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Integrating Job Opportunities for People with Disabilities into State and Regional Economic and Workforce Development Strategies (2011) -- Available formats: pdf
This brief offers some background on recent trends in economic and workforce development strategies, and highlights two regions that have been piloting initiatives to include opportunities for people with disabilities in their regional activities.Investing in America: The Public Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Program––Employing the Talents of Qualified Americans with Disabilities in the Workplace During Challenging Economic Times (2011) -- Available formats: pdf
This CSAVR report includes reccomendations for employment for people with disabilities, questions and answers about CSAVR, and employment success stories.Roadmaps for Enhancing Employment of Persons with Disabilities through Accessible Technology (Roadmap I ) (2008) -- Available formats: pdf
The first Roadmap report designed to enhance the hiring, retention, and advancement of persons with disabilities and others through accessibleLeading Practices on Disability Inclusion (unknown) -- Available formats: pdf
In this report, the United States Business Leadership Network (USBLN) features companies and leaders that provide valuable insights on the successes they have realized through the inclusion of people with disabilities in all aspects of their corporate enterprises as well as in their marketing.States as Model Employers: Strategies for Moving People with Disabilities into Careers in State Government (unknown) -- Available formats: pdf
This brief examines the practices that states are using to become “model employers,” including strategies being implemented to expand the recruitment and hiring of people with disabilities within state government agencies.Reports
Integrating Job Opportunities for People with Disabilities into State and Regional Economic and Workforce Development Strategies (2011) -- Available formats: pdf
This brief offers some background on recent trends in economic and workforce development strategies, and highlights two regions that have been piloting initiatives to include opportunities for people with disabilities in their regional activities.Investing in America: The Public Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Program––Employing the Talents of Qualified Americans with Disabilities in the Workplace During Challenging Economic Times (2011) -- Available formats: pdf
This CSAVR report includes reccomendations for employment for people with disabilities, questions and answers about CSAVR, and employment success stories.Roadmaps for Enhancing Employment of Persons with Disabilities through Accessible Technology (Roadmap II ) (2009) -- Available formats: pdf
This report is a continuation from Roadmap I, and presents the work of the Assistive Technology (AT) Collaborative, a group of national organizations that were funded by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) to address AT issues and provide policy recommendations related to the employment of individuals with disabilities.Roadmaps for Enhancing Employment of Persons with Disabilities through Accessible Technology (Roadmap I ) (2008) -- Available formats: pdf
The first Roadmap report designed to enhance the hiring, retention, and advancement of persons with disabilities and others through accessibleFrequently Asked Questions from the Device Demonstration and Device Loan Manual (2007) -- Available formats: html
Frequently Asked Questions about Device Demonstration and Device Loan Programs.Statewide AT Programs and AgrAbility: Providing AT-Related Services to Farmers and Ranchers with Disabilities (2007) -- Available formats: rtf
This report describes the AgrAbility Program and how AT Act programs are working with these state programs for farmers with disabilities.Leading Practices on Disability Inclusion (unknown) -- Available formats: pdf
In this report, the United States Business Leadership Network (USBLN) features companies and leaders that provide valuable insights on the successes they have realized through the inclusion of people with disabilities in all aspects of their corporate enterprises as well as in their marketing.States as Model Employers: Strategies for Moving People with Disabilities into Careers in State Government (unknown) -- Available formats: pdf
This brief examines the practices that states are using to become “model employers,” including strategies being implemented to expand the recruitment and hiring of people with disabilities within state government agencies.Sample Documents
New Mexico Small Business Reasonable Accommodation Model (2010) -- Available formats: rtf
This provides guidance for small businesses when considering reasonable accommodations.Oklahoma's Information Technology Accessibility Standards (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This document describes the state accessibility standards that are in place.Assistive Technology for Employment - English Text Only (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
This brochure describes how AT can be used in employment settings. Text onlyEmployment and AT Brochure - English PDF for Printer (2008) -- Available formats: pdf
This brochure describes how AT can increase function in the workplace.Employment brochure - Zip file with all files for printer (2008) -- Available formats: other
This zipped file has all the files needed for the printer to print the Employment brochure.La Asistencia Tecnológica y el Empleo - Spanish Text Only (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
This brochure describes how AT can be use in work settings. In Spanish. Text onlyLa Asistencia Tecnologicayel Empleo - Spanish PDF for Printer (2008) -- Available formats: pdf
This brochure describes how AT can be used in employment. In SpanishVehhicle Modification - Spanish PDF for Printer (2008) -- Available formats: pdf
This brochure describes some issues to consider when getting a van modified. In Spanish.Vehicle Modification Brochure - English Text Only (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
The brochure describes some issues to consider when getting a van modifiedVehicle Modification Brochure - Zip File with all files for printer (2008) -- Available formats: other
This zip file has all the files needed to print the Vehicle Modification brochure.Vehicle Modifications Brochure - English PDF for Printer (2008) -- Available formats: pdf
This brochure describes some issues to consider when deciding on vehicle modifications.Vehicle Modifications Brochure - Modificaciones a Vehículos - Spanish Text Only (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
This brochure describes some issues to consider when getting a van modified. In Spanish.Vehicle Modifications Brochure - Reader's Sample PDF (2008) -- Available formats: pdf
This brochure presents topics to consider when deciding on vehicle modifications.Visitability Brochure - Home Design for Diverse Populations - English Text Only (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
This brochure describes how design features of homes can make a living space more accessible.Visitability Brochure - Características para el Hogar de Personas con Diversos Impedimentos - Spanish Text Only (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
This brochure describes how design features of homes can make a living space more accessible. In Spanish.Visitability Brochure - English PDF for Printer (2008) -- Available formats: pdf
