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Topic Snapshot: Employment

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.

Consumer Brochures

• Assistive Technology and Transition to Adult Life
  This brochure describes ways AT can assist students transition to adult life.  Available in both English and Spanish.
• Assistive Technology for Employment
  This brochure describes how AT can be used in employment settings.  Available in both English and Spanish.

  Consumer Brochures can be downloaded from the Grantees Only section of the website.

Funding Sources

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Training Materials

• 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.
• 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.
• AT @ Work: What is YOUR Value to Business? Part 1 of 2 - July 16, 2009 (2009) -- Available formats: rtf mp3 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.
• Building Sustainable Business Partnerships – Part 2 of 2 - August 27, 2009 (2009) -- Available formats: rtf mp3 ppt
  Joan Kester from the George Washington University discussed the importance of building partnerships with employers and identifies 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.

Last Updated April 2011