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Topic Snapshot: Employment (2011) -- Available formats: html
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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.Ready and Able: Addressing Labor Market Needs and Building Productive Careers for People with Disabilities through Collaborative Approaches (2011) -- Available formats: pdf
This report provides research on employer and market driven initiatives to recruit, hire, train, and retain people with disabilities.FAAST-Employment Resources and Self-Help Guide (2010) -- Available formats: pdf
Florida Alliance for Assistive Services and Technology, Inc.(FAAST) employment self-help resource guide.Employment and AT Brochure - Reader's Sample PDF (2008) -- Available formats: pdf
This brochure describe how AT can be used to increase function in the workplace.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.Ready and Able: Addressing Labor Market Needs and Building Productive Careers for People with Disabilities through Collaborative Approaches (2011) -- Available formats: pdf
This report provides research on employer and market driven initiatives to recruit, hire, train, and retain people with disabilities.Funding of Home Modifications for Individuals with Disabilities: An Emphasis on Funding Home Modifications to Support Employment Goals (2009) -- Available formats: rtf
This document provides an overview of the major funding sources for home modifications related to employment, such as vocational rehabilitation, SSI - PASS, AFP and Telework loans, and Medicaid.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.Work, Assistive Technology and Transition-Aged Youth (2009) -- Available formats: word
This publication from Neighborhood Legal Services looks at funding sources for AT as youth transition to work and post-secondary activities.Breaking through Barriers: Work of Four State Projects on AT and Employment (2008) -- Available formats: word
This report details four grants that the AT Collaborative provided to assist, work with, or collaborate with one or more targeted groups to address and overcome barriers to the use of AT in employment in order to increase 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 accessibleExecutive Summary: Roadmaps for Enhancing Employment through Accessible Technology (2007) -- Available formats: word
The Roadmap (Roadmap 1) affirms current successful business policies and practices and identifies new strategic policies and practices, identifies actionable steps that can be taken by business and government.Funding of Assistive Technology to Make Work a Reality (2006) -- Available formats: word
This article has been built around a case scenario involving Sharon, a 16 year old with a severe physical disability who will face multiple needs for AT as she completes her special education program, attends college, and eventually moves on to her employment goal. In walking through several years of her life, she is faced with the need to access several different benefit programs as funding sources for AT, including the special education program, the state vocational rehabilitation agency, Medicaid, Medicare, and SSI’s Plan for Achieving Self Support.State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies: An Important Source of AT for Individuals Preparing for Work (2006) -- Available formats: word
This article reviews VR eligibility criteria, the services available from state VR agencies, and the VR appeals process.Blueprint for the Millennium: An Analysis of Regional Hearings on Assistive Technology for People with Disabilities (Fall 1998) (Unknown) -- Available formats: rtf pdf
The Blueprint was developed from testimony presented at public hearings in 1998. the hearing, held by NIDRR, solicited testimony on issues affecting appropriate and timely access to AT, universal design, transportation, telecommunications, and consumer products.Blueprint for the Millennium: An Analysis of Regional Hearings on Assistive Technology for People with Disabilities (Fall 1998) - Text (unknown) -- Available formats: rtf
The Blueprint was developed from testimony presented at public hearings in 1998. The hearing, held by NIDRR, solicited testimony on issues affecting appropriate and timely access to AT, universal design, transportation, telecommunications, and consumer products.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.Discover the Benefit of Technology (2009) -- Available formats: pdf
This brochure gives an overview of ways assistive technology can increase functioning at home, at work, and in the community.Oklahoma's Information Technology Accessibility Standards (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This document describes the state accessibility standards that are in place.SERN - Self Employment Resource Network (2009) -- Available formats: pdf
This brochure describes the network in Illinois that works with self-employed persons with disabilities.Assistive Technology for Employment - English Text Only (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
This brochure describes how AT can be used in employment settings. Text onlyAT and Transition to Adult Life - La Asistencia Tecnológica y la Transición a la Vida Adulta - Spanish Text Only (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
This brochure describes how AT can assist students transition to adult life. In Spanish. Text Only.AT and Transition to Adult Life Brochure - English Text Only (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
This brochure describes how AT can assist students to transition to adult life. Text only.AT and Transition to Adult Life Brochure - Spanish PDF for printer (2008) -- Available formats: pdf
This brochure describes how AT can assist the transition from school to adult life. In SpanishEmployment 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 SpanishTransition brochure - AT and Transition to Adult Life - English PDF for Printer (2008) -- Available formats: pdf