This brochure describes how design features of homes can make a living space more accessible.Visitability Brochure - Home Desgins for Diverse Populations - Reader's Sample PDF (2008) -- Available formats: pdf
This brochure describes how design features of homes can make a living space more accessible.Visitability Brochure - Spanish PDF for Printer (2008) -- Available formats: pdf
This brochure describes how design features of homes can make a living space more accessible.Visitability Brochure - Zip file with all files for printer (2008) -- Available formats: other
This zipped file contains all the files needed for the printer to print the Visitability brochures.Toolkits
Accessibility Tips for Information Technology (2009) -- Available formats: rtf
This text version of the acessibility wheel lists specific barriers and benefit from specific design solutions, by function area.Marketing Materials
Assistive Technology for Employment - English Text Only (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
This brochure describes how AT can be used in employment settings. Text onlyEmployment and AT Brochure - English PDF for Printer (2008) -- Available formats: pdf
This brochure describes how AT can increase function in the workplace.Employment brochure - Zip file with all files for printer (2008) -- Available formats: other
This zipped file has all the files needed for the printer to print the Employment brochure.La Asistencia Tecnológica y el Empleo - Spanish Text Only (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
This brochure describes how AT can be use in work settings. In Spanish. Text onlyLa Asistencia Tecnologicayel Empleo - Spanish PDF for Printer (2008) -- Available formats: pdf
This brochure describes how AT can be used in employment. In SpanishVehhicle Modification - Spanish PDF for Printer (2008) -- Available formats: pdf
This brochure describes some issues to consider when getting a van modified. In Spanish.Vehicle Modification Brochure - English Text Only (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
The brochure describes some issues to consider when getting a van modifiedVehicle Modification Brochure - Zip File with all files for printer (2008) -- Available formats: other
This zip file has all the files needed to print the Vehicle Modification brochure.Vehicle Modifications Brochure - English PDF for Printer (2008) -- Available formats: pdf
This brochure describes some issues to consider when deciding on vehicle modifications.Vehicle Modifications Brochure - Modificaciones a Vehículos - Spanish Text Only (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
This brochure describes some issues to consider when getting a van modified. In Spanish.Vehicle Modifications Brochure - Reader's Sample PDF (2008) -- Available formats: pdf
This brochure presents topics to consider when deciding on vehicle modifications.Visitability Brochure - Home Design for Diverse Populations - English Text Only (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
This brochure describes how design features of homes can make a living space more accessible.Visitability Brochure - Características para el Hogar de Personas con Diversos Impedimentos - Spanish Text Only (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
This brochure describes how design features of homes can make a living space more accessible. In Spanish.Visitability Brochure - English PDF for Printer (2008) -- Available formats: pdf
This brochure describes how design features of homes can make a living space more accessible.Visitability Brochure - Home Desgins for Diverse Populations - Reader's Sample PDF (2008) -- Available formats: pdf
This brochure describes how design features of homes can make a living space more accessible.Visitability Brochure - Spanish PDF for Printer (2008) -- Available formats: pdf
This brochure describes how design features of homes can make a living space more accessible.Visitability Brochure - Zip file with all files for printer (2008) -- Available formats: other
This zipped file contains all the files needed for the printer to print the Visitability brochures.Frequently Asked Questions from the Device Demonstration and Device Loan Manual (2007) -- Available formats: html
Frequently Asked Questions about Device Demonstration and Device Loan Programs.Training Materials
Access Series: AT and the One Stop, Part 2 (2011) -- Available formats: ppt
This presentation provides DEI disability resource coordinators with strategies to use AT to help make the one-stop centers integrate accessibility into the center services.Small changes BIG DIFFERENCES Presentation (2010) -- Available formats: rtf ppt
This presentation describes a training curriculum that promotes awareness of low tech items.Online Training Materials and Participant Handouts (2009) -- Available formats: rtf
This is a link to the Pennsylvania training materials that were developed through the AT Collaborative in the state.Legislation
Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS) (unknown) -- Available formats: external
This U.S. Access Board document presents uniform standards for the design, construction and alteration of buildings so that persons with disabilities will have ready access to and use of them in accordance with the Architectural Barriers Act, 42 U.S.C. 4151-4157. The document embodies an agreement to minimize the differences between the standards previously used by four agencies (the General Services Administration, the departments of Housing and Urban Development and Defense, and the United States Postal Service) that are authorized to issue standards under the Architectural Barriers Act, and between those standards and the access standards recommended for facilities that are not federally funded or constructed.Teleconferences
AT for Employment Work Group Meeting Call Notes-July 21, 2011 (2011) -- Available formats: word
These notes and information are from the first AT for Employment Work Group Meeting Call-July 21, 2011Small changes BIG DIFFERENCES Presentation (2010) -- Available formats: rtf ppt
This presentation describes a training curriculum that promotes awareness of low tech items.Meetings
Accessibility Tips for Information Technology (2009) -- Available formats: rtf
This text version of the acessibility wheel lists specific barriers and benefit from specific design solutions, by function area.Oklahoma's Information Technology Accessibility Standards (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This document describes the state accessibility standards that are in place.Online Training Materials and Participant Handouts (2009) -- Available formats: rtf
This is a link to the Pennsylvania training materials that were developed through the AT Collaborative in the state.Retaining Skilled Workers: AT Moves into the Mainstream (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint describes the activities that the DATI engaged in to encourage retaining skilled workers. It shows some of the hands-on training designed with the adult learner in mind and offers some lessons learned for other programs seeking to replicate this model.Universal Design, Visitability and Home Modifications: Providing Access and Independence (2007) -- Available formats: ppt html
This presentation provides background on universal design. It describes how home modifications can increase access for people with disabilities.
