The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) maintains a comprehensive website with details and links to external job-hunting resources for job seekers with disabilities. The following tables break down these resources.
Table 8. Public Sources
Organization | Description | Website |
American Job Center | The American Job Center connects businesses to individuals seeking employment through local American Job Centers. | https://www.careeronestop.org/BusinessCenter/Toolkit/find-american-job-centers.aspx |
Centers for Independent Living | Centers for Independent Living are consumer-controlled, community-based, cross-disability, nonresidential private nonprofit agencies designed and operated within a local community by individuals with disabilities and provide an array of independent living services. | https://www.ilru.org/projects/cil-net/cil-center-and-association-directory |
Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Service | This service from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs helps employers across the country fill workforce needs with trained, educated and experienced disabled veterans. | https://www.benefits.va.gov/vocrehab |
Employer Assistance and Resource Network | Employer Assistance and Resource Network provides free technical assistance to employers seeking to recruit, hire and retain employees with disabilities. | https://www.askearn.org |
The National Employment Team | The National Employment Team is a national collaboration among 80 vocational rehabilitation agencies operating in all 50 states and U.S. territories. | https://www.csavr.org/the-net |
State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies | Vocational rehabilitation agencies exist in every state and coordinate and provide counseling, evaluation, training, and job placement services for people with disabilities. | https://nrs.ed.gov; https://www.dor.ca.gov |
Ticket to Work Employment Networks | The Social Security Administration’s Ticket to Work program supports career development for people with disabilities who want to work. | https://choosework.ssa.gov/findhelp |
Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP) | WRP for College Students with Disabilities is a free resource cosponsored by the DOL’s Office of Disability Employment Policy and the U.S. Department of Defense, through which private businesses and federal agencies nationwide can find qualified candidates from a variety of professional fields who are looking for internships and permanent positions. | https://www.wrp.gov/wrp |
Source: Recruitment and Hiring of Qualified Individuals with Disabilities: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/compliance-assistance/outreach/resources/disability-recruitment.
Table 9. Educational Institutions
Organization | Description | Website |
Cornell University’s Employment and Disability Institute | Cornell University’s Employment and Disability Institute is a site that offers articles, checklists, a glossary and links to useful disability resources to help employers in recruiting and hiring persons with disabilities. | https://www.yti.cornell.edu |
Diversity Partners Toolboxes | Diversity Partners offers a series of online training modules for frontline staff. This “toolbox” of information and resources prepares frontline staff to successfully engage with businesses, and support people with disabilities who want to work in their communities (registration required). | https://www.building diversitypartners.org/dashboard |
Source: Recruitment and Hiring of Qualified Individuals with Disabilities: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/compliance-assistance/outreach/resources/disability-recruitment.
Table 10. Associations and Community Organizations
Organization | Description | Website |
Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) | ASAN provides consulting services to assist companies and agencies with including autistic individuals in diversity employment programs and providing workplace accommodations. | http://autisticadvocacy.org/projects |
Disability:IN | Disability:IN is a national nonprofit that helps business drive performance by leveraging disability inclusion in the workplace, supply chain and marketplace. | https://disabilityin.org |
DisABLEDperson | DisABLEDperson is a nonprofit public foundation that provides an online employment recruitment service for individuals and veterans with disabilities. | https://www.disabledperson.com |
National Federation of the Blind (NFB) | The mission of the NFB is the complete integration of the blind into society including the workforce. | https://nfb.org |
National Organization on Disability (NOD) | NOD provides technical assistance and can help federal contractors with setting utilization goals, collecting data and reaching out to sourcing agencies and disability service providers. | https://www.nod.org |
National Telecommuting Institute (NTI) | NTI has a technology-assisted method of finding job applicants with disabilities for federal contractors and other companies seeking qualified workers. | https://www.nticentral.org |
Source: Recruitment and Hiring of Qualified Individuals with Disabilities: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/compliance-assistance/outreach/resources/disability-recruitment.
Table 11. General Resources
Organization | Description | Website |
Disability Employment 101 | Disability Employment 101 is a publication that addresses how to find qualified workers with disabilities and highlights what various businesses have done to successfully integrate individuals with disabilities into the workforce. | https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED498866.pdf |
Employment First Program | The WRP for College Students with Disabilities is a recruitment and referral program that connects federal and private sector employers nationwide with highly motivated college students and recent graduates with disabilities who are eager to prove their abilities in the workplace through summer or permanent jobs. | https://www.dol.gov/odep/topics/EmploymentFirst.htm |
Job Accommodation Network (JAN) | Funded by DOL’s Office of Disability Employment Policy, JAN is the leading source of free, expert and confidential guidance on workplace accommodations and disability employment issues. | https://askjan.org |
Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) | ODEP’s mission is to develop and influence policies and practices to increase the number and quality of employment opportunities for people with disabilities. | https://www.dol.gov/odep |
Source: Recruitment and Hiring of Qualified Individuals with Disabilities: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/compliance-assistance/outreach/resources/disability-recruitment.