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2010 National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) Poster

The 2010 NDEAM poster, Talent has no boundaries: Workforce diversity includes people with disabilities, is now available to order or download online in PDF format. The 2010 NDEAM theme emphasizes the rich diversity and talent that workers with disabilities bring to the workplace.The poster, created by artist Laura Hershey, is available in eight different languages.  Read more about National Disability Employment Awareness Month.

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2010 National Disability Employment Awareness Month Theme Celebrates Diverse, Vibrant Talent Pool

The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy has announced the official theme for October's National Disability Employment Awareness Month - Talent Has No Boundaries: Workforce Diversity INCLUDES Workers With Disabilities. The theme reminds the public that workers with disabilities represent a diverse and vibrant talent pool for hire. For more information read Diversifying Your Workforce.

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A New Day: We're Listening Webcasts

In early 2010, the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) and its federal partners held a series of six "Listening Sessions" across the country on the employment of people with disabilities. Each session provided an opportunity for members of the public to provide input to senior federal officials on better ways to employ all people with disabilities, including women, Veterans and minorities with disabilities, and what was currently working in their communities to increase employment among people with disabilities. The summary reports in Word format and recorded video and audio programs of these sessions are now available.
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Able & Willing

A captioned video of stories about people with disabilities and businesses working together to create successful mentorships, internships and long-term employment opportunities.

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America's Heroes at Work

This project focuses on the employment challenges of returning service members living with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and/or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Designed for employers and the workforce development system, this Web site offers information and tools to help returning service members affected by TBI and PTSD succeed in the workplace.
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An Employer's Guide to Child & Adolescent Mental Health

Child and adolescent mental health disorders can have a significant impact on family members, caregivers and the workplace. Parent caregivers are much more likely to experience work absences and even loss of a job as a result. This guide was developed to help employers improve the delivery of child and adolescent behavioral health services, as well as provide services for family caregivers. This link opens a PDF document.
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An Underestimated Talent Pool

Article from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) describes how employers can increase the employment of people who are blind or visually impaired.
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Arranging Accessible Business Meetings for People with Disabilities

Information on how to evaluate the accessibility of a meeting site for people with disabilities including resources and tips on room set-up, presentation of meeting content, parking and providing auxiliary aids and services.

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Assistive Technology Needs & Resources in the Workplace

Information about assistive technology at work, including communication, mobility, environmental modifications and software and hardware options.
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Best Practices of Private Sector Employers

Report that highlights noteworthy business practices by which employers are complying with their equal employment opportunity obligations and diversity objectives.
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Campaign for Disability Employment Video Winners Announced

To celebrate the launch of the What Can YOU Do? outreach effort, the Campaign for Disability Employment asked aspiring filmmakers to produce their own 60-second video in support of this effort. Watch these award-winning videos that illustrate positive images of people with disabilities at work and help viewers re-think their assumptions about people with disabilities and employment.

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Customized Employment: A New Competitive Edge

Article describing customized employment, and how employers can use it as a strategy to recruit and retain workers of all abilities.
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Customized Employment: Frequently Asked Questions

Fact sheet describing ways to individualize or customize the relationship between a job seeker or employee and an employer in ways that meet the needs of both.
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Customized Solutions for Today's Workforce: The Job Accommodation Network (JAN)

Fact sheet regarding JAN, a free service for employers looking to hire qualified individuals with disabilities.
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Disability & Employment Issues: Frequently Asked Questions

Fact sheet answering commonly asked questions about disability and employment issues.
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Disability Awareness: A Selected Bibliography

Information exploring myths and misconceptions about people with physical disabilities in order to foster greater sensitivity and understanding.

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Disability Nondiscrimination Law Advisor

Helps employers quickly and easily determine which federal disability nondiscrimination laws apply to their business or organization and their responsibilities under them. The law advisor asks users to answer a few questions to take into account variables such as the nature of an organization, staff size and whether the business or organization receives federal financial assistance. Based on responses provided, the law advisor generates a customized list of federal disability nondiscrimination laws that likely apply, along with easy-to-understand information about employers' responsibilities under each of them.

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Employer Concerns about Employees with Disabilities

Podcast from Disability Law Lowdown (DLL) on the results of the largest employment survey of its kind, involving employers' attitudes and concerns about hiring and accommodating employees with disabilities. Information can be downloaded, listened to, or read online.
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Employer Perspectives on Employment of People with Disabilities

Strategies for recruiting, hiring, retaining and advancing employees with disabilities. This link opens a PDF document.

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Employers & the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - Myths & Facts

Fact sheet provides information on the rights of people with disabilities under the ADA in relation to employment.

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Employers' Views of Workplace Supports

Extensive summary of employer attitudes and strategies for employing individuals with disabilities.
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Employment Discrimination & H1N1 Flu Virus

Guidance from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission as it relates to the H1N1 virus and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) which regulates medical examinations and disability-related inquiries of employees and applicants, only permitting them if certain conditions are met.
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Employment Law Guide

This guide, a companion to the FirstStep Employment Law elaws Advisors, describes the major statutes and regulations administered by the U.S. Department of Labor that affect businesses and workers. The Guide is designed mainly for those needing "hands-on" information to develop wage, benefit, safety and health, and nondiscrimination policies for businesses.

