EMPLOYMENT
This page provides a variety of information and resources on the topic of employment for people with disabilities, including:
News
Job Openings:
- Associate Director, Ability Resources CIL
- Aging Services Program Specialist, Administration on Aging (AoA), Closing Date: September 06, 2010
- Orientation & Mobility/Outreach Specialist, SKIL of Western Kansas
- Orientation & Mobility/Outreach Specialist, Prairie Independent Living Resource Center, Inc. (PILR)
- Veterans' Program Specialist, Veterans Employment and Training Service, U.S. Department of Labor
- Disability Rights Program Manager, The Equal Rights Center (ERC), Washington, DC
- Director of Development, Midland Empire Resources for Independent Living
- Information Specialist I, Easter Seals Project ACTION
- Social Security Administration - Various job openings w/ possible preference for workers w/ disabilities
Disabled Face Sharply Higher Jobless Rate, By Sara Murray, Wall Street Journal, August 26, 2010
Making Recruiting Sites Accessible for All, By Rebecca R. Hastings, Society for Human Resource Management, May 26, 2010
US Labor Department helps employers understand responsibilities under disability nondiscrimination laws, From the U.S. Dept. of Labor, May 04, 2010
Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns joins national campaign to promote hiring people with disabilities, From the Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns, February 26, 2010
People With Disabilities: The Talent You're Missing, By Barbara Frankel, DiversityInc.com, January 21, 2010
Job bias claims based on disability, religion rise, By Sam Hananel, Associated Press, January 06, 2010
Income at Risk: Unemployment Skyrockets for Those with Disabilities, Reports Allsup, By Reuters, October 19, 2009
President Obama Announces New Initiatives During National Disability Employment Awareness Month, From the White House, October 05, 2009
White House Announces Disability Employment Awarness Month, From the White House, September 29, 2009
DOL to Hold National Workforce Investment Act Listening Session, From The U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL), September 16, 2009
Statement by U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on 19th anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act, By US Dept. of Labor Sec.Hilda Solis, July 24, 2009
National Summit on Careers in the Arts for People with Disabilities, July 22-24. 2009, From Southwest ADA Center at ILRU, July 16, 2009
Advocacy Organizations and Informational Resources
The goal of ABILITYjobs/ABILITYresume and JobAccess is to enable people with disabilities to enhance their professional lives by providing a dedicated system for finding employment. By posting job opportunities, employers not only exhibit an open door policy but also demonstrate their responsiveness to affirmative action by genuinely recruiting qualified persons with disabilities.
The Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center (DBTAC) is a national network of 10 regional DBTAC: ADA Centers that provide the most complete and experienced services for up-to-date information, referrals, resources, and training on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to businesses, employers, government entities, and individuals with disabilities, as well as media and news reporters.
Disability.gov is the federal government's one-stop Web site for information of interest to people with disabilities, their families, employers, service providers and many others. This section of Disability.gov covers a variety of topics related to employment of people with disabilities: advice for individuals with disabilities seeking work; help for employers looking for hard-working and dedicated employees; information on employment rights, laws and regulations; resources for employment programs and job accommodations for people with disabilities.
Disability Nondiscrimination Law Advisor — This Advisor is designed to help employers determine which federal disability nondiscrimination laws apply to their business or organization. The Advisor also helps recipients of federal financial assistance understand their responsibilities under these laws.
Envision is a private, not-for-profit agency uniquely combining employment opportunities with rehabilitation services and public education. Our Mission To enhance the personal independence of individuals whose blindness or low vision, often accompanied by other disabilities, impacts their opportunities for employment, success, and integration into community life.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) enforces federal civil rights laws dealing with employment and provides oversight and coordination of all federal equal employment opportunity regulations, practices, and policies.
The Employer Assistance & Resource Network (EARN) provides federal and private employers with free consulting services and resources to support the recruitment, hiring, and retention of people with disabilities. EARN connects employers with national networks of available job seekers through relationships with the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Council of State Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation (CSAVR), and the Commission on the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). In addition to providing these linkages, EARN also provides high quality up-to-date online information and technical assistance to promote the inclusion of employees with disabilities in the workplace.
The Job Accommodation Network or JAN, is a free consulting service designed to increase the employability of people with disabilities by providing individualized worksite accommodations solutions, providing technical assistance regarding the ADA and other disability related legislation, and educating callers about self-employment options.
JAN's Searchable Online Accommodation Resource (SOAR) system is designed to let users explore various accommodation options for people with disabilities in work and educational settings. These accommodation ideas are not all inclusive. If you do not find answers to your questions, please contact JAN directly. The staff of experienced consultants is happy to discuss specific accommodation needs in a confidential manner.
The Department of Veterans Affairs Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Program's Website is dedicated to providing information about veteran benefits administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Service to veterans, employers, and the general public.
The Kansas Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) program is designed to assess, plan, develop and provide VR services to eligible individuals with disabilities, consistent with their strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities, interests and informed choice. By providing services in this way, the VR program enables individuals with disabilities to prepare for and engage in gainful employment.
Publications
A Guide for People with Disabilities Seeking Employment. A 2-page pamphlet for people with disabilities providing a general explanation of the employment provisions of the ADA and how to file a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Spanish edition available from the ADA Information Line). Employment (HTML) | Employment (PDF)
Employers’ Practical Guide to Reasonable Accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act. This publication from the U.S. Department of Labor's Job Accommodation Network (JAN) is a summary of some of the most frequent issues that employers have regarding accommodations and ADA compliance and JAN’s practical ideas for resolving them.