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The following is a list of links to organizations and publications related to the employment of people with disabilities. These websites may contain other resources that may be useful. In some cases, you will need to search the site for further details.
Note: Some sites included in this list may charge for the information
or services provided.
Federal Agencies
U.S. Office of Personnel
Management and the General Services Administration: InteragencyTelework/Telecommuting
Site. Provides information on telework/telecommuting.
USAJOBS.
Provides federal job vacancies.
U. S. Office
of Personnel Management Insurance. Provides information
on Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance, Federal Employees Health Benefits
Program, and Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program.
U.
S. Office of Personnel Management: About Your Retirement System.
Describes federal retirement benefits.
U. S. Office
of Personnel Management: Federal Executive Institute and Management Development
Centers. Describes OPM’s leadership development courses for supervisors,
managers and executives.
FirstGov: Official site
for U.S. Government information. Provides a search
engine to locate government information and services.
National Council on Disability.
Makes recommendations to the President and Congress on disability policy.
Office of Compliance:
Employment and Labor Laws. Implements and enforces
the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995.
Social Security
Administration, Office of Employment Support Programs: The Work Site.
Explains the Ticket to Work Program.
Social
Security Administration, Office of Employment Support Programs: Resources Toolkit.
Focuses on the employment of Social Security beneficiaries with disabilities.
U.S. Access Board.
Provides guidance, assistance and enforcement on issues related to accessibility
for people with disabilities.
U.S.
Census Bureau: Data on disability. Provides statistics
on employment and disability.
U.S. Commission on Civil
Rights: Home page Investigates complaints that
citizens are being deprived of their right to vote for specific reasons, including
disability.
U.S. Department
of Agriculture: TARGET Center. Provides assistive
technology and ergonomic solutions to assist Department of Agriculture employees
with disabilities.
U.S. Department
of Defense/Office of Secretary of Defense: Computer/Electronic Accommodations
Program. Provides assistive technology to employees
with disabilities at the Department of Defense and other Federal agencies.
U.S.
Department of Defense/Office of Secretary of Defense: Computer/Electronic Accommodations
Program; Workforce Recruitment Program. Provides
employers nationwide with a database to identify qualified applicants
with disabilities for a variety of jobs.
U.S.
Department of Education: Centers for Independent Living.
Provides information designed to maximize the independence and productivity
of individuals with disabilities and to integrate these individuals into the
mainstream of American society.
U.S. Department
of Education: Directory of Independent Living Centers.
Provides a directory of Independent Living Centers throughout the country.
U.S. Department
of Education: National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research.
Provides leadership and support for research related to the rehabilitation of
individuals with disabilities.
U.S. Department
of Education: Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA).
Provides leadership to programs concerning vocational rehabilitation, supported
employment and independent living for individuals with disabilities.
U.S.
Department of Education: Office of Special Education Programs.
Focuses on improving results for children with disabilities by providing leadership
and financial support to assist states and local districts through administration
of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
U.S. Department
of Education: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
Provides information and support to parents, individuals, and school districts
in the areas of special education, vocational rehabilitation and research.
U.
S. Department of Education: Assistive Technology.
Uses assistive technology to assist Department of Education employees and customers
with disabilities.
U.S. Department
of Energy: Office of the Chief Financial Officer.
Provides computer and related telecommunications to assist Department of Energy
employees with disabilities.
U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services: Home page. Protects the health
of all Americans and provides essential human services.
U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services/Administration for Child and Families: President’s
Committee on Mental Retardation. Advises the President
and the Secretary of Health and Human Services on matters relating to programs
and services for persons with mental retardation.
U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services: Medicaid Home and Community Services.
Report on Medicaid home and community services.
U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services: Administration on Developmental Disabilities.
Provides programs and services to assist and empower individuals with developmental
disabilities.
U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services, The National Women’s Health Information Services:
Women with DisAbilities. Provides information
for women with disabilities, caretakers, health professionals, and researchers.
U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Home page. Formerly
known as HCFA, describes Medicare, Medicaid and State Children’s Health
Insurance Program.
U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development: People with Disabilities.
Provides information on resources for people with disabilities from all parts
of HUD’s website.
U.S.
Department of Justice: ADA Home Page. Information
about the Americans with Disabilities Act.
U.S. Department
of Justice: Document, "A Guide to Disability Rights Laws".
Describes laws affecting people with disabilities.
U.S. Department of Labor:
Employer Assistance Referral Network (EARN)-Assists Employers.
Assists employers in locating and recruiting qualified people with disabilities.
U.S.
Department of Labor: Workforce Recruitment Program.
