A service of the National Technical Assistance, Policy, and Research Center for Employers
What is EARN?
The Employer Assistance and Resource Network (EARN) is a resource for employers seeking to recruit, hire, and retain qualified employees with disabilities.
Why hire people with disabilities?
Employing people with disabilities can reduce hiring and training costs, increase retention, improve productivity and provide access to new markets.
Learn about the business case for hiring people with disabilities.
Check out our Reference Desk.
The Employer Reference Desk provides resources on recruitment and hiring, return to work, talent management, and workplace accessibility and culture to support employers in hiring and retaining workers with disabilities.
Call us toll-free!
EARN provides information for employers about best practices in the employment and inclusion of people with disabilities in the workplace.
Call us toll-free at 1-855-AskEARN (275-3276) or contact us.
Disability is Diversity.
There are 18.3 million working age persons with disabilities in the U.S. represented across all racial, gender, educational and socioeconomic groups. EARN can help you access and retain this untapped pool of talent.
Call us toll-free at 1-855-AskEARN (275-3276) or contact us.
Workforce Recruitment Program
The Workforce Recruitment Program for College Students with Disabilities (WRP) is a free resource through which private businesses and federal agencies can identify qualified employees from a variety of fields.
For employers seeking to recruit, hire, and retain employees with disabilities:
Guided Search Tool | Quick Reference Guides | Resource List
Quick Reference Guides
The Quick Reference Guides contain information most frequently requested on our toll-free technical assistance hotline.
Resource List
The Resource List provides useful resources hand-selected by EARN staff to support employers in the hiring and employment of people with disabilities.
General Resources
Generally useful resources for disability related information.
Recruitment and Hiring
Locate, recruit and hire qualified candidates with disabilities.
- Affirmative Action •
- Candidate Screening •
- Disability Etiquette •
- Disability Inclusion •
- Diversity Initiatives •
- Effective Communications •
- Federal Hiring •
- Hiring Incentives •
- Internships •
- Interviewing •
- Job Posting •
- Recruitment •
- Schedule A Hiring •
- Sourcing •
- Strategic HR •
- Talent Acquisition •
- Veterans
Return to Work
Help employees get back to work after an illness or injury.
Talent Management
Develop, retain and advance workers with disabilities.
Workplace Accessibility and Culture
Create an inclusive and accessible workplace for employees with disabilities.
Guided Search Tool
Don’t know where to start? Use the Guided Search Tool to identify a customized set of disability employment resources based on topics of interest.
Workforce Recruitment Program
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WRP Request Form
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| Title: | The Campaign for Disability Employment |
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| Web: | whatcanyoudocampaign.org |
| Sponsor: | Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) |
