The "People Power" Disability - Serious Illness - Senior Citizen Superbook:
Book 5. Disability Jobs
(Most Disabled People Want to Work)
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Most Disabled People Want to Work
Disabilities & Work 1-3
Benefits of Hiring People With Disabilities
Keep Medicaid & Social Security While Working
Jobs For People on SSA Benefits
Job Support Groups/ Work Support Groups
Disabilities Info
Disability Law Websites
Job Law Websites for Disabled People
The Americans With Disabilities Act
ADA at Work
The Job Accommodation Network/ Accommodations Employers Make
Some Typical Types of Accommodations
Accommodate Disabled People Websites
Chapter 3. Disability Job Websites
Disabled People Job Advice Websites
Disability Career Plan Websites
Major Disability Job Websites/ Major Disabled Job Websites
Disability Job Websites/ Disabled Job Websites
Chapter 4. Disability Job Resources
Disability Work Help Websites
Federal Government Disability Job Websites
Disabled People Jobs in the Federal Government
Disability Job Organizations Info
Disability Internships/ Internships for Disabled People
Lists of Internship Websites
Disability Mentors/ Mentoring for Disabled People
Chapter 5. Vocational Rehabilitation Basics
Vocational Rehabilitation Info
Vocational Rehabilitation Websites
Vocational Rehabilitation by State List 1-2
Vocational Education for Disabled People by State
Chapter 6. Disability Work Topics
A Person With Disabilities Being Interviewed
Disabled Youth Jobs
Cancer Job Websites/ Working While Having Cancer
Disclosing A Disability For Work
Sick Leave Info
Working With a Chronic Medical Condition
Chapter 7. Jobs for People With Specific Disabilities
Jobs For the Deaf & Hearing Impaired
Jobs For the Blind/ Blind People Jobs
Jobs for Cerebral Palsy People
People with a Mental Illness Job Websites
Chapter 8. Jobs for the Mentally Challenged
Jobs for People With Developmental Disabilities/ Jobs for Mentally Challenged
Mentally Challenged Job Websites
Independent Living for Mentally Challenged People
Asperger Job Websites
Autistic Job Services/ Hire an Autistic Person
Canadian Autistic Job Services
Learning Disability Job Websites
British Learning Disability Job Websites
Chapter 9. Disabled People Business Info
Disability Business Websites/ Disabled People Business Websites
Disability and Business Assistance Centers
Chapter 10. A Working Parent With a Disabled Child
Work & Raising a Disabled Child
Work & Raising a Disabled Child Websites
Family & Medical Leave Act/ FMLA
Chapter 11. Companies that Hire Disabled People
Disabled-Friendly Employers
U.S. Dept of Labor Has a List of Disabled-Friendly Employers
Chapter 12. Disability Job Websites by State 1
Alabama Disability Job Info
Alaska Disability Job Info
Arizona Disability Job Info
Arkansas Disability Job Info
California Disability Job Info
Colorado Disability Job Info
Connecticut Disability Job Info
Delaware Disability Job Info
District of Columbia Disability Job Info
Florida Disability Job Info
Georgia Disability Job Info
Hawaii Disability Job Info
Idaho Disability Job Info
Illinois Disability Job Info
Indiana Disability Job Info
Iowa Disability Job Info
Kansas Disability Job Info
Chapter 13. Disability Job Websites by State 2
Kentucky Disability Job Info
Louisiana Disability Job Info
Maine Disability Job Info
Maryland Disability Job Info
Massachusetts Disability Job Info
Michigan Disability Job Info
Minnesota Disability Job Info
Mississippi Disability Job Info
Missouri Disability Job Info
Montana Disability Job Info
Nebraska Disability Job Info
Nevada Disability Job Info
New Hampshire Disability Job Info
New Jersey Disability Job Info
New Mexico Disability Job Info
New York Disability Job Info
North Carolina Disability Job Info
North Dakota Disability Job Info
Chapter 14. Disability Job Websites by State 3
Ohio Disability Job Info
Oklahoma Disability Job Info
Oregon Disability Job Info
Pennsylvania Disability Job Info
Rhode Island Disability Job Info
South Carolina Disability Job Info
South Dakota Disability Job Info
Tennessee Disability Job Info
Texas Disability Job Info
Utah Disability Job Info
Vermont Disability Job Info
Virginia Disability Job Info
Washington Disability Job Info
West Virginia Disability Job Info
Wisconsin Disability Job Info
Wyoming Disability Job Info
Chapter 15. Canadian Disabled People at Work
Canadian Disabled People Jobs/ Canadian Disability Job Websites