Provides source for employers to hire students and graduates with disabilities
for summer internships and long-term employment.
U.S.
Department of Labor: Workforce Recruitment Program database.
Describes how to obtain applicant information for the Workforce Recruitment
Program.
U.S.
Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration: Home page.
Describes ETA’s programs in support of people with disabilities.
U. S. Department of
Labor: Disability Direct. Provides information
on resources and services for people with disabilities.
U. S. Department of
Labor: Office of Disability Employment Policy.
Describes programs to increase employment of people with disabilities.
Presidential
Task Force on Employment of Adults with Disabilities. Provides information
on activities to establish national policy to bring adults with disabilities
into gainful employment.
U. S. Department of Transportation
Disability Resource Center. Provides services
to assist Department of Transportation employees with disabilities.
U.S. Department
of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Tax laws for people with disabilities.
Provides information for use in preparing tax returns. 
U.S. Department of Veterans
Affairs: Home page. Describes vocational rehabilitation
programs and employment services for disabled veterans.
U. S. Department of
Veterans Affairs, Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment. Describes how
prospective employers can work with VA to hire disabled veterans.
U.S.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: Document-Enforcement Guidance: Reasonable
Accommodation and Undue Hardship under the ADA. Provides information on
reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
U.S.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: Employment Laws. Describes employment
laws enforced by the EEOC.
U.S. Federal Communications
Commission: Consumer Information Bureau. Describes
FCC initiatives to promote the availability of telecommunication services and
equipment to people with disabilities.
U.S.
Federal Communications Commission: Consumer’s Guide to Telecommunications
Relay Service (TRS). Describes the Telecommunications
Relay Service.
U.S. General Services Administration:
Section 508 implementation. Provides resources for understanding and implementing
the requirements of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act.
U.S. General
Services Administration: Federal Relay Service.
Describes the Federal relay service.
U.S. General Services Administration:
Center for IT Accommodation. Provides a policy resource for information
on the accessibility of electronic and information technology, and in the use
of assistive technologies.
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ABLEDATA: Assistive technology.
Provides information on assistive technology and rehabilitation equipment available
from domestic and international sources for use within the United States.
ADA Technical Assistance
Program. Provides information, materials, technical
assistance, and training on the ADA through Disability and Business Technical
Assistance Centers (DBTACs).
Adaptive Environments
Center, Inc. Advocates for accessibility and universal
designs for people with disabilities to participate fully in all aspects of
society.
Deaf & Hard of Hearing in
Government. DHHIG is a national non-profit organization whose purpose
is two-fold. It serves as an employee support group for Federal employees who
are either Deaf or Hard of Hearing and as a resource organization for the
nationwide Federal government.
DisABILITY Communities:
Disability related products. Provides information
on assistive devices and resources for people with disabilities.
Disability World.
Provides international disability news and views through bi-monthly online magazine.
Easter Seals: Project
ACTION. Promotes improved access to transportation
for people with disabilities and assists transportation operates to implement
the ADA.
Equal Opportunity Publications,
Inc. Publishes a career—guidance and recruitment
magazine for people with disabilities.
Goodwill Industries International,
Inc. Provides employment and training services
for people with disabilities.
Go
To Work. Describes annual multi-agency conference
about how to promote the economic security of people with disabilities through
increased employment.
Job Accommodation
Network (JAN). Provides information about job
accommodations, the ADA and employment of people with disabilities.
Job Accommodation
Network (JAN): Searchable Online Accommodations Resources
(SOAR). Designed to let users explore various accommodation options for people
with disabilities in the work setting.
Mainstream online:
Magazine of the able-disabled. Provides information
on issues of concern to people with disabilities.
Mobility International USA:
National Clearinghouse on Disability and Exchange.
Focuses on promoting the inclusion of people with disabilities in international
exchange and development programs.
National Business
and Disability Council/Abilities, Inc. Provides
information on the employment and integration of individuals with disabilities
into the workforce.
National Council for Independent
Living. Advocates for independent living for people
with disabilities to further their integration and participation in society.
National Industries for the
Blind. Focusing on expanding the business potential,
opportunities and reach of associated agencies and individuals who are blind.
New Mobility.com:
Life on Wheels. Provides research and communication
information for anyone with an interest in disability issues, including disability
culture and lifestyle.
State
Vocational and Rehabilitation Agencies. Provides a directory of state vocational
and rehabilitation agencies for people with disabilities.
University of Wisconsin-Madison:
Trace Research and Development Center. Provides
information on technology and disabilities.
US Workforce.org.
Describes the One-Stop Career System and the Workforce Investment Act.
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