Workplace Inclusion & Sustainable Employment

A website that offers tips on reasonable accommodations for persons with psychiatric disabilities.

This website is a widget developed by JAN (the Job Accommodation Network) designed to let users explore various accommodation options for persons with disabilities.  This link allows user to embed the SOAR widget into their website.

The home page of the Americans with Disabilities Act. On this page, the provisions of the act are included in their entirety.

This website is an article angled toward youth with mental disabilities who are planning to enter the workforce.

This website is a statewide program designed to provide assistive technology to Arkansas residents.

This website includes a variety of resources pertaining to assistive technology.

This article lists several useful extensions that can be added to the Google Chrome browser to improve accessibility for special needs individuals. 

This website leads to a company that provides amplified phones.

This website leads to the New Mexico Technology Assistance Program

The Picture Scheduler app is helpful for people who rely on visual and auditory supports to complete common tasks.

A website that offers a variety of assistive technology devices.

A website devoted to Section 508, a government enactment which concerns the development of assistive technologies.  

The website for the CDMS, the only independent, nationally accredited organization that certifies disability management specialists.

Accessible documents for Microsoft Office 2010

This website is an article that explores the basics of using alternative text in digital documents.

This website includes a number of learning tools about how to create accessible documents.

The Federal Social Media Accessibility Toolkit Hackpad is intended to help agencies evaluate the accessibility of their social media programs for persons with disabilities, identify areas that need improving, and share their own ideas and recommendations for helping ensuring our modernization programs are easily accessed by all who need them.

This page includes helpful resources from the NCRTM, federal agencies and leading accessibility experts.

UNT DAR Graduate Michelle Boyd Discusses Online Accessability in this video.

This document issued by the US Justice Department titled “Examples and Resources to Support Criminal Justice Entities in Compliance with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)” is intended to facilitate criminal justice entities' compliance with the ADA during interactions with individuals with mental health disabilities or intellectual or developmental disabilities (I/DD).

Certain AMC Movie Theaters offer Autism Accommodated viewings to offer improved social inclusion, “Movie Showings for Guests & Families Living with Autism or Other Special Needs.” https://www.amctheatres.com/programs/sensory-friendly-films

This website has some facts about Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

This website leads to an organization that offers a variety of resources pertaining to research, treatment, and understanding of Autism Spectrum Disorders.

Autism Spectrum Disorder Programs

Independent Living Experience (ILE) is a customized support service for adults desiring a life of independence. Our team of dedicated professionals works directly with each adult to help them become their own self-determined advocate with the necessary skills to be successful within their living, working, and social environments.

My job chart is a unique system that provides opportunities for kids to work, manage time and money, while practicing accountability, responsibility and problem solving. My Job Chart also provides parents a perfect environment to have meaningful conversations about how to make smart money decisions and setting priorities.

This website leads to an organization which focuses on applied research pertaining to Autism Spectrum Disorder.

The Supporting Adults on the Autism Spectrum to Achieve Employment Webinar presents an overview of employment from the point of view of the individual adult, their family, the service provider and potential employers with emphasis of the targeting job skills that are community (rather than facility) based.

The Austin Asperger's Support Group is a Meetup support group.

VCU ASD Career Links is one of many grants housed at the VCU RRTC (Rehabilitation Research and Training Center). The purpose of the project is to conduct evidence-based research on vocational rehabilitation (VR) service models for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD).

In the pitch-black night, stung by jellyfish, choking on salt water, singing to herself, hallucinating … Diana Nyad just kept on swimming. And that's how she finally achieved her lifetime goal as an athlete: an extreme 100-mile swim from Cuba to Florida — at age 64. Hear her story.

This website leads to an article that describes what services the Social Security Administration offers to people who are blind or have low vision.

The largest membership organization of people who are blind in the United States.

This website has a list of successful transition-centered projects that employed collaboration between agencies.

A website with information on Aspergers Syndrome as well as High-Functioning Autism.

This website leads to a national organization that focuses entirely on integrated employment and career advancement for people with disabilities.

This website leads to a guide that explains ADA law and rights as they pertain to veterans who have disabilities.

This website is an article on vocational rehabilitation and employment for veterans who are disabled.