Canadian Disability Job Accomodation by the Boss
Canadian Business Disabled People
Provincial Disability Offices
Chapter 16. Disabled People Jobs World
Australia Disability Job Websites
British Disability Job Websites
Chapter 17. Older People at Work
Seniors Looking for Work 1-2
Older People Job Knowledge
Midlife Career Change/ Job Change
Encore Career/ Retirement Career
Older People Job Websites/ Mature Job Websites
British Senior Citizen Jobs
Canadian Older People Job Websites
Age Discrimination At Work
Caretaker/ Personal Home Services/ House Sitter/ Pet Sitter
Forty Plus Clubs
Everybody has disabled people somewhere in their family tree. Lots of people are born disabled due to genetic reasons or as the result of pregnancy complications. People get injured or acquire debilitating diseases at some point in life. I've lived with both, a disabled relative and serious injuries of my own.
The thing is that the world goes on. It doesn't slow down or stop just because someone is disabled. We can do so much politically and the rest we have to do on our own to fit into the world somehow in a useful, productive way to get the money we want to buy the things that will help us survive and enjoy our lives more.
The best thing I ever saw about disabilities was the 1940s movie called Shaggy Bush which was a movie about a family going through ups and downs. There was a bit in there where the mother said her daughter's disability didn't mean she was doomed. It just meant that she would still do what she felt in her spirit with her life with this extra nuisance to deal with.
There's a lot of discrimination. You can't legislate it away. The only way to solve it is to prove to prejudiced people that you can do the things you do as a job or for a career just as well or better than other people.
As a group, disabled people are the poorest category within society. The government could do more but it won't happen until disabled people of all kinds come together to form a powerful voting block capable of swaying elections like the AARP for people over 50.
There has to be some kind of major aggressive program to train disabled people and put them out into the workforce. They should get preferential treatment for all government jobs.
There are all kinds of assisted living retirement communities for seniors who can afford them. There could be living communities built especially for disabled people. We're wealthy enough as a society to do this but we choose to spend the money on warfare and all kinds of other foolishness like border guards between Canada and the United States. We're spozed to be best friends.
I hope this book will help you but there are a lot of holes in it. It's a first edition. It has lots of room for improvement. To all the disabled and seriously ill people out there, this is your book. Send me articles, websites, tips, etc. to help make it the one central disabilities help book in the world.
Chapter 1. Most Disabled People Want to Work
Disabilities & Work 1
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), prohibits private business and government agencies with 15 or more employees from discriminating against a qualified handicapped person in all manner of the employment process from hiring to performance to termination.
Employers are allowed to ask prospective employees about their ability to perform a specific job function but they're not allowed to ask them about their disabilities per se.
Reasonable accommodation for disabled job applicants refers to not asking embarrassing questions during the interview and also to make reasonable physical accommodations.
Regardless of the particular disability, be it mobility limitation, sight or hearing impairment or a chronic condition like multiple sclerosis, the company is supposed to provide assistance in all these matters.
This might be to provide a sign language reader, provide a reading enlarger machine for the visually impaired or build a ramp to enable a wheelchair user to enter the building.
The ADA is intended to help bring disabled individuals into the workplace. Estimates say there are about 45 million Americans with some manner of a physical or mental disability.
It is not just an anti-discrimination law, it's a proactive law that imposes obligations upon businesses to accommodate the needs of the disabled in the workplace but this is where it backfires.
