Helpful Websites
Helpful Websites for Employees or Job Seekers
The following list is a compilation of websites with information of interest to job seekers and employees with disabilities. The list does not constitute any official endorsement or authorization by Workforce Solutions
Americans with Disabilities Act
The ADA: Your Employment Rights as an Individual with a Disability (http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/ada18.html)
Assistive Technology
Ability Hub (http://www.abilityhub.com/) provides information about adaptive equipment and alternative methods for accessing computers.
Assistivetech.net (http://www.assistivetech.net/) provides a searchable database to help target solutions, determine costs and find vendors of assistive technology products.
Assistive Technology Fund (http://www.blindcitizens.org/assistive_tech.htm) provides grants to cover 50% of the retail price of adaptive devices or software for eligible applicants who are legally blind and residents of the United States.
Discrimination in the Workplace
What to Do if You Have Been Discriminated Against (http://www.dol.gov/odep/pubs/ek97/what2do.htm)
Filing a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (http://www.eeoc.gov/charge/overview_charge_filing.html)
Job Search and Employment Tips
Accessible IRS Tax Forms and Publications (http://www.irs.gov/formspubs/article/0,,id=96151,00.html)
Americans with Disabilities Act – A Guide for People with Disabilities Seeking Employment (http://www.ssa.gov/work/workta.html)
Disability Benefits 101 (http://www.disabilitybenefits101.org/) provides information about health coverage and benefit programs to help Californians understand their options for employment.
Disclosing Your Disability to an Employern(http://www.bu.edu/cpr/jobschool/disclosing.htm)
Essential Elements of an Effective Job Search (http://www.dol.gov/odep/pubs/ek97/element.htm)
Finding a Job That is Right for You (http://www.jan.wvu.edu/job/)
Hire Disability Solutions (http://www.hireds.com/) includes information on self-employment, employee rights, and assistive technology.
Art of Disclosing your Disability (http://www.miltwright.com/articles/ArtOfDisclosingYourDisability.pdf) Presented by Richard Pementel. This is an informative and concise (9-page) guidebook from renowned speaker/author Richard Pimentel. It covers the basic legal and practical considerations that people with disabilities need to consider as they determine how and when to disclose their disability to an employer.
Helpful Websites for Employers
The following list is a compilation of websites with information of interest to employers. The list does not constitute any official endorsement or authorization by Workforce Solutions.
Disability Basics
Disability in the Workplace (http://interwork.sdsu.edu/hrts/)
is a free online training series for California’s Human Resource professionals.
DisabilityInfo.gov (http://www.disabilityinfo.gov/digov-public/public/DisplayPage.do?parentFolderId=500)
is the Federal government’s website for disability-related information and resources.
Etiquette (http://www.foremployers.com/index.php?page=osbasicetiquette)
Ensuring Access for Applicants with Disabilities (http://www.dol.gov/odep/pubs/fact/opening.htm)
Hire Disability Solutions (www.hireds.com) includes resources and information about the benefits of hiring individuals with disabilities, marketing to people with disabilities, workplace disability laws, and making accommodations.
Interviewing Applicants with Disabilities (http://www.foremployers.com/index.php?page=osinterviewtips)
Job Analysis: An Important Employment Tool
(http://www.ucp.org/ucp_channeldoc.cfm/1/17/11928/11928-11928/4605)
Myths and facts about Hiring People with Disabilities (http://www.ssa.gov/work/Employers/mythfact.html)
Pre-Employment Inquiries and the ADA (http://www.foremployers.com/index.php?page=osadapreempl)
Reaching Out to Customers with Disabilities (http://www.ada.gov/reachingout/intro1.htm) provides online ADA training for businesses.
Welcoming Workers with Disabilities into the Workforce...What they bring to your company (http://www.worksupport.com/documents/10ReasonsToHireFlier1.pdf)
Helpful Websites for Veterans
The following list is a compilation of websites with information of interest to military service members and veterans. The list does not constitute any official endorsement or authorization by Workforce Solutions.
