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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.

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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2010 US Business Leadership Network (USBLN) Annual Conference & Expo

Join the USBLN on September 19-22, 2010 in Chicago, IL, for its conference Aligning Disability with the Bottom Line: Talent, Market Share and Supplier Diversity. This event will bring together corporate, government, disability-owned businesses and BLN affiliates to create workplaces, marketplaces and supply chains where people with disabilities are fully included as professionals, customers and entrepreneurs. Register for the conference online.

Business Tax Credits & Deductions for Employment of People with Disabilities

Fact sheet describes three tax incentives available to help employers cover accommodation costs for employees and/or customers with disabilities, making their businesses accessible for everyone.

Business, Disability & Employment: Corporate Models of Success

Case studies of businesses that have successfully employed people with disabilities. Includes information on best practices, results achieved, recruitment and hiring and successful return to work models for employees who have become disabled.

Connecting with Employers: Vocational Rehabilitation Employer & Business Development Network

A nationwide network of vocational rehabilitation state employment specialists to help employers seeking to hire qualified individuals with disabilities.

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Discover How to Support the Employment of People with Disabilities

On July 26th, 2010, President Obama issued an executive order instructing federal agencies to take steps to increase employment of people with disabilities. This webinar from the USDA TARGET Center's Discovery Series from January 2010 highlights some of these key steps. Learn about the technology, organizations, hiring authorities and best practices that enable the employment and advancement of people with disabilities, one of the biggest untapped resources in today's federal and private workplace.

Diverse Perspectives - People with Disabilities Fulfilling Your Business Goals

Fact sheet explores how businesses can enhance their competitive edge by hiring people with disabilities.

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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Hiring, Retaining & Advancing the Employment of People with Disabilities in Corporate America

Information about WorkSupport.com which identifies supports that are most cost effective in the workplace for assisting persons with disabilities to maintain employment and advance their careers. This link opens a PDF document.

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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.

Inter-National Association of Business, Industry & Rehabilitation (I-NABIR)

An association of businesses, rehabilitation service providers, schools and universities, trade unions and associations who are placing people with disabilities into employment using a model of partnership with community business and employers.

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.

Online Recruitment Tool for College Graduates with Disabilities

Web portal for college graduates with disabilities to help them find employment. Students and graduates can register on the site and post their resumes and browse through job listings posted by employers from around the country.

Opening Doors to All Candidates: Tips for Ensuring Access for Applicants with Disabilities

Fact sheet provides information on recruiting employees with disabilities.
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PITCH Campaign

Proving Individuals with Talent Can Help (PITCH) Campaign spokesman, Jim Abbott, is helping to spread the word about the value that people with disabilities can bring to the workplace. Learn more about PITCH, and get answers to your questions about hiring people with disabilities and how parents can help put their children on the path to future employment.

Resource Guide for Recruiting, Hiring & Employing People with Disabilities

Helps educate employers about the benefits of hiring people with disabilities and provide a basic guideline on how to start accessing this uptapped labor pool. This link opens a PDF document

Restricted Access: A Survey of Employers about People with Disabilities & Lowering Barriers to Work

Report from the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University regarding employers attitudes about people with disabilities. This link opens a PDF document.

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Top 10 Reasons Why Employers Should Hire Disabled Veterans

Veterans with service-connected disabilities have received in-depth training in their fields, as well as invaluable on the job experience. They also have transferable skill that can be applied to many industries such as information technology, telecommunications, management, office work, plumbing, construction, carpentry, truck driving, food preparation, health care and more.

Work as a Priority: A Resource for Employing People who Have Serious Mental Illnesses & are Homeless

Fact sheet from the National Mental Health Information Center provides information about and addresses common issues related to employment of people with serious mental illness who are homeless.
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