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Institute for Community Inclusion at UMASS Boston promotes the inclusion of people with disabilities in their communities through training, consultation, clinical and employment services, and research.

Workplace Accommodations and Disability Employment Issues

What Can You Do? is partnering with the US Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy in promoting the national "What Can YOU Do?" Campaign for Disability Employment in Massachusetts. It is geared to employees AND employers.
Work Without Limits is based in Massachusetts and provides valuable resources and information on employment for many audiences, including people with disabilities, family members, employment service providers, and employers. Did you know that employers of people with disabilities may be eligible for the Work Opportunity Tax Credit??
The Job Accommodation Network is a comprehensive source for employees with disabilities, and for employers. JAN has developed a Searchable Online Accommodation Resource for exploring various accommodation options for people with disabilities in work and educational settings. JAN has also developed a handy Employers' Practical Guide .
Accessible Technology in the Workplace has a mission to promote full and unrestricted participation in business and society by persons with disabilities through the use of electronic information technology that is universally accessible. Check out their discussions and webinars on why it makes good business sense for firms to hire people with disabilities.
The Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RERC) on Workplace Accommodations at Georgia Tech has helpful case studies and examples of accommodations with a searchable wiki webpages .

On The Air! - An Audio Exploration by Northeast Public Radio of the National Effort to Increase the Role of Women with Disabilities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.

Most AAPD listings are in Washington D.C.

The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Defense, made available the 2011 Workforce Recruitment Program for College Students with Disabilities Database.
- Federal officials can visit the Workforce Recruitment Program website to register and search independently for candidates who meet their hiring needs.
- Private-sector employers can search the program's database through ODEP's National Employer Assistance and Resource Network by making a toll-free telephone call to 866-327-6669 or filling out a request form at the Employer Assistance and Resource Network website .

The Real People, Real Jobs website has stories about a wide range of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities working in paid jobs in their communities. The website is designed to broaden perceptions about what is possible for people with disabilities, their families, and front-line employment support professionals. The site was created by The Institute for Community Inclusion .