This brochure describe how AT can assist students transition to adult lifeTransition Brochure - Zip file with ll files for printer (2008) -- Available formats: other
This zip file contains all the files needed by the printer for the Transition brochure.Toolkits
Mass MATCH's AT for Employment Tool Kit Presentation (2010) -- Available formats: ppt
This PowerPoint presentation describes Mass MATCH’s Assistive Technology Toolkit for Employment.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
AT @ Work: What is YOUR Value to Business? Part 1 of 2 - July 16, 2009 (2009) -- Available formats: rtf mp3
Joan Kester from the George Washington University conducted a presentation that provided information on the landscape of employment affecting people with disabilities and how to analyze the needs of employers in your area. During the webinar, participants had an opportunity to discuss strategies to expand their employer base and define their value to business.AT @ Work: What is YOUR Value to Business? Part 1 of 2 - July 16, 2009 Powerpoint (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
Joan Kester from the George Washington University conducted a presentation that provided information on the landscape of employment affecting people with disabilities and how to analyze the needs of employers in your area. During the webinar, participants had an opportunity to discuss strategies to expand their employer base and define their value to business. This is the powerpoint of the presentation.Building Sustainable Business Partnerships – Part 2 of 2 - August 27, 2009 (2009) -- Available formats: rtf mp3
Joan Kester from the George Washington University discussed the importance of building partnerships with employers and identify ways to refine your approach when contacting employers. In today’s climate, it is essential to view employers as customers and to paint a clear picture of what AT professionals offer business partners. During the webinar/teleconference, participants had the opportunity to discuss strategies to build sustainable partnerships, customize your approach, and work smarter—not harder by connecting with other organizations.Building Sustainable Business Partnerships – Part 2 of 2 - August 27, 2009 Powerpoint (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
Joan Kester from the George Washington University discussed the importance of building partnerships with employers and identify ways to refine your approach when contacting employers. In today’s climate, it is essential to view employers as customers and to paint a clear picture of what AT professionals offer business partners. During the webinar/teleconference, participants had the opportunity to discuss strategies to build sustainable partnerships, customize your approach, and work smarter—not harder by connecting with other organizations. This is the powerpoint of the presentation.Discover the Benefit of Technology (2009) -- Available formats: pdf
This brochure gives an overview of ways assistive technology can increase functioning at home, at work, and in the community.Pennsylvania AT @ Work Training Materials, May 14, 2009 (2009) -- Available formats: mp3 rtf
Amy Goldman and Ann Dolloff from Pennsylvania’s Initiative on Assistive Technology (PIAT), and Jennifer Garman of the Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania presented information on their collaborative approach within the employment network that they developed to promote assistive technology in the workplace through outreach, training, and technical assistance. This call was a follow up from the 2009 AT Act Annual Conference session on the AT Collaborative where more detailed information on the employment collaborative with a focus on the “AT@Work” training package that is used during the Train-the-Trainer trainings throughout their state was shared.SERN - Self Employment Resource Network (2009) -- Available formats: pdf
This brochure describes the network in Illinois that works with self-employed persons with disabilities.Assistive Technology for Employment - English Text Only (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
This brochure describes how AT can be used in employment settings. Text onlyAT and Transition to Adult Life - La Asistencia Tecnológica y la Transición a la Vida Adulta - Spanish Text Only (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
This brochure describes how AT can assist students transition to adult life. In Spanish. Text Only.AT and Transition to Adult Life Brochure - English Text Only (2008) -- Available formats: rtf
This brochure describes how AT can assist students to transition to adult life. Text only.AT and Transition to Adult Life Brochure - Spanish PDF for printer (2008) -- Available formats: pdf
This brochure describes how AT can assist the transition from school to adult life. In SpanishEmployment 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 SpanishTransition brochure - AT and Transition to Adult Life - English PDF for Printer (2008) -- Available formats: pdf
This brochure describe how AT can assist students transition to adult lifeTransition Brochure - Zip file with ll files for printer (2008) -- Available formats: other
This zip file contains all the files needed by the printer for the Transition brochure.Training Materials
Access Series: Assistive Technology and the One Stops - Part 1 (2011) -- Available formats: ppt
This power point was used to orient Department of Labor Disability Employment Initiative grantees about assistive technology and the services that AT Act Entities can provide.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.Work, Assistive Technology and Transition-Aged Youth: Funding of Work Related Assistive Technology Through Special Education Programs, State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies, Medicaid, Medicare and SSI’s Plan for Achieving Self Support (2011) -- Available formats: pdf