This website is a a document that guides veterans who are disabled on how to secure government benefits and employment.

This website is a guide designed to educate people on how to support veterans who are injured or disabled as they return to the workplace.

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The following document provides instructions on how to view previous registration orders.

The Building Employer Relationships webinar provides methods to develop employer relationships that result in work opportunities and create strategies that assist employers to fill their workforce needs.

The 83^rd Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 1226 which established Employment-First Policy for the State of Texas.  This legislation set Texas on a new path designed to establish a statewide priority to support people with a disabilities to obtain work in a typical community job setting or in a small business of their own.

Link to video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcEXk7Eh2zU

This website leads to an academic, peer-reviewed journal about academic advising in higher education.

The Discovery, Themes and Successful Job Development webinars provide an overview of the steps in Discovering Personal Genius as an assessment process. Additionally, information on how to take themes, conditions of employment, skills and interests and use them to uncover a myriad of businesses and the unlimited ways people make a living is discussed.

This website leads to a job exploration tool that includes descriptions of a wide variety of occupations.

This website is a resource offered by the Social Security Administration that provides information for people with disabilities who are applying for benefits for the first time.

First Step: A Youth Practitioner’s Resource Guide to Supportive Services:  Provides quick and easy access to a wide range of programs and services at the state or local level and helps program staff identify potential partnerships that can maximize services to youth.

This website leads to an organization that encourages the practice of self-advocacy among youth with disabilities.

A website that provides a number of informative resources on the topic of the transition of persons who are disabled from youth to adulthood.

A website published by the U.S. Department of Education that provides a variety of information pertaining to youth who are transitioning from high school to college, or from college to career.

The Start Early: Transition and the Importance of Preparation explores some of the skills and abilities needed to successfully transition from high school to work or higher education. Additionally, supports needed for students entering the world of work and higher education and challenges students face in both areas are discussed.

Texas Parent to Parent (TxP2P) is committed to improving the lives of Texas children who have disabilities, chronic illness, and/or special health care needs. TxP2P empowers families to be strong advocates through parent-to-parent support, resource referral, and education.

This website leads to a guide that prepares high school educators to answer questions that students who are disabled may ask about their transition from high school to postsecondary education.

The National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth (NCWD/Youth), the Office of Disability Employment Policy's youth technical assistance center, recently published a new InfoBrief entitled Understanding the New Vision for Career Development: The Role of Family. This InfoBrief introduces families, including families of youth with disabilities, to a new way of looking at career development for youth. This brief discusses the three phases of career development, highlights Individualized Learning Plans (ILPs) as a tool for facilitating the career development process, and offers strategies on how families can support the young people in their lives as they pursue lifelong learning and skill-building in preparation for entering the world of work.

This is a compilation of best practices providing a snapshot of cooperative youth service strategies  underway in Minnesota's 16 workforce service areas.

This report from the Boston University Center for Psychiatic Rehabilitation spotlights Cognitive Remediation programs, exploring what they are and how they can be useful.

This website leads to a film that explores the stigma of mental illness through the eyes of a few of the millions of Californians who have mental illnesses.

This website leads to the nation’s largest mental health organization, dedicated to improving the lives of Americans who are mentally ill.

This website provides a series of tools to assist in the growth and self-determination of people with psychiatric disabilities.

The Disability Etiquette 101 webinar discusses person first language, disability terminology including do’s and don’ts for courtesy behavior. 

The Rehabilitation and Research & Training Center on Employer Practices Related to Employment Outcomes among Individuals with Disabilities (Employer Practices -RRTC) provides information summarizing the research that was presented at the October 2013 State of the Science Conference; along with research briefs, links to papers, and links to online tools and resources.

This website is a Bureau of Labor Statistics report on the employment status of people who are disabled.

Disability and Disclosure PDF

Entering the World of Work PDF

Financial Information PDF

Preparing for the Job Search PDF

Soft Skills to Pay the Bills - Mastering Soft Skills for Workplace Success PDF

The Deaf Network of Texas is the largest Deaf Community Resources & Newsletter in Texas & surrounding states.

This website is a news source for developmental disability news.