Because employers know that if they hire a disabled person, they will probably have to "accommodate" them, they let them apply and go through the process in order to avoid a charge of discrimination but always say a better qualified candidate got the job.
When interviewing people, questions must focus on a candidate's ability to do the job rather than focus on how the disability will interfere with doing the job.
The more specific your questions are with respect to the actual job as opposed to general questions, the more safe you are from a charge of discrimination.
It is illegal to ask the following questions to job applicants.
Do you have any disabilities?
Do you have any disability that would prevent you from doing this job?
Will you need any special accomodation and/ or equipment to do the job?
Have you ever been in a drug or alcohol rehabilitation program?
How often do you get sick?
Employers are reluctant to hire handicapped people because of the extra demands on their insurance and other conditions to accommodate the disabled person, hence, many still discriminate, however, they are not prosecuted because it's difficult to prove.
The law states that the employer must make Reasonable Accommodation for the handicapped employee such as building an accessible ramp or walkway, acquire equipment for the handicapped person such as a TTD telephone for a deaf person, work around the person's special needs such as absenteeism for medical reasons and the list goes on.
Businesses must provide adequate accommodations for customers as well.
Many employers don't want to deal with disabled people because they have to accommodate this person's special needs and if they hire a handicapped person who doesn't perform up to par, when they have to terminate him, they're hit with a discrimination lawsuit when in actuality it's about the individual's incompetence not his or her disability.
The Americans With Disabilities Act has virtually wiped out all questions about medical history during the job interview except those involving a specific ability to perform for the job.
They can require you to take a medical examination after you've been hired and can't reject you unless any disability relates directly to your job.
If the job requires any type of physical work, you are legally allowed to give all candidates (both disabled and non-disabled ones) a physical fitness test to see if they can actually do the tasks required of the job.
If an individual is excluded from a job based on a medical exam result, the employer must be able to demonstrate that the medical deficiency directly relates to the job.
The employer must also be able to show that the individual can't perform the job duties even if the employer were to make reasonable accommodation.
Your library should have the ADA Information File which contains information about the ADA.
Disabilities & Work 2
Because there are so many laws about hiring disabled people nowadays, potential employers don't know exactly what's going on, are scared, feel intimidated and don't know what's appropriate in a job interview so they often take the easy way out, play along then don't hire the disabled job candidate.
Make allowance for ignorant bosses who don't know what's going on. They aren't allowed to ask you about your disability if it won't interfere with work performance but you can and should tell them straight out what your disability is and what you can or can't do.
For work purposes, there are three major areas of disabilities:
1.) Visibly handicapped workers such as those with speech impediments, paralysis, blindness, etc.
2.) Hidden impairments such as mental illness, hernias, Hiv, etc.
3.) Employees who develop handicaps after they're hired.
If a physical or mental condition substantially limits one or more of the normal activities of life, that person is considered to be disabled under the legal definition of disability.
An employer or a worker can check out the legal parameters of disabilities and work through either the Americans with Disabilities Act/ ADA or the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, eeoc.gov.
Americans With Disabilities Act Infoline
800-514-0301
usdoj.gov/crt/ada, ada.gov
The ADA only applies to companies with fifteen or more employees.
Discriminating against disabled people is illegal but not hiring them is not so it's a catch 22.
How do you prove an employer didn't hire you based on prejudice as opposed to the fact that he found somebody else better qualified for the job?
In another sense, to have visibly disabled people on the payroll especially in a retail business is good for business because customers think the
company must be pretty good, kind and
compassionate to hire these people.
Legally speaking, the line between reasonable accommodation and prohibitive costs/ undue hardships is a matter of judicial case law. If it
would cost too much to accommodate a
disabled individual, you're legally protected from hiring him or her.
One point that may not be evident to employers is that when they assume disabled people can't do a certain task or certain tasks, they may be wrong because disabled people are generally creative and have often found ways to do job
tasks that no one else could have thought up.
Give disabled people a chance to prove
themselves.
