Customized Employment

Applying Practical Solutions for Employment Success, Vol. II

Second in a series of portfolios on customized employment - a process for individualizing the employment relationship between an employee and an employer in ways that meet the needs of both. Vol. I is also available.

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Census Bureau Data on Working at Home

Links to information regarding people working at home.

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Consumer Funding Choices for Customized Employment

Presents a variety of funding options used to support Customized Employment outcomes.
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Customized Employment

Provides an avenue to employment for any job seeker who feels that traditional job search methods do not meet their needs.
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Customized Employment & Job Negotiation

Online seminar describes how to successfully negotiate Customized Employment opportunities with employers.
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Customized Employment - Going Beyond Supported Employment Towards the Generic Workforce System

Online seminar discussing the emerging concept of Customized Employment, a strategy useful for assisting people with disabilities in becoming employed.
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Customized Employment Frequently Asked Questions: Supporting Community Employment

Provides answers on how individuals with a disability can become empowered to make informed choices and actively participate in the decision-making process around going to work in a community business.
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Customized Employment Frequently Asked Questions: Workplace Supports

Fact sheet addresses commonly asked questions about the level and intensity of workplace supports individuals with disabilities need to obtain and maintain employment.
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Customized Employment: Frequently Asked Questions

Fact sheet describing ways to individualize or customize the relationship between a job seeker or employee and an employer in ways that meet the needs of both.
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Customized Employment:Employers and Workers: Creating a Competitive Edge

Customized Employment strategies offer new ways to advance employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. This report summarizes lessons learned and offers policy recommendations on how employers and employees can work together to meet the needs of both.

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Job Negotiation & Customized Employment

Presentation about customized employment and how workers with disabilities can negotiate work opportunities that capitalize on their strengths and and benefit the employer.
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More Than Just a Job: Person-Centered Career Planning

Describes the principles of listening to job seekers with disabilities to help them shape and achieve their career goals.
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ODEP's Customized Employment Initiative Receives 2009 Harvard Innovations in American Government Awards Recognition

Harvard University's Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation has recognized the Office of Disability Employment Policy's (ODEP) Customized Employment initiative as noteworthy, placing it among the top 20 percent of more than 600 applicants. Learn more about customized employment and ODEP's other initiatives that promote the employment of people with disabilities.

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Parent's View on Customized Employment

Online seminar presents a parent of an individual with a significant disability describing his daughter's use of Customized Employment to achieve her employment goals.
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What Kinds of Telecommuting Jobs Are Right for You?

Telecommuting means working from home full-time or several days out of the work week. Someone who telecommutes may be an independent contractor, an entrepreneur or an employee of an organization that has telecommuting work options.
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When Existing Jobs Don't Fit: A Guide To Job Creation

Describes job creation as a way to modify or restructure existing jobs or bring together a combination of job tasks that fill the work needs of an employer while capitalizing on the skills and strengths of workers with significant disabilities.
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