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10 Small Business
Mistakes -
clarifies some
basic misunderstandings that small employers commonly hold
about the ADA. (Department of Justice - 13 Minutes)
Access to
Technology in the Workplace: In Our Own Words -
employees with a
variety of disabilities describe how they use computers and
promote the provision of accessible electronic and
information technology in
the workplace.
(DO-IT - 12 Minutes)
Accessibility:
Technology for Everyone -
features six
professionals with disabilities pursuing successful and
satisfying careers in business and government using a wide
range of accessible technology.
(Microsoft - 16
Minutes)
A Hire Vision - "
What Employers
Want to Know About Hiring Visually Impaired Workers?
promotes the benefits of hiring workers who are blind or
have low vision. (American
Foundation for
the Blind - 7 Minutes)
Disability:
Dispelling the Myths -
covers people
with disabilities as a pipeline of qualified workers, using
the workforce system to support accommodation, and meeting
the challenges of employee
training and
promotion. (U.S. Chamber of Commerce - 1 Hour)
Employment 101 -
hear about how to
hire people with disabilities and access resources to better
meet the growing need of business for a skilled workforce.
(U.S. Chamber
of Commerce - 1
Hour)
Finding Gold:
Hiring the Best and the Brightest -
employers in
cooperative education, internship, and other work-based
learning programs show how to fully include participants
with disabilities. (DO_IT
- 7 Minutes)
Oregon Business
Leadership Network -
featuring a
number of folks with disabilities and their employers, this
video demonstrates how people with disabilities can be
successful in the workplace.
(Requires
QuickTime Player
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12 Minutes)
Put Ability to
Work in the 21st Century -
profiles a
partnership between SunTrust Bank, Manpower, and Virginia
Commonwealth University to create employment opportunities
for people with disabilities.
(WorkSupport.com
- 9 minutes)
Telecommuting and
People with Disabilities -
Debra Ruh, C.E.O.
of TecAccess. Over 75% of the staff at TecAccess are people
with disabilities. Ms. Ruh describes how TecAccess has used
technology to
make the company
more efficient. (WorkSupport.com - 35 Minutes)
The Business Case
For Employing People with Disabilities -
Testimonials by
twelve employers representing companies like McDonalds,
Booz, Allen, & Hamilton, Bender Consulting, and Microsoft
(WorkSupport.com - 5 to
10 minutes each)
World Wide
Access: Accessible Web Design -
shows how to make
web pages accessible to people with disabilities. - It is
particularly useful for self-instruction or group training
for people who design
and support
websites and/or teach web design classes. (DO_IT - 10
Minutes)
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VIDEOS FOR
EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AGENCIES
Access to the
Future -
college career
development staff share ideas for making services and
programs accessible to students with disabilities (DO_IT -
14 Minutes)
Crossing the
Bridge -
Documentary of
Nick's Copy Service - a young man with a developmental
disability who is self-employed. (
U of Tennessee
Center on Disability -
4 Minutes)
Discovering
Employment Resources
demonstrates how
One Stop organizations can effectively serve people with
disabilities - features the Illinois Employment and Training
Center. ( 11 Minutes)
Making One Stop
Facilities and Services Accessible -
Presenter: Marian
Vessels, Director of the ADA and IT Information Center for
the Mid-Atlantic Region. (WorkSupport.com - 57 Minutes)
Supported
Employment & Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities -
presented by
Laurie Ford - nationally recognized for her extensive
knowledge about employment services for people with mental
illness, and for her innovative,
high quality
training approaches. (WorkSupport.com - 3 Minutes)
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VIDEOS FOR PEOPLE
WITH DISABILITIES
ADA Signing
Ceremony -
documents the
speech given by President George H. W. Bush when he signed
the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into law on July
26, 1990. (George Bush
Presidential
Library - 22 Minutes.)
Future Outlook of
Spinal Cord Injury and Employment -
Presentation by
Lex Frieden - Senior Vice President at TIRR (The Institute
for Rehabilitation and Research) in Houston, Texas.
(WorkSupport.com - 5 Minutes)
It's Your Career
-
college students
with disabilities tell about work-based learning experiences
and show how to gain access to these opportunities. (DO_IT -
12 Minutes)
PASS Program -
overview of the
Social Security Program's Plan for Achieving Self-Support -
and how it can be used to save money for education,
vocational training, or
start-up funds
for a business. (Institute for Child Health Policy - 12
Minutes)
Taking Control: "
Career Tips for
People with Disabilities" provides excellent, practical
strategies for obtaining active, gainful employment.
(Infinitec 23 Minutes)
Ticket to Work
Program -
overview of the
Social Security Program's Ticket To Work initiative.
(Institute for Child Health Policy - 12 Minutes)
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ONLINE COURSES
AND LEARNING
The ADA Game -
players take on
the role of advocates for disability rights and work
together to improve compliance with the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA) in their
virtual
communities.
At Your Service:
Welcoming Customers with Disabilities -
online course in
meeting the customer service needs of customers with
disabilities.
LEGACY Diversity
Training -
a training system
to equip One-Stop staff and their partners with the skills
needed to provide high quality workforce development
services to persons with
disabilities.
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