Recommended websites

Federal Agencies or Government Sponsored Programs

·EEOC’s Leadership for the Employment of Americans with Disabilities (LEAD) Initiative

·Office on Personnel Management (OPM’s) Disability Employment Website

·Job Accommodation Network (JAN) free reasonable accommodation guidance and expertise

·Office on Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), DOLSponsors of WRP, JAN, EARN, and other programs.

·Department of Justice (DOJ) ADA homepage

·Computer/Electronic Accommodations Program (CAP)

·DisabilityInfo.gov - one stop Fed. disability website

·Mid-AtlanticADATechCenter

·ADA & IT TechCenter

·Access Board

·GSA’s Section 508 homepage

·U.S. Census Bureau's Statistical Brief on Americans with Disabilities

Other Non-Federal Websites

Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Government (DHHIG)

National Organization on Disability (NOD)

American Association for People with Disabilities (AAPD)

United States Business Leaders Network (USBLN)

DC Center for Independent Living (DCCIL)

Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD)

Society for Human Resouces Management (SHRM) (HR updates, conferences, training)

NEW! Independent Interpreters Direct hire, direct contact, freelance interpreters in Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C.

2. Recruitment Resources

General

·   Workforce Recruitment Program for Students with Disabilities        

·Career Opportunities for Students with Disabilities (COSD)

Internship Programs

·Workforce Recruitment Program for Students with Disabilities

·Entrypoint! Internship Program sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

·Microsoft-AAPD Federal I.T. Internship Program. For updated information contact AAPD at (800) 840-8844.

·The WashingtonCenter’s Public Service Scholarship Program for Students with Disabilities  

·University of Washington’s Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology (DO-IT) Program

·GallaudetUniversity’s CareerCenter. Contact: Pamela Mower

·National Technical Institute for the Deaf(NTID) Office of Cooperative Education and Career Services

Vocational Rehabilitation (V.R.) Contacts

·List of State V.R. Contacts

·Kathleen West-Evans, Director of Business Relations, Council of State Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation (CSAVR), Phone:  206- 999-9455

·  Evelyn Kaiser, Business Development Manager, Virginia Department of Rehabilitative Services, Phone:  703-277-3511

Veterans programs

·      The Veteran Career Service Centers. Sponsored by the Department of Labor  to provide assistance to employers in locating and hiring qualified veterans.

·      Military Severely Injured Support. Sponsored by the Department of Defense. Learn more about the Operation Warfighter and Heroes to Hometowns programs. 

·      EARN, Veterans Outreach Programs. Contact: Billy W. Wright 703-448-6155 ext. 244

3. Conferences/Training
Excel - sponsored by EEOC

Perspectives

IDEAS (IT/Tech)

AHEAD

COSD

DHHIG

JAN

NELI

DEOMI - SEP course

SHRM

4. Magazines and Newsletters

Ability

Careers and the disabled

Disability Compliance Bulletin

5. Disability Arts and Culture

NEW! The Museum of disAbilityThe website contains virtual exhibits documenting various aspects of the history of individuals with disabilities, as well as an extensive bibliography.