These OSERS documents provide information on interventions to address academic and behavioral challenges in infants, toddlers, children, and youth impacted by fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), lead exposure, and opioids.

This website has a description of disability discrimination which includes examples of discrimination, laws pertaining to discrimination, and accommodations an employer can make to avoid discrimination.

This new toolkit provides advocates with detailed information about the HCBS Settings Rule and provides action steps for advocates to impact implementation of the new rules in their states.  The toolkit contains three documents:  (1) The Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Settings Rules: What You Should Know; (2) Home and Community-Based Services Regulations Q&A: Settings Presumed to be Institution & the Heightened Scrutiny Process, and (3) The Home and Community-Based Settings Rules: How to Advocate for Truly Integrated Community Settings (unabridged and abridged).

This website is the official website of the U.S. Social Security Administration.

JobTIPS  is an online student program, offers real world examples and assistance to teens and adults transitioning to the workplace. It provides learning resources, guided exercises, graphic organizers, role-playing scenario cards, prescreening tests, video tutorials, and visual prompts to help individuals with any learning style get and keep a job.

JobTIPS  is an online student program, offers real world examples and assistance to teens and adults transitioning to the workplace. It provides learning resources, guided exercises, graphic organizers, role-playing scenario cards, prescreening tests, video tutorials, and visual prompts to help individuals with any learning style get and keep a job.

During the Employment and Justice Involvement webinar, participants are provided with different perspectives on how to assist individuals who have been involved in the justice system with obtaining employment. 

The Employment for People with Psychiatric Disabilities webinars share ideas, strategies and solutions that to help promote successful employment. This presentation and materials further will discuss important considerations for individuals with psychiatric disabilities and employment.

This website is an article that explains the facets of entrepreneurship and self-employment for people with disabilities.

The Ethics: Applying a Decision-Making Model to Ethical Dilemmas two-part series focuses on guiding principles to use when making decisions when ethical dilemmas occur. Additionally, a demonstration of how to use a decision-making model to tease out possible solutions to ethical dilemmas is provided.

The Ethics: Leadership in the Counseling Relationship webinar session reviews the ethical guidelines and decision making for the welfare of those served by rehabilitation counselors. 

In the Ethics: The Impact of Personal Values webinar, Dr. Linda Holloway focuses our attention on our own personal values and how these values impact the application of the code of ethics. 

In the Ethics of Informed Choice webinar, Rachita Sharma, MS, LPC, CRC will guide the audience through the ethical decision making process pertaining to informed choice.

This Web site contains information about living college life with a disability. It’s designed for high school students and provides video clips, activities and additional resources that can help you get a head start in planning for college.

"A person centered plan can help those involved with the focus person see the total person, recognize his or her desires and interests, and discover completely new ways of thinking about the future of the person."

In the Person-Centered Transition to Work webinar, Debbie Wilkes discusses strategies for transition with an employment outcome.  

This website leads to an organization that provides free guidance on workplace accommodation for persons who are disabled.

The On-line Applications and Job Screening – Tips for Employment Specialists webinar reveals how on-line applications are used by the employer and reveal tips that to assist an Employment Specialist to support the consumer through this process. 

The On-line Applications and Job Screening – Tips for Employment Specialists webinar reveals how on-line applications are used by the employer and reveal tips that to assist an Employment Specialist to support the consumer through this process. 

In the Resumes that Yield Results webinar, Martha Garber provides information about various types of resumes and guidelines to use in choosing the correct resume type for the situation.

The Parent and Family Support of Young Adults for Success in Employment webinar provides an insight into the various aspects of engaging and building family support in the process of employment for youth in transition. 

The Social Media, Disability & Employment Protections webinar explores the interaction between the rights of people with disabilities in the workplace and the growing influence of social media. 

In a two-part series, the Social Security Disability Benefits and Impact of Work Webinar offers an overview of the Social Security Administration SSI and SSDI benefits, work incentives, and the much coveted health insurances. 

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Supported Employment Saves Money!

SAMHSA provides practice principles about supported employment, an approach to vocational rehabilitation for people with serious mental illnesses. Promotes the belief that everyone with a serious mental illness is capable of working competitively in the community.

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