ERIC Number: ED493614
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Jun
Pages: 68
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
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Disability Employment 101
US Department of Education
Business is about productivity and maintaining a competitive advantage. To do this, business needs qualified workers. Hiring people with disabilities adds value to a business and will attract new customers. Disability is not inability. President Bush's position is that he "will not be satisfied until every American who wants to work can find a job." (White House, Office of the Press Secretary, 2005). Employers can make sound business decisions and gain a competitive advantage by using this guide to increase the potential to hire people with disabilities. This employment planning guide offers: (1) lessons and strategies to help businesses continue to plan and design programs for employing people with disabilities; (2) contact information for programs and resources in each state or locality dedicated to helping employers in their effort to recruit and hire people with disabilities; and (3) fact sheets and a checklist. Appended are: (1) Recommended Disability-Friendly Strategies for the Workplace; (2) Recommended Disability-Friendly Business Checklist; (3) Business Tax Credits and Reduced Labor Costs; and (4) Reasonable Accommodations and the "American with Disabilities Act (ADA)." A listing of resources is also provided. [For the 2005 edition of this publication, see ED493668.]
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Excellence in Education, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Disabilities, Business, Personnel Selection, Check Lists, Tax Credits, Accessibility (for Disabled), Job Training, Employment Qualifications
ED Pubs. P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Tel: 877-433-7827; Fax: 301-470-1244; Web site: http://www.ed.gov/about/pubs/intro/index.html?src=gu
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Tests/Questionnaires
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (ED), Washington, DC.; Chamber of Commerce of the United States, Washington, DC. Center for Workforce Preparation.
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; No Child Left Behind Act 2001
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A