn.org EARN Resources for disability service providers regarding employmentwww.askearn.org/g-tips-for-providers.cfm ODEP –Building an Inclusive Workforcehttp://www.dol.gov/odep/pubs/20100727.pdf

Disability & Employment

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Disability IS DiversityAbout diversity and disabilitywww.disabled-world.com/disability/diversity.php

US Business Leadership Network’s Supplier Diversity Programwww.usbln.org/programs.html

Diversity and Disability HR Tips Briefhttp://www.ilr.cornell.edu/edi/hr_tips

Why is Disability Missing from the Discourse on Diversity? (Article from The Chronicle)http://chronicle.com/article/Why-Is-Disability-Missing-From/129088/

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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) materials on ADAAAwww.eeoc.gov/laws/statutes/adaaa_info.cfm

ADAAA Document Portal—ADA National Networkhttp://adaportal.org/Search/SearchResults.html?q=ADA+AA

Southwest ADA Centerwww.southwestada.org/html/publications/ebulletins/legal/2008/oct2008.html

Northeast ADA Centerhttp://www.northeastada.org/r-factsheets.cfm

Job Accommodation Networkwww.askjan.org/bulletins/adaaa1.htm

ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA)

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Federal LEAD Program for hiring people with disabilitieswww.southwestada.org/html/publications/ebulletins/legal/2008/oct2008.html

Workforce Recruitment Programwww.wrp.gov/LoginPre.do?method=login

Employer Assistance Resource Network (EARN) Workforce Recruitment Programhttp://www.askearn.org/old_backup/g-wrp.cfm

GettingHired, Incwww.gettinghired.com

Career Opportunities for Students with Disabilitieswww.cosdonline.org

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Job Accommodation Networkwww.askjan.org

EEOC Guidance for Reasonable Accommodationswww.eeoc.gov/policy/docs/accommodation.html

Employment & Disability Institute Accommodations Briefwww.ilr.cornell.edu/edi/hr_tips/article_1.cfm?b_id=20

Northwest ADA Centerhttp://www.ccer.org/events/workshops-conference/Training-Topics/AssTech

ADA Audio Conference Series: Reasonable Accommodationhttp://www.ada-audio.org/Archives/AudioConference/

ADA Audio Conference Series: Flexible Scheduleshttp://www.ada-audio.org/Archives/AudioConference/

Accommodations

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NCWD: Financial Incentives for Hiring People with Disabilitieswww.onestops.info/article.php?article_id=55

ODEP: Financial Education, Asset Development & Work/Tax Incentiveswww.dol.gov/odep/topics/FinancialEducationAssetDevelopment.htm

Small Business Association Factsheetwww.worksupport.com/Topics/fastfacts2.asp

Dept. of Justice Tax Incentives Briefhttp://www.ada.gov/taxincent.htm

Financial & Tax Incentives

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The contents of this presentation were developed under a grant from the Department of Education, NIDRR grant number H133 A110020. However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.