Always a Soldier Program (http://www.amc.army.mil/alwaysasoldier/)
is an Army Material Command based initiative that provides service-connected disabled veterans opportunities to seek employment, career advancement, and job mobility.
Texas Veterans Commission (http://www.tvc.state.tx.us/)
Computer/Electronic Accommodations Program (CAP) (http://www.tricare.mil/cap/Documents/WSM%20one%20pager%20letterhead.pdf)
provides assistive technology and support to returning wounded service members who are employed by the federal government.
Loma Linda VA Medical Center (http://www.lomalinda.va.gov/?page=programs&path=veterans)
offers a variety of resources and services for veterans.
Military Severely Injured Center (http://www.military.com/support)
provides employment information for wounded service members and veterans, including a job search database, listing of “veteran-friendly” employers, skills translator, résumé builder and salary calculator.
Paralyzed Veterans of America (http://www.pva.org/site/PageServer)
REALifelines Advisor (http://www.dol.gov/elaws/realifelines.htm)
provides information to assist wounded and injured service members and veterans transition into the civilian workforce, including information about finding a new job, returning to a pre-service employer, working for the federal government, job accommodations, benefits and other support services, and assistance for family members.
Samhsa (http://www.dol.gov/elaws/realifelines.htm) is a resource for returning veterans and their families seeking mental health and substance abuse services or military families coping with trauma.
Small Business Administration (http://www.sba.gov/aboutsba/sbaprograms/ovbd/index.html)
provides information about Veterans Business Development Officers, the Veterans Business Outreach Program, and Small Business Development Centers.
VetSuccess.gov (http://www.vetsuccess.gov/)
provides information about the services that the Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment program provides to assist veterans with service-connected disabilities prepare for, find and keep suitable jobs.
VETBIZ.gov (http://www.vetbiz.gov/)
is a veteran resource information website designed to assist veteran entrepreneurs who want to start and expand their businesses in the Federal and private marketplace.
Helpful Websites for Youth
The following list is a compilation of websites with information of interest to youth with disabilities. The list does not constitute any official endorsement or authorization by Workforce Solutions.
Adding It Up (http://www.addsup.org/frameset1.html)- Money Skills for People Who Are Going Places
Band-Aids and Blackboards (http://www.lehman.cuny.edu/faculty/jfleitas/bandaides/) is a website about growing up with medical problems.
Career Voyages (http://www.careervoyages.gov/)
provides information on high-growth, high-demand occupations along with the skills and education needed to attain those jobs.
Disability Benefits at 18 (http://www.disabilitybenefits101.org/ca/special/youth/index.htm)
Disability benefit program rules may change when you turn 18, so this birthday marks an important transition. Turning 18 may also bring other changes, like moving out of the house, getting a job, or going to college. You will need to understand how all of these changes can affect your disability benefits so that you can plan ahead.
Disability Disclosure (http://www.ncwd-youth.info/resources_&_Publications/411.html) A Workbook for Youth with Disabilities
Entry Point! (http://ehrweb.aaas.org/entrypoint/) offers paid summer internship opportunities in private industry and government agencies for undergraduate and graduate students with disabilities who are pursuing degrees in Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science and some fields of Business.
Exploring Career Information (http://www.bls.gov/k12/)
From the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Freevibe.com (http://www.freevibe.com/)
provides information about illegal drugs and the affects they have.
Job Websites:
* Job Access (http://www.jobaccess.org/)
* Ability Links (http://www.abilitylinks.org/HomePage.aspx)
* RecruitABILITY (http://www.disabledperson.com/recruitability.asp)
Living With a Learning Disability (http://www.ncld.org/content/view/370/350)
Think College (http://www.thinkcollege.net/students/index.php) explains the advantages of going to college and gives guidance to those who are college bound.
Workforce Recruitment Program (http://www.dol.gov/odep/pubs/brochures/wrp1.html)
is for postsecondary students and recent graduates with disabilities.
Youth at Work (http://youth.eeoc.gov/) is the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s website for youth.
Youth Rules! (http://www.youthrules.dol.gov/)
Youthhood.org (http://www.youthhood.org/) is an interactive website that young adults can use to plan for life after high school.