As a disabled person, you have to put this guy or gal at ease such that they feel you will be an asset, a good worker and won't cost an arm and a leg in setting up special provisions for them or be sued if they do the wrong thing. Offer to prove yourself by working for free or at minimum wage for a week.
Show the guy you won't be a burden. Show him that he won't have to lower his standards in hiring you.
Tell him such things as despite your disability:
You will be on time.
Do the job well.
Will not fall to pieces because of stress.
Will not use the disability as a convenient scapegoat.
Will not be a crybaby, blaming everything on the disability.
Will not be wimpy, will rise to tough challenges.
You have to sell yourself just like anybody does. You have to come off that despite the disability you're still a cool person that this guy or gal who's interviewing you can relate to and likes despite your so-called limitations.
Many disabled people are scared, insecure and would rather live off government assistance than work but still pretend to be looking for work to appear noble to friends, relatives and associates.
Search your soul to see who you really are. If you don't want to work for someone else, you could make a go of starting a business from home.
I've seen a guy in a wheelchair who was the owner of a bar so you can do what you want provided you've got the guts and the heart to go after it, the same as normal people. They have all the same challenges as you in getting a job or starting a business. Don't hide behind the disability as the excuse for your true fear of trying something and failing.
There are cases where a group of disabled people get together, start their own company or service and succeed at it.
You could even start a disability employment agency then set out to recruit companies who will hire based on providing good quality employees who do a great job. Call it Can-Do.
The truth is that just about everybody has some disability be it nearsightedness or obesity which are quite common these days.
Employers have the legal right to give tests which measure the qualifications for the job and that's basically it. Some jobs require medical tests, others don't. If they're used to weed people out, it's grounds for discrimination.
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) restrict what questions a job applicant can be asked regarding his or her medical history or disabilities.
The law specifically prohibits asking a job applicant if he or she is disabled since disability is a relative term. You could be "disabled" but still do the job as described by the job description.
The Catch-22 that employers have on their side is to simply eliminate you at the pre-employment stage. They have certain rights at the pre-employment stage to check you out to determine if you're fit/ qualified for the job.
They can eliminate you based on that or simply eliminate you by stating you weren't the best candidate who applied for the job.
Employers en masse are afraid to hire disabled people because they're afraid of the clause in the ADA that says they must make reasonable accommodations for any disabled employees they have and they're also afraid of lawsuits because of the perception out in public that disabled people are sue-happy if they don't get their own way so rather than deal with it and give a disabled individual a chance, most employers simply pay lip service by giving the applicant the interview then eliminating him or her right at the outset.
Employers are legally allowed to make pre-employment inquiries into the ability of an applicant to perform job-related functions.
The ADA only applies to companies with 15 or more employees.
A company is permitted to require a medical examination after hiring. The hiring would be conditional on the results of the medical examination.
Employers are not allowed to snoop on a
potential employee's previous record of worker compensation claims.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) enforces Title VII of the Civil Rights Act which prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, disability or national origin and for most jobs, age.
During an interview, employers aren't allowed to ask any questions about these criteria or nose around in affairs that don't relate to the job like your marital status, criminal history or medical
questions unless they're directly pertinent to the job.
This law basically applies to all businesses and organizations, public and private in all manner of employment from hiring, performance to termination. The law applies to unions in all the
ways they influence employment practices.
The Rehabilitation Act and the ADA apply only to certain companies in terms of size and federal contracts but the spirit of these laws and other laws mean that employers must make a reasonable effort to accommodate their disabled workers, including those afflicted with Aids.
For more information, refer to the Americans with Disabilities Act, 1990, based on the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title V of the Rehabilitation Act at:
42 usc 12112;
Americans With Disabilities Act Infoline
800-514-0301
800-669-4000
usdoj.gov/crt/ada, ada.gov
eeoc.gov/laws/ada
law.cornell.edu/uscode
Disabilities & Work 3
Based on everything I've read, I say disabled people have the best chances of finding work at:
government, all levels
nonprofits including the nonprofit dedicated to your disability
public schools
colleges and universities
any company that relies on community involvement like a sports franchise, a movie theater, etc.
