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ERIC Number: ED493614
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Jun
Pages: 68
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
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.]
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
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
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