For Businesses
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- Maine Employment Services Provider Directory
- National Employer Resources
- Legal Resources
- Benefits of Hiring a Person with a Disability
- Disability Management
- Workforce Planning
Maine Employer Resources
Maine Employment Services Provider DirectorySome Working Together members asked for help in identifying local service agencies that work with businesses on workforce and disability issues. An initial directory of service providers and agencies has been developed (an Excel document) and includes a listing of service providers and contact information collected from state agencies, local organizations, and web research. This first version may be expanded in the future depending upon the marketing interests of these provider organizations.Go here to view the directory.
National Employer Resources
Think Beyond the Label - Evolve Your Workforce
Central web site of the national media campaign aimed at business that started in February 2010. Its goal is simple: to raise awareness that hiring people with disabilities makes good business sense. Employees with disabilities have unique, competitively relevant knowledge and perspectives about work processes, bringing different perspectives to meeting work requirements and goals successfully.
Lesson One: Finding Qualified Workers with Disabilities
The U.S. Department of Education offers this web page to help employers tap into the talent pool of people with disabilities.
Communicating With and About People with Disabilities
Disability Employment Practices: A Resource Guide for Recruiting, Hiring and Employing People with Disabilities
Legal resources
Employer's Practical Guide to Reasonable Accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Resource provided by the Job Accommodation Network (JAN)—a service of the U.S. Department of Labor
Reaching out to Customers with Disabilities
This is an online course for businesses from the U.S. Department of Justice.
New England ADA Center
This center provides information, guidance, and training on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), tailored to meet the needs of business
Benefits of Hiring a Person with a Disability
Accommodation Information by Occupation or IndustryA resource compiled by the Job Accommodation Network—a service of the U.S. Department of Labor.
Taking Pride in That Which Sets Us Apart
This article by Shayn Anderson was published in the June, 2005, edition of Disability World's Disability Network Newsletter.
Disability Management
Disability Management Employer Coalition
A Listing of articles and other information on Disability Management
Workforce Planning
EARN Tools and Resources for Employers
EARN assists employers in understanding the practical business reasons for, as well as the practices that facilitate the recruitment and hiring of people with disabilities. EARN is an initiative funded by the U.S. Department of Labor.
Fast Facts On Recruiting From Nontraditional Sources of Labor
This document, a joint publication between the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Virginia Commonwealth University, provides resources and guidance to help businesses reach these potential workers.