The search for a job and career are the same as with anyone. First you have to discover your true nature, what do you naturally like to do that you can do pretty good compared to other people then learn those skills, get the license or credential and put them to use in a job that helps people somehow.
If you can't get a job right away, try an apprenticeship, internship or volunteering.
Brush up on your presentation, how you present yourself. Learn public speakling, speak up, look neat, write well.
You have to create resume, a cover letter, network, look for mentors, etc.
In order to find a job, you must go to your relevant support organizations in your particular disability. I've written a medical book which lists many medical organizations.
Disabled people often have a good chance with:
Government jobs.
Nonprofit organizations.
Universities and colleges, especially the
government funded ones.
For general questions about disability rights, try:
usdoj.gov/crt/ada, ada.gov/adahom1.htm
dol.gov/dol/odep
For help regarding the Americans With
Disabilities Act, contact:
Americans With Disabilities Act Infoline
800-514-0301
800-669-4000
usdoj.gov/crt/ada, ada.gov
Overall, employers are reluctant to hire handicapped people because of the extra demands on their insurance and other conditions to accommodate the disabled person, hence, many still discriminate, however, are not prosecuted because it's difficult to prove.
Your library should have the ADA Information File which contains info about the ADA.
Try #650.1408 or HV1568 at the library for books about jobs and disabled people.
You can find books about disabilities at #362.4 of your local library or #610-619, the medical section.
Benefits of Hiring People With Disabilities
You might get a tax break.
Disabled people often make great workers because they know they have to try harder and want to prove themselves too.
Visibly disabled people at work are good for business because it makes the company look benevolewnt and disabled customers like to see it.
Disabled people relate well with other people.
Diverse work groups look good and help workers learn from each other.
People with disabilities are generally well-educated.
It's ability, not disability, that counts.
Keep Medicaid & Social Security While Working
uiowa.edu/~lhpdc/work, a resource center for developing and implementing medicaid buy-in programs and related employment initiatives for persons with disabilities. helps individuals with disabilities find ways to maintain medicaid coverage while working.
ssa.gov/work, ticket to work and work incentives improvement act of 1999
ssa.gov/pubs/10095.html, working while on disability.
ssa.gov/pubs/10061.html, redbook on work incentives a summary guide to social security and supplemental security income work incentives for people with disabilities.
ssa.gov/disability, transition age special education students and ssi: what parents should know
communityinclusion.org
jan.wvu.edu/links/fmlalinks.htm, health insurance portability and accountability act
cms.hhs.gov/hipaageninfo/07_otherhipaaresources.asp, medicaid eligibility
cms.hhs.gov/medicaid/eligibility/default.asp, information on eligibility policy and who is eligible for the medicaid program.
Jobs For People on SSA Benefits
tickettoworkservices.com
disabilitybenefits101.org/ca/programs/work_benefits/ttw/
Job Support Groups/ Work Support Groups
There are job support groups around to help you out where you meet with others looking for work. Ask about them at your local
employment office or at the chamber of commerce.
You could even start such a group by putting an ad somewhere or asking your priest to mention it at church on Sunday.
The organizations listed below provide advocacy, career planning, training or support for specific groups of people.
Check local churches for job/ work support groups.
chronicfatigue.about.com/od/supportadvocacy/a/startsupportgrp.htm, how to start a support group.
meetup.com/jobs/, start a job support group.
workministry.com/resources/basicissuesjsg.shtml, basic issues for forming a job support group.
ahkcommunity.com/records/831321.html, holy family job support group, inverness, il.
aolsvc.health.webmd.aol.com/hw/healthy_seniors/shc56.asp, edina, il.
brotherhoodstandrew.org/howto/thtfjobsupport.html
caerdydd.ac.uk/./stude/carsv/jobhunting/applications_interviews/jssg.html, graduate job seekers support group.
caerdydd.ac.uk/2664, graduate job seekers support group.
