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Programs > Competitive Workforce > Strategies & Initiatives > People with Disabilities

Employment of Individuals with Disabilities

Did you know that almost one in five working age Americans (age 16-64) has at least one disability? According to the 2000 U.S. Census, that's 33.2 million people! The numbers are staggering, yet individuals with disabilities remain a relatively untapped pipeline of workers.
 
Undertaken in collaboration with Virginia Commonwealth University, this five-year project focused on barriers related to the employment of individuals with disabilities. ICW promoted materials, participated in national conferences and roundtables, convened experts, and disseminated information to chambers and their business members so they could better understand the facts and the resources available to support the employment of individuals with disabilities. 
 
 
Funder:
U.S. Dept. of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
 
Partner: 
Virginia Commonwealth University, Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Workplace Supports
 

Publications/Products:
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Chamber Webcast: Making the Case: The Nuts and Bolts of Hiring People with Disabilities (Sept 2003)

>> Making the Case: The Nuts and Bolts of Hiring People with Disabilities Tips (Sept 2003, PDF)
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Employers' Views of Workplace Supports (Sept 2002) (PDF)

>> Job Analysis Strategies for Enhancing Worker Productivity (PDF)
>> Employers Turning to Nontraditional Sources of Labor  (PDF)
>> Recruiting from Nontraditional Sources of Labor (PDF)
>> Business Tax Credits & Deductions for Employment of People with Disabilities (January 2000, PDF)
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Reasonable Accommodations & the Americans with Disabilities Act (September 1999, PDF)

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See what chambers of commerce are doing to connect businesses to workers with disabilities in their communitites.

 

 

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