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Americans With Disabilities Act: Commonly Asked Questions About Service Animals In Places Of Business
Article by Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler and Hagen law firm, from Businessolver.com.

 
Has the ADA Worked?
Survey on the Americans with Disabilities Act, from Workforce.com.

 
California Newsreel
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Disability Law Update: Public Accomodation
Informational website on ADA related issues.

 
Employment and Disabilities
Assistive technology products offer quality 'light tech' solutions for youngsters, youth, and adults with disabilities, along with accessories to promote fun, learning, and living.

 
Small Employers And Reasonable Accommodation
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires an employer with 15 or more employees to provide reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities, unless it would cause undue hardship.

 
Enforcement Guidance: Reasonable Accommodation and Undue Hardship Under the American with Disabilities Act
Report on an employer's legal obligations regarding reasonable accommodation, from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

 
JobAccess
JobAccess matches qualified job seekers with disabilities to companies looking to hire. Post Jobs, Search Jobs, build resumes. Also matching volunteers and internships.

 
Chicago Light House Industries
Not-for-profit organization dedicated to employing people who are blind or visually impaired to provide quality products and services to a variety of customers, including the Federal Government, State of Illinois, architects/designers and variou.

 
WORKink
WORKink employment services online: career counselling, job postings and opportunities, articles and information, accommodation information, work search tips and tricks.

 
Special Test Accomodation For Persons With Disability
Special Test Accommodations For Persons With Disability.

 
Disability Resources
Disability Resources on the Internet from Texas.

 
Disability Accomodation
Wheelchair accessible vacation accomodations in Golden British Columbia, Canada.

 
Your Gateway to Employment of People with Disabilities
The purpose of this center is to identify factors that enhance or inhibit businesses from tapping into a pool of potential employees.

 
St Vincent de Paul Disability Services Vocational (DSV)
DSV coordinates the supported employment services for people with an intellectual disability, provided by the Society of St Vincent de Paul in New South Wales.

 
Global Applied Disability Research Network for Employment and Training (GLADNET)
GLADNET brings together research centers, universities, enterprises, government departments,trade unions, and organizations representing disabled persons, all committed to the commongoal of advancing competitive employment and training opportuni.

 
BYTE Magazine
Article from October 1996, Windows 95: Aiding the Disabled .

 
U.S. Department of Labor: Projects for People with Disabilities
The Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training Administration (ETA) provides specialized employment and training services for individuals with disabilities through grants with 15 organizations. These disability partnerships include natio.

 
IBM Special Needs Systems Home Page
IBM's Accessibility Center - solutions for people with disabilities.

 
Mobility Impairments
Assistive technology for the disabled.

 
Jobs Consortium
Jobs Consortium is a pioneer in partnering comprehensive, client-centered, one-stop training and employment services with disabled and non-disabled homeless people in Alameda County, California.

 
Vocational Improvement Inc.
The Mission of the Vocational Improvement Program, Inc. to provide disabled persons with a continuum of vocational assessment and placement services that Encourage, Support, and Reflect vocational growth and upward mobility.

 
Disability Accomodation Policy
Disability accomodation policy for EMS standards for the Texas Department of Health Bureau of Emergency Management.

 
Oregon Industries for the Blind
Employment and alternative-to-employment services available to blind and developmentally disabled individuals.

 
The Disability Rights Movement
A virtual exhibition from the Smithsonian.

 
Disabilities
Compliance and training regarding HR topics.

 
Trace Research & Development Center
The Trace Center is currently working on ways to make standard information technologies and telecommunications systems more accessible and usable by people with disabilities.

 
Washington State Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
The Division of Vocational Rehabilitation's mission is to enable individuals with disabilities to obtain and keep employment.

 
National Diversity Newspaper Job Bank
National newspaper diversity job bank.

 
Dictionary of American Sign Language
A basic dictionary of sign language terms.

 
Tech-Link
Links Students with Disablities with Careers in Technology.

 
Disability
Frequently asked questions and answers from the AHI Employment Law Resource Center.

 
Pubs Home Page
This webpage is dedicated to making publications available for internet users. State Reports, Accommodation Ideas, and other publications are available from this page.

 
Job Accommodation Network
An international toll-free consulting service that provides information about job accommodations and the employability of people with disabilities.

 
Disability and the Workplace- An Internet Primer
The site provides links to national and international disability organizations, disability resource lists and directories, university-based programs, federal agencies and federally funded projects, as well as assistive technology, software and e.

 
Division of Rehabilitation Services (DORS)
The mission of Division of Rehabilitation Services (DORS) is to provide leadership and support promoting the employment, economic self-sufficiency and independence of individuals with disabilities.

 
Able Trust, The
Also known as the Florida Governor's Alliance for the employment of citizens with disabilities. Provides Floridians with disabilities fair employment opportunities through grant programs and public awareness.

 
Industries for the Blind of New York State
IBNYS is a NYS Preferred Source vendor offering linens, film, services, janitorial, office & safety supplies providing meaningful employment to New Yorkers who are Blind.

 
National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research
Organization that funds employment outcomes research, health and function research, state technology assistance projects and associated disability research.

 
Massachusetts Office of Employment Services
This is the Home Page for the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission's Statewide Employment Services Department (SESD).

 
Resources
Website featuring information on a wide variety of business needs.

 
Just Because I Can't Walk, Doesn't Mean I Can't Think: Jobs for the Disabled
Frequently asked questions answered by Anne Fisher, from Fortune Magazine.

 
Disability Accommodation
Employment law resource center.

 
South Dakota Industries for the Blind
A business established to provide employment opportunities for individuals who are blind or visually impaired.

 
Blind Industries and Services of Maryland
Blind Industries and Services of Maryland offers a rehabilitation training program which teaches real-world survival skills, builds self-confidence, and prepares people who are blind for the everyday challenges of family, work and personal achie.

 
Vocational and Rehabilitation Research Institute
The Vocational and Rehabilitation Research Institute assists people with disabilities to live with dignity and value as contributing members of their community and to make informed and responsible choices in all aspects of their lives. We are a .

 
TransCen, Inc.
Working with school districts, human service agencies, parents, students, government agencies, advocacy groups, and businesses, TransCen develops, implements and evaluates model projects.

 
Reasonable Accommodation
'A reasonable accommodation is any modification or adjustment to a job or the work environment that will enable a qualified applicant or employee with a disability to participate in the application process or to perform essential job functions.

 
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