Resource List

Topic: General Resources

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Disability.gov
http://www.disability.gov/employment/employing_people_with_disabilities
Disability.gov is a federal website containing disability-related resources, the Employing People with Disabilities section includes resources for employers on recruiting, hiring and retaining people with disabilities. Information is available on assistive technology and accommodations, tax incentives, occupational safety and success stories.

Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)
http://www.dol.gov/odep/
The Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) provides national leadership on disability employment policy by developing and influencing the use of evidence-based disability policies and practices, building collaborative partnerships, and delivering authoritative and credible employment data. ODEP provides funding for services such as AskEARN and the Job Accommodation Network (JAN). The ODEP website has information for employers on the latest news on disability employment policy, events, resources, toolkits, and contact information for technical assistance support centers such as EARN.

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
http://www.eeoc.gov/
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) enforces federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or an employee because of the person’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information. It is also illegal to discriminate against a person who has complained about discrimination, filed a charge of discrimination, or participated in an investigation or lawsuit.

Employment Disability Institute (EDI)
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/edi/
EDI conducts research and provides continuing education and technical assistance on many aspects of disability in the workplace. Researchers and practitioners at the Cornell Industrial and Labor Relations School with expertise in disability have helped companies, labor organizations, government agencies, schools, and communities throughout the United States and abroad to accommodate and integrate individuals with disabilities.

Office of Personnel Management
http://www.OPM.gov/disability/
The Office of Personnel Management administers a merit system for Federal employment that includes recruiting, examining, training, and promoting people on the basis of their knowledge and skills, regardless of their race, religion, sex, political influence, or other nonmerit factors. Their website provides information for federal agency employers interested in hiring people with disabilities, including information on Schedule A hiring, laws and executive orders, and contact information for each agency’s Selective Placement Program Coordinator (SPPC).

Think Beyond the Label
http://www.thinkbeyondthelabel.com/default.aspx
Think Beyond the Label an organization committed to making the business case for employing people with disabilities. They are a partnership of health and human service and employment agencies, coming together to build a uniform national infrastructure and approach that connects businesses to qualified candidates with disabilities. Employers can use this website to find their local service provider to find applicants with disabilities within their state and to find resources on the business case for hiring people with disabilities, myths and facts about employing people with disabilities, tax incentives, and best practices.