cardiff.ac.uk/2664, graduate job seekers support group.
cardiff.ac.uk/carsv/jobhunting/applications_interviews/jssg/index.html, graduate job seekers support group, cardiff university.
careervision.org/resources/jobgroups.htm, illinois.
chicagojobs.org/comm/supportgroups.html
coastiechicks.net/worklifeiscmedicalwebsites.html, coast guard spouse support group, links to useful websites.
colonialchurch.org/loving_serving/support_groups
dailystrength.org
fedupfeds.org
finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/recruitersnetwork
fortyplus.org, older professionals.
fotw.org/ministries/allministries/jobsupport.asp, fellowship of the woodlands, the job support ministry.
freelists.org/archives/jsfg_cinti
hranca.org/members/support.asp, human resource association of the national capital area.
jobfinderssupport.blogspot.com
jobfinderssupport.com
jobhunt.org/jobs/massachusetts/massachusetts_jobs_networking.shtml
jobhunt.org/jobsearchnetworking/jobsearchnetworking.shtml
jobsupportministry.com
jobsupportministry.org
layofflounge.com, for laid off people.
listask.com/lits/support-work-group.htm,
luhs.org/health/kbase/htm/shc5/6/shc56.htm, group in mn.
messageboards.ivillage.com/iv-wdjobsupport
migrantsresourcecentre.org.uk/ajobsupportgroup.htm
mnwfc.org/hennepinsouth/jobsupportgroups.htm
mnwfc.org/hennepinsouth/jobsupportgroups.pdf
mnworkforcecenter.org/hennepinsouth/jobsupportgroups.htm
parenthood.library.wisc.edu/wg/workgroup3.html
printoneroffice.co.uk/jobsupportgroup.html
promatch.org, targeted job search workshops.
quintcareers.com/job_club.html
regretsonly.com, life's biggest regrets.
resumewritinghow.com, job support group.
rileyguide.com/support.html
saintalphonsus.com/index.php, catholic church, inverness, il.
skokielibrary.com/s_programs/pr_calendar/pr_events/0705/career.html, skokie job and career support group.
st.com/daily/0203/021803/l02tr109.htm, seeking a job? get support or start your own group.
standrewlu.org/jobtransition.shtml, st. andrew lutheran church, job transition group.
ststephens.com/jobsupport
ststephens.com/stst/job_search_support_group, st. stephen's episcopal church, edina, minnesota.
supportresource.net
trinityprinceton.org/jobseekers.cfm
vccpls.org/jssg/jssg_index.html, the job search support group of valley community church.
washingtonpost.com, job discussion groups.
webmd.com/hw/healthy_seniors/shc56.asp, job transition support group c/o colonial church of edina.
westfieldnj.com/supportgroup
workministry.com
workministry.com/newsletter/jsg/index.shtml
yellowpages.superpages.com
zvents.com, cupertino rotary job search support group, sunnyvale.
40 Plus of New York
15 Park Row
Nyc 10038
212-233-6086
fp.org/chapters.htm
Mutual aid for unemployed executive types over 40.
40 Plus of Philadelphia
1218 Chestnut St.
Philadelphia, Pa 19107
215-923-2074
fp.org/chapters.htm
Mutual aid for unemployed executive types over 40.
American Association of Retired Persons
Worker Equity
601 E St. Nw
Washington, Dc 20049
202-434-2040
aarp.org
Association Nacional Por Personas Mayores
National Association for Hispanic Elderly
234 E. Colorado Blvd.
Pasadena, Ca 91101
626-564-1988
This organization specifically serves low-income, minority older persons.
Catalyst
250 Park Ave. S.
5th Floor
NYC 10003
212-777-8900
Ask for the free referral pamphlet called Career Development Resources.
Employment Support Center
900 Massachusetts Ave. Nw
#444
Washington, Dc 20001
202-783-4747
Self-help group for unemployed and underemployed.
