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This publication is for those working in One-Stop Centers as well as youth and adult service providers who interact with individuals with disabilities. It is designed to help clarify what you may and may not ask about someone's disability. This information can also be downloaded in PDF format in Spanish.
Provides information about what states, localities and workforce development services can do to address employers' needs relating to hiring and retaining employees with disabilities. This guide can also be downloaded in PDF format in Spanish.
Guideposts can help steer families, institutions and youth through the transition to adulthood and employment. These approaches are guided by high expectations for all youth, including youth with disabilities. This information is also available in Spanish.
Letter from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that provides clarification regarding the receipt of federal funds under the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Ticket to Work & Self-Sufficiency program, and encourages the utilization of the flexible funding the program offers. Utilizing and coordinating these resources is critical to support States' progress in constructing a comprehensive health and employment services system for individuals with disabilities to achieve their employment goals. This guidance also provides policy clarifications regarding State Medicaid providers' acceptance and the treatment of SSA ticket payments. This link opens a PDF document.
The National Council on Disability (NCD) has released a report entitled Workforce Infrastructure in Support of People with Disabilities: Matching Human Resources to Service Needs, calling for policymakers at all levels of government to proactively address current shortages and examine how labor market changes are driving both current and future supply. The report presents recommendations that call for partnerships among federal departments and agencies, their state counterparts, and the private sector, including organizations involved with education and training, health care and employment services. The complete report can be downloaded in Word or PDF formats.
From January through March the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) and its federal partners will hold a series of six Listening Sessions in DOL regions across the country. These sessions will provide an opportunity for members of the public to provide input to senior federal officials on their ideas for more effective ways to employ women, Veterans and minorities with disabilities, and what is currently working in their communities to increase employment among people with disabilities. Register online to find the location of a session in your region. Learn more about ODEP's mission and vision.
In 1988 Congress designated each October as National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). This effort to educate the American public about issues related to disability and employment actually began in 1945, when Congress enacted a law declaring the first week in October each year National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week. Read President Barack Obama's National Disability Employment Month proclamation and learn more about NDEAM events and celebrations that will take place throughout the month of October.
Explains the benefits of professional development for youth service providers in order for them to effectively prepare young people both with and without disabilities to enter and succeed in the workforce. This information can also be downloaded in PDF format in Spanish.
Notice from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment & Training Administration (ETA) on the responsibilities of One-Stop Career Centers during the influenza pandemic. The complete notice can be downloaded in PDF format.
Success stories describing how people with disabilities in several states have been able to return to school and work by working with their state VR department. Find your state's vocational rehabilitation agency.
This PowerPoint presentation from the U. S. Department of Labor's Civil Rights Center describes the key changes that resulted from the ADAAA and what Equal Opportunity Officers in the One-Stop System and Job Corps should know about the impact of these amendments. For more information about the ADAAA visit the Web site of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Workforce3 One has released a new disability and employment resource page to make employment-related information and promising practices available to the workforce system. This new disability and employment community of practice will help promote positive employment outcomes for people with disabilities and expand the capacity of the One-Stop Career Center system to serve customers with disabilities. The new resource also has information to help the business community understand disability employment-related topics such as tax incentives and recruiting and accommodating employees with disabilities.
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.
Provides information on registered apprenticeship and how it can be used to provide employment opportunities for people with disabilities. The intended audiences for this tool kit 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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