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Disability Etiquette Handbook
http://www.sanantonio.gov/planning/disability_handbook/disability_handbook.asp
Info: Intended for employers, this on-line handbook contains
information about reasonable accommodation, service animals, interviewing and
other etiquette issues when working with people with disabilities.
Guide
to Disability and the Workplace
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/reference/guides/show_guide/default.html?page=intro&cat_id=0&guide_number=252
Info: This guide was developed and is maintained by the Program on
Employment and Disability, Cornell University. Has info on ADA, Disability
Listservs, Government Sites, Job Hunting, Law & Legislation, Return to
Work issues, Starting Points tips and Workers Compensation.
Institute
for Community Inclusion - Publications
Children's Hospital
300 Longwood Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 02115
Phone: (617) 355-6506
TTY: (617) 355-6956
Fax: (617) 739-5853
Email: ici@tch.harvard.edu
Web: http://www.communityinclusion.org/publications/
Info: The Institute for Community Inclusion supports the rights of
children and adults with disabilities to participate in all aspects of the
community. Research, employment assistance, clinical services, support for
education, and more; list of publications on-line. Publications
include topics such as: education and transition; person-centered
planning; health care and families; employment; organizational change; ADA;
Social Security; Welfare Reform; Youth at Risk; recreation and other
topics.
It's My Life:
Employment
Casey Family Programs
1300 Dexter Avenue North, Floor 3
Seattle, WA 98109-3542
Phone: (206) 282-7300
Fax: (206) 282-3555
Email:
employmentguide@casey.org
Web:
http://www.casey.org/Resources/Publications/ItsMyLifeEmployment.htm
Info: Career and employment success for young people from foster care
is rooted in an ongoing journey connecting parents, caregivers, friends,
mentors, advocates, communities, schools, and employers. Specific tools and
strategies can help in this process. Expanding on the It’s My Life transition
framework, this practical, concise handbook is intended for child welfare
professionals and others responsible for helping young people prepare for
transition to adulthood and the workplace. This guide provides the following
recommendations to help prepare young people for employment: Start early to
develop employability; Cultivate interests and skills, and relate them to future
employment; Promote activities that help young people explore careers; Build
job-readiness skills; Help young people get and keep jobs; Promote work-related
education and training after high school. It’s My Life: Employment provides
benchmarks for career exploration and techniques for job seeking. It breaks out
the benchmarks by age group and lets young people describe their successes in
their own words. It also provides a wealth of links to online tools and
assessments and many suggestions for taking advantage of community resources.
Job
Seeking Skills for People with Disabilities
THE CAREER CENTER
California State University, Northridge
18111 Nordhoff St. - USU
Northridge, California 91330-8241
Phone: (818) 885-3148 (Voice)
Web: http://www.csun.edu/~sp20558/dis/sh.html
Info: Resource guide (from California State University) provides
information such as identifying occupations, how to complete job applications,
developing resumes, writing cover letters, interviewing skills, finding
internships, and personal marketing skills. There are also sections of
employee/employer expectations, as well as tools for identifying personality
traits, values, interests and skills
Meeting the Needs of Youth with
Disabilities: Handbook on Supplemental Security Income Work Incentives and
Transition Students
http://ici2.umn.edu/NTN/pub/hdbk/default.html
Info: Guide to the benefits of SSI work incentives for students with
disabilities in transition, and how school personnel and others can assist
students and parents in applying for SSI benefits and work incentives.
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National
Collaborative on Workforce and Disability - Publications
1001 Connecticut Ave.NW
Suite 310
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (877) 871-0744
Web: http://www.ncwd-youth.info/resources_&_Publications/publications.php
Info: On-line library houses a variety of documents including: NCWD/Youth
publications, literature reviews, and training materials. These documents
encompass historical, research, and policy perspectives from the fields of
workforce development, youth development, and disability studies.
Title:
King County Supported Employment Guide
Date: April 2001
Publisher: The Washington Initiative
for Supported Employment
Summary: This book is intended to be a useful tool for adults ages
eighteen and over and their families who want and need supports in
their search for a job and/or other opportunities for community involvement.
Format:
PDF 215 KB
Working
While Disabled: A Guide to Plans for Achieving Self Support (PASS)
Social Security Regional Office
Suite 100
901 Lenora
Seattle, WA 98121
Phone: (800) 772-1213
TTY: (800) 325-0778
Web:
http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/11017.html
(HTML-English)
http://www.ssa.gov/espanol/10997.html
(HTML-Español)
http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/11017.pdf
(PDF-English)
http://www.ssa.gov/espanol/10997.pdf
(PDF-Español)
Info: From the Social Security Administration (March 1999).
Description of PASS, a program permitting people with disabilities to set aside
money without impacting SSI benefits.
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