 Employer Engagement
Additional Resources
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Diversifying Your Workforce: A Four-Step Reference Guide to Recruiting, Hiring, and Retaining Employees with Disabilities (2009)
To meet the need for a comprehensive, portable, and easy to understand guide for employers who want to recruit, hire, and retain employees with disabilities, the U.S. Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) has released its new guide, covering topics such as Incentives & Return on Investment (ROI), Recruiting, Interviewing & Hiring, Achieving Workplace Success, Retaining Valued Employees, and more. It also provides links and lists other resources. The on-line version of “Diversifying Your Workforce: A Four-Step Reference Guide to Recruiting, Hiring & Retaining Employees with Disabilities” is available in pdf (11 pages, 901 KB).
http://www.dol.gov/odep/documents/Flip%20Guide_FINAL_3%2030_508%20compliant2.pdf
Employer’s
Guide to Hidden Disabilities (2003)
This guide provides information on hidden disabilities, the hiring
process, management and supervision, accommodations, real-life stories,
and helpful resources.
http://www.muhlenberg.edu/careercenter/emplguide/
High
School/High Tech Program Manual (2007)
This manual provides a basis for building collaborations that assist
young people preparing for jobs in technology-related occupations.
http://www.ncwd-youth.info/hsht/program-guide
U.S. Business Leadership Network Toolkits on Engagement of Students with Disabilities (2011)
Through its TOWER initiative, the U.S. Business Leadership Network (USBLN) has published three toolkits to assist BLN affiliates and employer members to engage students with disabilities. These toolkits are designed to expand mentoring and internship opportunities for students and youth with disabilities. Each toolkit provides different avenues for engaging with students with disabilities through internship and mentoring programs, as well as student advisory councils. The toolkits are: “Guide to Business-Branded Internships,” “Guide to Business-Branded Mentoring,” and “Guide to Creating Student Advisory Councils.”
Web Sites
CareerOneStop
CareerOneStop is a publicly funded resource for jobseekers and businesses.
This site offers job seekers access to job opportunities and employers
access to skilled job seekers. The site also provides information
about local public workforce services, alternative career paths,
comparative salary data for different occupations, career growth
opportunities, resume writing tips, and job interview strategies,
among other career related topics.
http://www.careeronestop.org
Jobs for the Future
A national non-profit organization that conducts research, provides
technical assistance, and proposes policy innovation on interrelated
work and learning.
http://www.jff.org
National Association of
Workforce Boards
A national association that represents business-led workforce
boards that plan and oversee state and local workforce development
and job training.
http://www.nawb.org
National Chamber of
Commerce
This site offers workforce information in communities across
the country.
http://www.2chambers.com
TransCen, Inc.
TransCen, Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to improving educational and employment outcomes for people with disabilities. Our work is driven by the belief that there is a job for everyone who wants one, regardless of the nature of their disability, or other barriers to employment, their need for workplace support and accommodation, or economic circumstance. Our associates develop, implement, and research innovative practices regarding school-to-adult life transition, career and workforce development, and inclusive community participation.
http://www.transcen.org
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