This 35-page article/AT funding manual was originally published in 2001 and 2004 under the Funding of Work-Related AT title.AT @ Work: What is YOUR Value to Business? Part 1 of 2 - July 16, 2009 (2009) -- Available formats: rtf mp3
Joan Kester from the George Washington University conducted a presentation that provided information on the landscape of employment affecting people with disabilities and how to analyze the needs of employers in your area. During the webinar, participants had an opportunity to discuss strategies to expand their employer base and define their value to business.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.Pennsylvania AT @ Work Training Materials, May 14, 2009 (2009) -- Available formats: mp3 rtf
Amy Goldman and Ann Dolloff from Pennsylvania’s Initiative on Assistive Technology (PIAT), and Jennifer Garman of the Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania presented information on their collaborative approach within the employment network that they developed to promote assistive technology in the workplace through outreach, training, and technical assistance. This call was a follow up from the 2009 AT Act Annual Conference session on the AT Collaborative where more detailed information on the employment collaborative with a focus on the “AT@Work” training package that is used during the Train-the-Trainer trainings throughout their state was shared.Profile
SSI's Plan for Achieving Self Support: Using the PASS to Purchase Assistive Technology to Achieve a Work Goal (2006) -- Available formats: word
This example highlights the potential for the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program’s Plan for Achieving Self Support (PASS). The example uses a 17 year old student and how it can be applied to his situation.Legislation
Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999 (TWWIIA) - Final Regulations (2001) -- Available formats: txt
On December 28, 2001, the Social Security Administration (SSA) published final regulations implementing the "Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program" (the Ticket to Work program) authorized by the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999. The Ticket to Work program provides Social Security disability beneficiaries and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries with disabilities with expanded access to employment services, vocational rehabilitation services, or other support services.Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999 (TWWIIA) (1999) -- Available formats: txt pdf
The provisions of this law (P.L. 106-170) are to increase beneficiary choice in obtaining rehabilitation and vocational services, remove barriers that require people with disabilities to choose between health care coverage and work, and assure that more Americans with disabilities have the opportunity to participate in the workforce and lessen their dependence on public benefits.Blueprint for the Millennium: An Analysis of Regional Hearings on Assistive Technology for People with Disabilities (Fall 1998) (Unknown) -- Available formats: rtf pdf
The Blueprint was developed from testimony presented at public hearings in 1998. the hearing, held by NIDRR, solicited testimony on issues affecting appropriate and timely access to AT, universal design, transportation, telecommunications, and consumer products.Blueprint for the Millennium: An Analysis of Regional Hearings on Assistive Technology for People with Disabilities (Fall 1998) - Text (unknown) -- Available formats: rtf
The Blueprint was developed from testimony presented at public hearings in 1998. The hearing, held by NIDRR, solicited testimony on issues affecting appropriate and timely access to AT, universal design, transportation, telecommunications, and consumer products.Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998 (unknown) -- Available formats: pdf
The purpose of WIA is to create a national workforce preparation and employment system that meets the needs of job seekers and those seeking to advance their careers, as well as the employment needs of the nation's employers. The goal is to create an integrated workforce investment system that improves the quality of the U.S. workforce, sustains economic growth and productivity, and reduces dependency on welfare.Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998 - Summary of Law (unknown) -- Available formats: html
The purpose of Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) is to create a national workforce preparation and employment system that meets the needs of job seekers and those seeking to advance their careers, as well as the employment needs of the nation's employers. The goal is to create an integrated workforce investment system that improves the quality of the U.S. workforce, sustains economic growth and productivity, and reduces dependency on welfare.Teleconferences
WIOA Information call - August 5 2014 (2014) -- Available formats: mp3
Rob Groenendaal from RSA presented on a call to discuss the recent passage of the new Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) legislation and answered questions on how this may impact the statewide programs.WIOA Information call - August 7 2014 (2014) -- Available formats: mp3
Rob Groenendaal from RSA presented on a call to discuss the recent passage of the new Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) legislation and answered questions on how this may impact the alternative financing programs.AT for Employment Work Group Meeting Call Notes - January 19, 2012 (2012) -- Available formats: word
These notes and information are from the fourth AT for Employment Work Group Meeting Call- January 19, 2012.AT for Employment Work Group Call – January 19, 2012 (2012) -- Available formats: mp3
