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Americans With Disabilities Act: General Information: ADA publications from the U.S. Department of Justice, including a 31-page overview of the ADA’s requirements for ensuring equal employment opportunities for people with disabilities, a guide to disability rights laws, and a guide for people with disabilities seeking employment.
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To access the web site, click here: http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/publicat.htm#Anchor-14210 |
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Earnworks.com: “The Employer Assistance & Recruiting Network (EARN) is the nation’s premier provider of cost-free services to help employers recruit and hire qualified workers to meet their workforce needs. In addition, EARN assists employers in understanding the practical business reasons for, as well as the practices that facilitate the recruitment and hiring of people with disabilities.”
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To access the web site, click here:
http://www.earnworks.com/ |
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Job Accommodation Network: A web site from the Office of Disability Employment Policy, “JAN's mission is to facilitate the employment and retention of workers with disabilities by providing employers, employment providers, people with disabilities, their family members and other interested parties with information on job accommodations, self-employment and small business opportunities and related subjects.”
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To access the web site, click here: http://www.jan.wvu.edu/
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National Center on Workforce and Disability/Adult: Customized Employment: A thorough guide for planning all aspects of customized employment. “The Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) within the U.S. Department of Labor is committed to improving employment outcomes for individuals with disabilities. To achieve this goal, ODEP has established a grant initiative to build the capacity of One-Stop systems to serve all customers, including those with disabilities.”
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To access the web site, click here: http://www.onestops.info/category.php?cat_id=10
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T-Tap: Training and Technical Assistance for Providers: "[A] national technical assistance and training effort designed to increase the capacity of Community Rehabilitation Programs (CRPs) and other community-based service providers that currently operate programs that result in segregated work outcomes and non-work options for people with disabilities in the "Special Minimum Wage" program." Funded by ODEP as a cooperative agreement between Virginia Commonwealth University and the Institute of Community Inclusion, UMass Boston.
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To access the sweb site, click here: http://www.t-tap.org/ |
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The Sloan Work and Family Research Network appreciates the extensive support we have received from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the Boston College community.
E-mail: wfnetwork@bc.edu - Phone: 617-552-1708 - Fax: 617-552-9202
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