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Employment Laws: Overview & Resources for Employers

Fact sheet provides information for employers regarding employment laws related to people with disabilities.
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Employment Network Handbook for Employers: The Many Benefits of Hiring Workers with Disabilities

Information from the Social Security Administration's Office of Employment Support Programs on how to become an Employment Network (EN) under the Ticket to Work Program. As an EN, employers are offered a financial incentive to hire people with disabilities. Employers can recruit from hundreds of Social Security disability beneficiaries who want to work, and generate over $4,700 in income within the first 9 months of a beneficiary's employment. This link opens a PDF document.

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Facilitating Practical Applications at the Workplace

Employer Innovations Online helps employers take action to address mental health at the workplace by providing case examples of successful corporate approaches. This site allows employers to search current approaches.
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How to Support the Employment of People with Disabilities

Through this captioned video presentation from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) TARGET Discovery Series, learn about the technology, organizations, hiring authorities, and best practices that can help increase the employment and advancement of people with disabilities--one of the biggest untapped resources in today's federal and private workplaces.

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Information Technology & the Workplace: Implications for Persons with Disabilities

The Internet improves access to employment and community for many people. However, there is growing concern that many websites are inaccessible to people with certain disabilities. This article examines the impact on people with disabilities of online human resources processes used for employee recruitment, benefits and training.
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JAN Video on Accommodations

YouTube Video on workplace accommodations and assistive technology from the Job Accommodations Network (JAN).

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Job Accommodations - An Overview

Basic information on job accommodations from the National Center on Workforce and Disability.

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Making Recruiting & Hiring Websites Accessible for Everyone

This article from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) reports that an estimated 15 to 20 percent of the U.S. population has a disability that might affect their ability to use technology. In order to tap into this large talent pool of potential employees, employers need to make sure that their entire recruitment process is accessible--including their job application and recruitment websites. In 2009 the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) and SHRM signed an Alliance Agreement to work together to promote the employment of people with disabilities.

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Obtaining & Using Employee Information as Part of Emergency Evacuation Procedures

Fact sheet describes the kinds of questions employers may ask current employees about their medical conditions in order to update or implement an emergency evacuation plan.

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Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) Alliance Partner Launches Disability Employment Resource Web Page

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), which signed a new Alliance Agreement with ODEP in late 2009, has launched a Disability Employment Resource Page. SHRM created this resource page with employers in mind to offer resources, articles and information to help recruit, hire and retain people with disabilities.  The new resource page also includes videos of  experts in the field of disability employment.

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Removing Barriers: Planning Meetings That are Accessible to All Participants

Publication highlights guidelines and strategies to help organizations make their meetings accessible and welcoming to people with disabilities. This link opens a PDF document.

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Roadmaps for Enhancing Employment of Persons with Disabilities through Accessible Technology

Guide for the business community and the federal government identifies steps that can be taken to adopt successful business policies and practices that help the employment of people with disabilities. This link opens a Word document. The report can also be downloaded in PDF format.

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Small Business Employment & Labor Laws

Information from Business.gov, a Small Business Administration-sponsored Web site on federal and state labor laws, about topics including hiring and accommodating people with disabilities and veterans, employee benefits and more.

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Small Employers & Reasonable Accommodation

Explains the rights and responsibilities of small business employers and individuals with disabilities regarding reasonable accommodation and undue hardship under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

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The "What Can You Do?" Poster Series

Includes a series of posters that display positive messages about disability and employment. Download one poster or all seven posters in PDF format. Each poster includes a message that speaks to a different audience, including employers/employees, youth, people with disabilities and the general public. Use these posters to help spread the word that at work, it's what people can do that matters.

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Tips for Human Resource (HR) Professionals

Includes articles, checklists, a glossary and links to useful disability resources to help human resource (HR) professionals better understand the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), job accommodations and the employment process as it relates to people with disabilities.
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Transportation to Work - A Toolkit for the Business Community

This toolkit is a collection of online resources that guide company executives and human resources professionals in providing job-related transportation benefits to their employees while improving their companies' bottom line. The toolkit has a menu of options from which you can select what will work well for your business, such as giving employees the opportunity to sign up for pre-tax commuter benefit deductions or assisting employees with disabilities with transportation to work. For more information read the fact sheet Transportation for Workers with Disabilities: Widening Your Pool of Potential Talent.

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Workers in Recovery: Effective Practices

Provides information and addresses misconceptions regarding hiring people recovering from substance abuse.

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Workforce3 One

Links to wide range of workforce development resources for employers.

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Workplace Accommodation Process

Fact sheet provides information on the workplace accommodations process under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

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Workplace Supports

Fact sheet that answers questions about workplace supports that individuals with disabilities may need to obtain and keep a job. This information can be downloaded in Word format.

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Youth with Disabilities Entering the Workplace through Apprenticeship

Provides information on registered apprenticeship and how it can be used to provide employment opportunities for people with disabilities. The intended audiences for this toolkit are service providers that work with young people, including young people with disabilities. For more information read the background document Improving Transition Outcomes of Youth with Disabilities by Increasing Access to Apprenticeship Opportunities.

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