This MP3 is the recording of the fourth AT for Employment Work Group call held on January 19, 2012.AT for Employment Work Group Meeting Call Notes - March 22, 2012 (2012) -- Available formats: word
These notes and information are from the fifth AT for Employment Work Group Meeting Call held on March 22, 2012.AT for Employment Work Group Call (mp3) (2011) -- Available formats: mp3
This MP3 is the recording of the third AT for Employment Work Group call held on November 17, 2011.AT for Employment Work Group Meeting Call Notes - November 17, 2011 (word) (2011) -- Available formats: word
These notes and information are from the third AT for Employment Work Group Meeting Call-November 17, 2011.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, 2011MP3 of AT for Employment Work Group Call (2011) -- Available formats: mp3
This MP3 is the recording of the first AT for Employment Work Group call held on July 21, 2011.MP3 of AT for Employment Work Group Call (2011) -- Available formats: mp3
This MP3 is the recording of the AT for Employment Work Group call held on September 15, 2011.AT @ Work: What is YOUR Value to Business? Part 1 of 2 - July 16, 2009 Powerpoint (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
Joan Kester from the George Washington University conducted a presentation that provided information on the landscape of employment affecting people with disabilities and how to analyze the needs of employers in your area. During the webinar, participants had an opportunity to discuss strategies to expand their employer base and define their value to business. This is the powerpoint of the presentation.AT, Work and Transition Aged Youth – June 18, 2009 (2009) -- Available formats: rtf mp3
Jim Sheldon from Neighborhood Legal Services led a discussion on how students with disabilities and their families can fund a range of assistive technology (AT) needed as they finish their last years of high school, move into higher education, and plan to enter the workforce. Using a case scenario, Jim facilitated a discussion about how a young person can access several funding sources, including special education programs, Medicaid, Medicare, vocational rehabilitation programs, and SSI Plan for Achieving Self Support (PASS) that can be used to acquire a range of AT.AT, Work and Transition Aged Youth – June 18, 2009 Powerpoint (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
Jim Sheldon from Neighborhood Legal Services led a discussion on how students with disabilities and their families can fund a range of assistive technology (AT) needed as they finish their last years of high school, move into higher education, and plan to enter the workforce. Using a case scenario, Jim facilitated a discussion about how a young person can access several funding sources, including special education programs, Medicaid, Medicare, vocational rehabilitation programs, and SSI Plan for Achieving Self Support (PASS) that can be used to acquire a range of AT. This is the powerpoint for the presentation.Building Sustainable Business Partnerships – Part 2 of 2 - August 27, 2009 Powerpoint (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
Joan Kester from the George Washington University discussed the importance of building partnerships with employers and identify ways to refine your approach when contacting employers. In today’s climate, it is essential to view employers as customers and to paint a clear picture of what AT professionals offer business partners. During the webinar/teleconference, participants had the opportunity to discuss strategies to build sustainable partnerships, customize your approach, and work smarter—not harder by connecting with other organizations. This is the powerpoint of the presentation.Case Study - AT, Work and Transition Aged Youth (2009) -- Available formats: rtf
Jim Sheldon from Neighborhood Legal Services led a discussion on how students with disabilities and their families can fund a range of assistive technology (AT) needed as they finish their last years of high school, move into higher education, and plan to enter the workforce. Using a case scenario, Jim facilitated a discussion about how a young person can access several funding sources, including special education programs, Medicaid, Medicare, vocational rehabilitation programs, and SSI Plan for Achieving Self Support (PASS) that can be used to acquire a range of AT.Pennsylvania AT @ Work Training Materials, May 14, 2009 (2009) -- Available formats: mp3 rtf
Amy Goldman and Ann Dolloff from Pennsylvania’s Initiative on Assistive Technology (PIAT), and Jennifer Garman of the Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania presented information on their collaborative approach within the employment network that they developed to promote assistive technology in the workplace through outreach, training, and technical assistance. This call was a follow up from the 2009 AT Act Annual Conference session on the AT Collaborative where more detailed information on the employment collaborative with a focus on the “AT@Work” training package that is used during the Train-the-Trainer trainings throughout their state was shared.Work, Assistive Technology and Transition-Aged Youth (2009) -- Available formats: word
This publication from Neighborhood Legal Services looks at funding sources for AT as youth transition to work and post-secondary activities.Webinars
Access Series: Assistive Technology and the One Stops - Part 1 (2011) -- Available formats: ppt
This power point was used to orient Department of Labor Disability Employment Initiative grantees about assistive technology and the services that AT Act Entities can provide.AT @ Work: What is YOUR Value to Business? Part 1 of 2 - July 16, 2009 (2009) -- Available formats: rtf mp3
