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Resource	EEOC Intellectual Disabilities Fact Sheet
Summary	Questions & Answers About Persons with Intellectual Disabilities in the Workplace and the ADA offers advice on when an employer may ask an applicant, employee, or a third party (such as a family member of an applicant or employee) questions about an intellectual disability; what types of reasonable accommodations may be needed in the workplace; how to address safety concerns and conduct issues; and how an employer can prevent harassment.
Web Site	http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/intellectual_disabilities.html
Organization	U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Resource	ADA Guide for Restaurants and other Food Service Employers
Summary	How to Comply with the ADA: A Guide for Restaurants and Other Food Service Employers discusses the relationship between the ADA and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Food Code.
Web Site	http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/restaurant_guide.html
Organization	U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Resource	Ticket-to-Hire
Summary	TICKET TO HIRE is a free national referral service to assist employers in hiring motivated, qualified workers with disabilities from the Social Security Administration`s Ticket to Work Program. TICKET TO HIRE links employers to Employment Networks in their community that have job-ready candidates.
Web Site	http://www.ssa.gov/work/Ticket/TicketHire.html
Organization	Social Security Administration
Resource	Employer Assistance Referral Network (EARN)
Summary	The Employer Assistance Referral Network (EARN) is a nationwide cost-free referral and technical assistance service for employers. EARN connects employers who have job vacancies to employment service providers who have direct access to job ready individuals with disabilities. EARN also provides technical assistance to assist employers in locating appropriate organizations and information as they seek to hire qualified candidates with disabilities. EARN opened to the public and is actively recruiting employers and employment service providers nationwide.
Web Site	http://www.earnworks.com/
Organization	Employer Assistance Referral Network (ODEP funded)
Resource	Reaching Out to Customers With Disabilities (Online Training)
Summary	As a business owner or operator, or someone thinking about opening a business, you may have wondered what you have to do to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This course explains how the ADA applies to businesses in ten short lessons. Putting these lessons into practice will allow you to comply with the ADA and welcome a whole new group of customers to purchase your goods, products, and services. And you may find that making your business more accessible and welcoming to people with disabilities is not as difficult as you thought.
Web Site	http://www.ada.gov/reachingout/intro1.htm
Organization	U.S. Dept. of Justice - ADA.gov
Resource	Disability Awareness HR Management Online Seminar
Summary	This online seminar covers diversity training specific to disability awareness for Human Resource Professionals. Through this seminar you will have the opportunity to learn more about topics such as current history, myths & facts, research, tips for communication, tips for interviewing, and tips for accommodations all related to employing individuals with disabilities.
Web Site	http://www.worksupport.com/training/courses.cfm
Organization	Virginia Commonwealth University Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Workplace Supports and Job Retention
Resource	Disability Employment 101: Learn to Tap Your "HIRE" Potential
Summary	The U.S. Department of Education, in partnership with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has released a guide to acquaint business leaders with programs and resources available to assist them in hiring people with disabilities. The jointly developed publication, "Disability Employment 101: Learn to Tap Your 'HIRE' Potential," includes information about how to find qualified workers with disabilities, how to put disability and employment research into practice and how to model what other businesses have done to successfully integrate individuals with disabilities into the workforce. Among other things, the 56-page guide provides information regarding department-funded vocational rehabilitation agencies, Disability and Business Technical Assistance Centers, and Centers for Independent Living. It also includes checklists and various other resources to aid employers as they prepare to employ people with disabilities.
Web Site	http://www.mnbln.org/disabilityemployment101.pdf
Organization	U.S. Dept. of Education & U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Resource	AbleTV.net
Summary	AbleTV.net brings you the activities, information and assistive technologies of the disabled community through video streaming. The Internet's leader in streaming video with audio description and close captioning. AbleTV.net is the first global TV network for the disabled, powered by accessibility via the web.
Web Site	www.abletv.net
Organization	AbleTV.net
Resource	Employment Checklist for Hiring People with Disabilities
Summary	A quick Do's and Don'ts list of points to consider when hiring people with disabilities. Includes a brief list of questions to keep in mind when determining if your worksite is accessible. Additional reference materials are linked.
Web Site	http://www.dol.gov/odep/pubs/ek96/chcklist.htm
Organization	U.S. Dept of Labor - Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)
Resource	10 Small Business Mistakes
Summary	The US Dept. of Justice Civil Rights Division has produced a thirteen-minute video that identifies common mistakes small businesses make when trying to comply with the ADA and addresses the importance and value of doing business with 50 million people with disabilities. The video features statements by store owners expressing their doubts or misunderstandings about the ADA followed by responses from Assistant Attorney General R. Alexander Acosta and other Department of Justice employees explaining the law in common sense terms.
Web Site	http://www.ada.gov/videogallery.htm
Organization	U.S. Dept of Justice - ADA.gov

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