Resources - Employment/Education/Income Supports
Job Accommodation Network
http://janweb.icdi.wvu.edu/
A free consulting service designed to increase the employability of people with disabilities by providing: Individualized worksite accommodations solutions; Technical assistance regarding the ADA and other disability related legislation; and Educating callers about self-employment options.
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/nidrr/index.html?src=mr
Part of the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS). Sponsors research and disseminates information about topics such as independent living and employment for people with disabilities.
Presidential Task Force on Employment of Adults with Disabilities
http://www.workworld.org/ptfead.html
Evaluates federal barriers to employment of people with disabilities. Numerous reports on increasing employment and self-employment opportunities.
Social Security Administration (SSA)
http://www.ssa.gov/work/
Administers Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) programs. Information about eligibility and benefits.
Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/twwiia/
Provides a general overview of TWWIIA.
U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
http://www.dol.gov/
Federal agency responsible for job development and labor regulation.
U.S. DOL-Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)
http://www.dol.gov/odep/
Provides national leadership by developing and influencing disability-related employment policy and practice affecting the employment of people with disabilities.
WorkWORLD
http://www.workworld.org
WorkWORLD™ is an online software program to help calculate the impact of work on benefit status.
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