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
EARN Policy Brief Summarizing NRPM on Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities in the Federal Government
February 2016 | Report/Brief
EARN: Employer Assistance and Resource Network
This policy brief from the Employer Assistance and Resource Network (EARN) summarizes a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NRPM) from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commision (EEOC).
2015 Workforce Recruitment Program
Website
Departments of Defense and Labor
The Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP) is a recruitment and referral program that connects federal and private sector employers nationwide with highly motivated college students and recent graduates with disabilities who are eager to prove their...
American Job Center
Website
The American Job Center Network provides a single, 24-7 access point for key federal programs and critical local resources to help people find a job, identify training programs, and tap into resources to help them gain skills in growing industries.
Living with HIV: ADA Rights of HIV-Positive Employees
Website
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), individuals with HIV infection or AIDS are protected against workplace discrimination and harrasment regarding their condition, afforded workplace privacy rights and may have legal rights to request...
Work Early, Work Often Video Series
November 2015 | Video
Youth Transitions Collaborative
The video series highlights the importance of work and work-based experiences in the transition to adulthood and was created by the Youth Transitions Collaborative, a community of more than 45 organizations that
Report on the Employment of Individuals with Disabilities in the Federal Executive Branch
October 2015 | Report/Brief
U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
On July 26, 2010, President Obama issued Executive Order (E.O.) 13548 on Increasing Federal Employment of Individuals with Disabilities, to mark the historic 20th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). E.O.
Workplace Accommodations: Low Cost, High Impact
September 2015 | Report/Brief
Job Accommodation Network
What is the bottom line? Workplace accommodations are low cost and high impact, and JAN can help employers make them, free of charge.
Do Ask, Do Tell
June 2015 | Report/Brief
The Conference Board
This research investigates what companies are doing to build a disability-inclusive culture and encourage employees with disabilities to voluntarily self-identify, as many organizations with government contracts are now required to do under recent...
FAQs: Using Customized Employment’s Discovery and Group Discovery Models to Promote Job Seeker Success in American Job Centers
| May 2015 | Report/Brief
LEAD Center
If you haven’t heard of Customized Employment or you think it has little relevance to helping today’s job seekers in the nation’s American Job Centers (AJC), think again.
Accommodation and Compliance Series: Leave as an Accommodation
January 2015 | Report/Brief
Job Accommodation Network
This publication answers frequently asked questions and seeks to clear confusion surrounding employers permitting the use of accrued paid leave, or providing unpaid leave, when an employee's disability necessitates it.
- A Resource Developed by LEAD Center for ODEP
LEAD On! Articles
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Resources
- A Resource Developed by LEAD Center for ODEP
EARN Policy Brief Summarizing NRPM on Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities in the Federal Government
February 2016 | Report/Brief
EARN: Employer Assistance and Resource Network
This policy brief from the Employer Assistance and Resource Network (EARN) summarizes a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NRPM) from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commision (EEOC).
2015 Workforce Recruitment Program
Website
Departments of Defense and Labor
The Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP) is a recruitment and referral program that connects federal and private sector employers nationwide with highly motivated college students and recent graduates with disabilities who are eager to prove their...
American Job Center
Website
The American Job Center Network provides a single, 24-7 access point for key federal programs and critical local resources to help people find a job, identify training programs, and tap into resources to help them gain skills in growing industries.
Living with HIV: ADA Rights of HIV-Positive Employees
Website
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), individuals with HIV infection or AIDS are protected against workplace discrimination and harrasment regarding their condition, afforded workplace privacy rights and may have legal rights to request...
Work Early, Work Often Video Series
November 2015 | Video
Youth Transitions Collaborative
The video series highlights the importance of work and work-based experiences in the transition to adulthood and was created by the Youth Transitions Collaborative, a community of more than 45 organizations that
Report on the Employment of Individuals with Disabilities in the Federal Executive Branch
October 2015 | Report/Brief
U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
On July 26, 2010, President Obama issued Executive Order (E.O.) 13548 on Increasing Federal Employment of Individuals with Disabilities, to mark the historic 20th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). E.O.