Joan Kester from the George Washington University conducted a presentation that provided information on the landscape of employment affecting people with disabilities and how to analyze the needs of employers in your area. During the webinar, participants had an opportunity to discuss strategies to expand their employer base and define their value to business.AT @ Work: What is YOUR Value to Business? Part 1 of 2 - July 16, 2009 Powerpoint (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
Joan Kester from the George Washington University conducted a presentation that provided information on the landscape of employment affecting people with disabilities and how to analyze the needs of employers in your area. During the webinar, participants had an opportunity to discuss strategies to expand their employer base and define their value to business. This is the powerpoint of the presentation.Building Sustainable Business Partnerships – Part 2 of 2 - August 27, 2009 (2009) -- Available formats: rtf mp3
Joan Kester from the George Washington University discussed the importance of building partnerships with employers and identify ways to refine your approach when contacting employers. In today’s climate, it is essential to view employers as customers and to paint a clear picture of what AT professionals offer business partners. During the webinar/teleconference, participants had the opportunity to discuss strategies to build sustainable partnerships, customize your approach, and work smarter—not harder by connecting with other organizations.Building Sustainable Business Partnerships – Part 2 of 2 - August 27, 2009 Powerpoint (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
Joan Kester from the George Washington University discussed the importance of building partnerships with employers and identify ways to refine your approach when contacting employers. In today’s climate, it is essential to view employers as customers and to paint a clear picture of what AT professionals offer business partners. During the webinar/teleconference, participants had the opportunity to discuss strategies to build sustainable partnerships, customize your approach, and work smarter—not harder by connecting with other organizations. This is the powerpoint of the presentation.Meetings
AT for Employment Work Group Call - March 22, 2012 (2012) -- Available formats: mp3
This MP3 is the recording of the fifth AT for Employment Work Group call held on March 22, 2012.AT for Employment Work Group Call – January 19, 2012 (mp3) (2012) -- Available formats: mp3
This MP3 is the recording of the fourth AT for Employment Work Group call held on January 19, 2012.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.AT Collaborative: Roadmaps for Enhancing Employment for Persons with Disabilities Through AT (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint gives an overview of the AT Collaborative - data on unemployment, the goal of the program, the partners involved, and what barriers were identified. It then lists recommendations that the collaborative formed for the federal government, AT programs, and employers.Collaborations and Partnerships: Infusing AT into Work and the Community - the Pennsylvania Assistive Technology and Employment Collaborative (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
This powerpoint describes how the Pennsylvania AT Collaborative formed and produced tools for the partners to use. Lessons learned from the experience include how to form a group and ensure participation from the members, develop sustainability, and create and use resources with other entities in the state to promote the use of AT for employment.Discover the Benefit of Technology (2009) -- Available formats: pdf
This brochure gives an overview of ways assistive technology can increase functioning at home, at work, and in the community.Funding of Home Modifications for Individuals with Disabilities: An Emphasis on Funding Home Modifications to Support Employment Goals (2009) -- Available formats: rtf
This document provides an overview of the major funding sources for home modifications related to employment, such as vocational rehabilitation, SSI - PASS, AFP and Telework loans, and Medicaid.NISAT - Statewide AT Program Data - Reutilization (2009) -- Available formats: ppt
Provides FY 2008 data from the MIS system on statewide AT programs about state level activities and state leadership activities as well as information on financial loan programs.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.SERN - Self Employment Resource Network (2009) -- Available formats: pdf
This brochure describes the network in Illinois that works with self-employed persons with disabilities.Funding of Assistive Technology to Make Work a Reality (2006) -- Available formats: word
This article has been built around a case scenario involving Sharon, a 16 year old with a severe physical disability who will face multiple needs for AT as she completes her special education program, attends college, and eventually moves on to her employment goal. In walking through several years of her life, she is faced with the need to access several different benefit programs as funding sources for AT, including the special education program, the state vocational rehabilitation agency, Medicaid, Medicare, and SSI’s Plan for Achieving Self Support.SSI's Plan for Achieving Self Support: Using the PASS to Purchase Assistive Technology to Achieve a Work Goal (2006) -- Available formats: word
This example highlights the potential for the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program’s Plan for Achieving Self Support (PASS). The example uses a 17 year old student and how it can be applied to his situation.State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies: An Important Source of AT for Individuals Preparing for Work (2006) -- Available formats: word
This article reviews VR eligibility criteria, the services available from state VR agencies, and the VR appeals process.
