WIOA/ Workforce Development
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) maintains a primary focus on assisting job seekers with and without disabilities in succeeding in the labor market, matching employers with skilled workers who benefit from education, skills training, and career services from the workforce development system. The LEAD Center is focused on highlighting the opportunities presented in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) to build integrated cross-system collaborations that improve employment and economic outcomes for youth and adult job seekers with disabilities.
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Resources
- A Resource Developed by LEAD Center for ODEP
An Uneven Playing Field: The Lack of Equal Pay for People with Disabilities
December 2014 | Report/Brief
American Institutes for Research
Despite educational attainment, earning inequalities exist between workers with disabilities and those that are not disabled in full-time employment by educational level. This report focuses on the differences between the groups and the factors that...
StateData: Data on Employment & People with Disabilities
Website
Institute for Community Inclusion, University of Massachusetts Boston
Federal and state policy have helped to ensure opportunities for people with disabilities to have meaningful jobs in their communities, as well as a path out of poverty and toward self-sufficiency.
Bridging the Employment Gap for Students with Disabilities
September 2014 | Report/Brief
National Organization on Disability
Often, there is a disconnect on college campuses between career services offices a
A Comprehensive Approach To Transition
May 2014 | Tool/Manual
Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD)
Members of the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) have produced this paper because they want to help people to work together to support the self- determined transition of youth to adulthood and community life. Self-...
The Disability System and Programs to Promote Employment for People with Disabilities
April 2013 | Report/Brief
IZA Journal of Labor Policy
This paper examines employment-focused interventions within the U.S. disability system, including the challenges of developing and implementing these types of initiatives.
Accommodation and Compliance Series: Return-to-Work Programs
March 2013 | Report/Brief
Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
This informative article outlines how Return-to Work (RTW) programs can be a win-win for both the employer and the employee.
America's Heroes at Work
Website
The America's Heroes at Work project is designed for employers and the workforce development system to help address the employment challenges of our nation's service members and veterans living with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and/or...
LEAD On! Articles
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Resources
- A Resource Developed by LEAD Center for ODEP
An Uneven Playing Field: The Lack of Equal Pay for People with Disabilities
December 2014 | Report/Brief
American Institutes for Research
Despite educational attainment, earning inequalities exist between workers with disabilities and those that are not disabled in full-time employment by educational level. This report focuses on the differences between the groups and the factors that...
StateData: Data on Employment & People with Disabilities
Website
Institute for Community Inclusion, University of Massachusetts Boston
Federal and state policy have helped to ensure opportunities for people with disabilities to have meaningful jobs in their communities, as well as a path out of poverty and toward self-sufficiency.
Bridging the Employment Gap for Students with Disabilities
September 2014 | Report/Brief
National Organization on Disability
Often, there is a disconnect on college campuses between career services offices a
A Comprehensive Approach To Transition
May 2014 | Tool/Manual
Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD)
Members of the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) have produced this paper because they want to help people to work together to support the self- determined transition of youth to adulthood and community life. Self-...
The Disability System and Programs to Promote Employment for People with Disabilities
April 2013 | Report/Brief
IZA Journal of Labor Policy
This paper examines employment-focused interventions within the U.S. disability system, including the challenges of developing and implementing these types of initiatives.
Accommodation and Compliance Series: Return-to-Work Programs
March 2013 | Report/Brief
Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
This informative article outlines how Return-to Work (RTW) programs can be a win-win for both the employer and the employee.
America's Heroes at Work
Website
The America's Heroes at Work project is designed for employers and the workforce development system to help address the employment challenges of our nation's service members and veterans living with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and/or...
LEAD On! Articles
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Resources
- A Resource Developed by LEAD Center for ODEP
An Uneven Playing Field: The Lack of Equal Pay for People with Disabilities
December 2014 | Report/Brief
American Institutes for Research
Despite educational attainment, earning inequalities exist between workers with disabilities and those that are not disabled in full-time employment by educational level. This report focuses on the differences between the groups and the factors that...
StateData: Data on Employment & People with Disabilities
Website
Institute for Community Inclusion, University of Massachusetts Boston
Federal and state policy have helped to ensure opportunities for people with disabilities to have meaningful jobs in their communities, as well as a path out of poverty and toward self-sufficiency.
Bridging the Employment Gap for Students with Disabilities
September 2014 | Report/Brief
National Organization on Disability
Often, there is a disconnect on college campuses between career services offices a
A Comprehensive Approach To Transition
May 2014 | Tool/Manual
Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD)
Members of the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) have produced this paper because they want to help people to work together to support the self- determined transition of youth to adulthood and community life. Self-...
The Disability System and Programs to Promote Employment for People with Disabilities
April 2013 | Report/Brief
IZA Journal of Labor Policy
This paper examines employment-focused interventions within the U.S. disability system, including the challenges of developing and implementing these types of initiatives.
Accommodation and Compliance Series: Return-to-Work Programs
March 2013 | Report/Brief
Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
This informative article outlines how Return-to Work (RTW) programs can be a win-win for both the employer and the employee.
America's Heroes at Work
Website
The America's Heroes at Work project is designed for employers and the workforce development system to help address the employment challenges of our nation's service members and veterans living with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and/or...