Workplace Accommodations: Low Cost, High Impact
September 2015 | Report/Brief
Job Accommodation Network
What is the bottom line? Workplace accommodations are low cost and high impact, and JAN can help employers make them, free of charge.
Do Ask, Do Tell
June 2015 | Report/Brief
The Conference Board
This research investigates what companies are doing to build a disability-inclusive culture and encourage employees with disabilities to voluntarily self-identify, as many organizations with government contracts are now required to do under recent...
FAQs: Using Customized Employment’s Discovery and Group Discovery Models to Promote Job Seeker Success in American Job Centers
| May 2015 | Report/Brief
LEAD Center
If you haven’t heard of Customized Employment or you think it has little relevance to helping today’s job seekers in the nation’s American Job Centers (AJC), think again.
Accommodation and Compliance Series: Leave as an Accommodation
January 2015 | Report/Brief
Job Accommodation Network
This publication answers frequently asked questions and seeks to clear confusion surrounding employers permitting the use of accrued paid leave, or providing unpaid leave, when an employee's disability necessitates it.
- A Resource Developed by LEAD Center for ODEP
LEAD On! Articles
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Resources
- A Resource Developed by LEAD Center for ODEP
EARN Policy Brief Summarizing NRPM on Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities in the Federal Government
February 2016 | Report/Brief
EARN: Employer Assistance and Resource Network
This policy brief from the Employer Assistance and Resource Network (EARN) summarizes a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NRPM) from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commision (EEOC).
2015 Workforce Recruitment Program
Website
Departments of Defense and Labor
The Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP) is a recruitment and referral program that connects federal and private sector employers nationwide with highly motivated college students and recent graduates with disabilities who are eager to prove their...
American Job Center
Website
The American Job Center Network provides a single, 24-7 access point for key federal programs and critical local resources to help people find a job, identify training programs, and tap into resources to help them gain skills in growing industries.
Living with HIV: ADA Rights of HIV-Positive Employees
Website
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), individuals with HIV infection or AIDS are protected against workplace discrimination and harrasment regarding their condition, afforded workplace privacy rights and may have legal rights to request...
Work Early, Work Often Video Series
November 2015 | Video
Youth Transitions Collaborative
The video series highlights the importance of work and work-based experiences in the transition to adulthood and was created by the Youth Transitions Collaborative, a community of more than 45 organizations that
Report on the Employment of Individuals with Disabilities in the Federal Executive Branch
October 2015 | Report/Brief
U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
On July 26, 2010, President Obama issued Executive Order (E.O.) 13548 on Increasing Federal Employment of Individuals with Disabilities, to mark the historic 20th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). E.O.
Workplace Accommodations: Low Cost, High Impact
September 2015 | Report/Brief
Job Accommodation Network
What is the bottom line? Workplace accommodations are low cost and high impact, and JAN can help employers make them, free of charge.
Do Ask, Do Tell
June 2015 | Report/Brief
The Conference Board
This research investigates what companies are doing to build a disability-inclusive culture and encourage employees with disabilities to voluntarily self-identify, as many organizations with government contracts are now required to do under recent...
FAQs: Using Customized Employment’s Discovery and Group Discovery Models to Promote Job Seeker Success in American Job Centers
| May 2015 | Report/Brief
LEAD Center
If you haven’t heard of Customized Employment or you think it has little relevance to helping today’s job seekers in the nation’s American Job Centers (AJC), think again.
Accommodation and Compliance Series: Leave as an Accommodation
January 2015 | Report/Brief
Job Accommodation Network
This publication answers frequently asked questions and seeks to clear confusion surrounding employers permitting the use of accrued paid leave, or providing unpaid leave, when an employee's disability necessitates it.
- A Resource Developed by LEAD Center for ODEP