Employment Standards Administration
Office of Information and Consumer Affairs,
U.S.Department of Labor
#C-4331
200 Constitution Ave. Nw
Washington, Dc 20210
202-523-8743
dol.gov
Information on Federal laws concerning fair labor standards such as the minimum wage and equal employment opportunities.
Energy for Employment
Pob 58002
Philadelphia, Pa 19102
215-561-1660
Support group for unemployed and those seeking career changes.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
1801 L St. Nw
Washington, Dc 20507
202-663-4264
eeoc.gov
Federal laws, executive orders and selected
Federal grant programs bar discrimination in
employment based on race, color, religion, sex,
national origin, age and handicap. Information
on how to file a charge of discrimination is
available from U.S. Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission offices around the
country.
Job Transition Support Group
Colonial Church of Edina
6200 Colonial Way
Edina, Mn 55436
612-925-2711
Support group for unemployed people and those
seeking changes.
Mother's Access To Careers At Home
Pob 1461
Manassas, Va 22110
703-791-6264
703-764-2320
National Association for The Advancement Of
Colored People - Naacp
4805 Mount Hope Dr.
Baltimore, Md 21215-3297
410-358-8900
212-358-8900
naacp.org
National Association of Older Workers
Employment Services
c/o National Council On The Aging
#200
409 3rd St. Sw
Washington, Dc 20024
800-867-2755
202-479-1200
Fax: 202-479-0735
ncoa.org
National Caucus/Center On Black Aged, Inc.
1424 K St. Nw
#500
Washington, Dc 20005
202-637-8400
National Urban League
Employment Department
500 E. 62nd St.
NYC 10021
301-310-9000
nul.org
Philadelphia Unemployment Project
116 S. 7th St.
#610
Philadelphia, Pa 19106
215-592-0935
Shoulder To Shoulder
53 Copperfield Dr.
Madison, Ct 06443
203-421-5799
Support group for the wives of unemployed
men.
Disabilities Info
You can find books about disabilities at #155.916, #362.4 or HV888 to HV3023 of your local library. Try #649.1511for books about raising disabled children. Literary books about disabilities are at #810.8092 or PS508 at the library.
Try #646.700, #650.1408 or HV1568 at the library for books about jobs and disabled people. They call it disability vocational rehabilitation.
You can find books about disabilities at #610-619, the medical section.
Disability Law Websites
law.cornell.edu/uscode/42/ch75.html
abanet.org/disability/home.html, commission on mental and physical disability law.
access.digex.net/~edlawinc, disabilities education law.
acdl.com, arizona center for disability law.
ada.gov
ada.gov/cguide.htm
aldisabilitylaw.com, alabama social security disability law attorney, birmingham, 800-476-5128.
atlantasocialsecuritylaw.com, disability law attorneys, social security cases.
azdisabilitylaw.org, arizona center for disability law.
bbi.syr.edu, disability law and policy book series.
courts.info
dir.yahoo.com/government/law/disability
disability.law.uiowa.edu
disabilitylaw.blogspot.com
disabilitylawcenter.org
disabilitylaws.org
dlactn.org, disability law & advocacy center of tennessee.
dlcak.org, the disability law center of alaska.
dlcma.org, disability law center of massachusetts.
dll.ada-podcast.org, disability law lowdown podcast.
dlrp.org, disability law resource project.
dredf.org, disability rights education and defense fund, a national disability rights law and policy center.
fairmeasures.com/issues/disability/default.asp
janweb.icdi.wvu.edu/kinder, americans with disabilities act.
kraftlaw.com, dallas personal injury lawyers.
law.cornell.edu/topics/disability.html
law.cornell.edu/uscode/42/ch126.html, americans with disabilities act.
law.syr.edu/lawlibrary/electronic/humanrights.asp
megalaw.com/top/disabilities.php
mesrianilaw.com, los angeles lawyers.
oradvocacy.org, oregon advocacy center, disability law.
pedlaw.html, special education law
reviewscout.com/080931990x, the rights of people with mental disabilities.
scilibx.ucsc.edu, libraries, electronic books and other texts then the americans with disabilities act.
