Employer Resources for Hiring and Retaining Employees with Disabilities

The Top Ten Reasons to Hire People with Disabilities:
(http://www.nod.org)

Disability Program Navigator (DPN) Services:
Free one-on-one consulting service to help employers’ access disability awareness training, information on reasonable accommodations, information on tax credits, and obligations and rights under the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act).
To contact your DPN e-mail boulder_mtk@wfbc.org, or call (303) 301-2936.

Disability Employment 101:
a publication from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the U.S. Department of Education. This guide includes information about how to find qualified workers with disabilities, how to put disability and employment research into practice and how to model what other businesses have done to successfully integrate individuals with disabilities into the workforce.
(http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/products/employmentguide/index.html)

Rocky Mountain DBTAC (Disability Business Technical Assistance Center):
provides information and guidance on the Americans with Disabilities Act. (http://www.ada-infonet.org/)

Job Accommodation Network:
A free consulting service that provides:
1) Individualized worksite accommodations solutions
2) Technical assistance regarding the ADA and other disability related legislation
3) Education to callers about self-employment options
(http://janweb.icdi.wvu.edu/)

Hire Potential:
a national consulting and employment firm that works with corporations committed to diversity by assisting them with integrating, accommodating and employing the Untapped Workforce. (http://www.hirepotential.com/index.html)

Tax Credit and Accessibility Information for Employers:
(http://www.disabilityinfo.gov/digov-public/public/DisplayPage.do?parentFolderId=5065)

Making the Case: The Nuts and Bolts of Hiring People with Disabilities
September 11, 2003
Hosted by the U.S. Chamber's Center for Workforce Preparation in partnership with Virginia Commonwealth University, "Making the Case: the Nuts and Bolts of Hiring People with Disabilities" assembled two employers, a community based non- profit employment provider and a chamber executive together for a one hour presentation on the recruitment, hiring, and retaining of employees with disabilities.
            The panelists discuss the power of partnerships that helped to develop and sustain their successful business models. They build the business case by illustrating the cost benefits to their companies and offer words of advice to non-profit community providers wanting to find jobs for their clients.
Watch the Video      Speaker Bios

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