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DisabilityInfo.gov (www.DisabilityInfo.gov) is a federal Web site designed to offer people with disabilities and many others access to the information and resources they need to live full and independent lives in the workplace and in their communities. Managed by the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) (www.dol.gov/odep), DisabilityInfo.gov offers a broad range of valuable information, not only for people with disabilities, but also their employers, family members, community organizations and many others.

Easy to navigate, DisabilityInfo.gov is organized by subject areas that include benefits, civil rights, community life, education, employment, health, housing, technology and transportation. By selecting a category from the tabs at the top of the home page, users are directed to valuable information covering state and local resources, news and events, grants and funding, laws and regulations and more. In particular, the Employment section of the site features links to public and private programs and resources of interest to businesses that employ people with disabilities, as well as entrepreneurs with disabilities interested in starting their own business.

With 22 federal agencies contributing content to this Web site, DisabilityInfo.gov contains extensive, frequently updated information on a host of cross-cutting topics. Information of particular interest to the business community include compliance assistance resources on disability employment laws; information on reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities; tax incentives and other benefits for businesses hiring workers with disabilities; and access to information on self-employment and entrepreneurship, including financial assistance through grants and guaranteed loan programs.

DisabilityInfo.gov also offers a free subscription service where you can sign up to receive DisabilityInfo Connection, our quarterly newsletter, as well as other e-mail alerts covering information tailored to your individual interests. Just visit http://service.govdelivery.com/service/user.html?code=USODEP to sign up today!