scilibx.ucsc.edu, libraries, electronic books and other texts then the americans with disabilities act.
sheriabrams.com, sheri abrams-social security disability law.
ssa.gov/history/law.html, social security disability law.
thedisabilitylawyer.net
topics.law.cornell.edu/wex/disability_law
usdoj.gov/crt/ada, ada.gov/adahom1.htm
usdoj.gov/crt/ada, ada.gov/adahom1.htm, americans with disabilities act.
val-dor.cc.buffalo.edu/legislation, american with disabilities act.
val-dor.cc.buffalo.edu/legislation, american with disabilities act.
veteransdisabilitylawyersite.com
vt.edu/education/specialed/index.spacer.org, parent advocacy coalition for educational rights.
washlaw.edu/subject/disability.html
wrightslaw.com, special education law and advocacy.
wrightslaw.com, special education law.
U.S. Department of Justice
American Disabilities Act Infoline
800-514-0301
usdoj.gov/crt/ada, ada.gov
They investigate any complaints about health care facilities.
Job Law Websites for Disabled People
abledata.com, 800-227-0216
abletowork.org
access-board.gov, u.s. access board, also known as the architectural and transportation barriers compliance board was created to serve the nation as the only independent federal agency whose primary mission is accessibility for people with disabilities.
accomodation network.
ada.gov/cguide.htm, covers the rights of persons with disabilities regarding education, employment, fair housing, public accommodations, and telecommunications.
adata.org, regional centers to provide information, training, and technical assistance to employers, people with disabilities
afb.org, federation of the blind.
aota.org, american occupational therapy assn.
arthritis in the workplace.
arthritis.org, 800-283-7800, free booklet
ataccess.com
cando.com
cast.org
comop.org/passfact.htm
deafworldweb.org
disability.com
disserv/stu.umn.edu/tc/grants/col/listing/disem
disserv3.stu.umn.edu/col
dol.gov/dol/odep, office of disability
ed.gov/ocr/transition.html, students with disabilities preparing for postsecondary education: know your rights and responsibilities
eeoc.gov, 800-669-4000, u.s. equal employment
eeoc.gov, equal employment opportunity commission
employment policy.
halftheplanet.com
ican.com
ilru.org, independent living.
info for all people with disabilities.
jan.wvu.edu, 800-526-7234, job accomodation
janweb.icdi.wvu.edu/, 800-526-7234, job
napas.org, national disability rights network
naric.com, 800-346-2742, national
nationalrehab.org
ncd.gov, national institute on disability.
network.
newmobility.com
newmobility.com/classifieds
opportunity commission.
pcepd.gov, employment.
projecthired.org
rehabilitation information center.
rehabpro.org, 800-240-9059
shhh.org, self-help for hard of hearing, good
usdoj.gov/crt, civil rights division.
usdoj.gov/crt/ada, ada.gov/
usdoj.gov/crt/ada, ada.gov/adahom1.htm, u.s. department of justice ada home page
abanet.org, 800-285-2221, american bar assn.
women.com
yuri.org/webable, resources.
The Americans With Disabilities Act
The Americans with Disabilities Act, 1990, is based on the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title V of the Rehabilitation Act, usdoj.gov/ crt/ada, ada.gov, 800-669-4000.
There are several precursors to the Americans With Disabilities Act like Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 which states that all organizations that get federal aid must be accessible by handicapped people.
The Education for All Handicapped Children Act gives all handicapped children the right to an education in the government's school systems. You have a right to an education and a right to employment.
The Americans with Disabilities Act/ ADA is a 1990 federal law (public law 101-336) that ensures individuals with disabilities access to the full range of ordinary services available to everyone in both the government sector and the business sector.
The teeth of the law is that that auxiliary aids and services such as wheelchair access to bathrooms, lifts on buses, and doors with electronic eyes be provided such that disabled people can have the same access as other people do.
Governments must abide by the ADA as well as all private companies with fifteen or more employees.
The definition of disabilities is the same as the one used in section 504 of the rehabilitation act of 1973):
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