Employment

The sites listed are not created, maintained, or endorsed by the Fairfield County Board of MRDD.

***Employment Resources for People with Disabilities from The Family Village of Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison. http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/general/employmt.htm

The Abilities Fund The first and only nationwide community developer and financial institution targeted exclusively to advancing entrepreneurial opportunities for Americans with disabilities. We do this by delivering a unique combination of financial products, training, technical assistance services, and advisory supports to individuals with disabilities and the organizations that support them. http://www.abilitiesfund.org/

Careers On-Line: "Careers On-Line provides job search and employment information to people with disabilities through accessible, up-to-date computer networks, on the Internet. Careers On-Line is a federally-funded project administered by Disability Services in cooperation with Distributed Computing Services at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Federal funding provided by the U. S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Project Number HO78C30029." http://disserv3.stu.umn.edu/COL/

Hawaii Statewide Supported Employment (HSSE) Project, University of Hawaii at Manoa. The HSSE Project linked interested employers to state agencies that would help provide good employees and the necessary training and support to employ persons with disabilities. http://planet-hawaii.com/hawaiisupportemp/

The Job Accommodation Network (Jan) A service of the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities : "Jan is not a job placement service, but an international toll-free consulting service that provides information about job accommodations and the employability of people with disabilities. JAN also provides information regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Please take a few moments to surf around and find out about our free services" http://janweb.icdi.wvu.edu/

The Ohio Governor's Council on People with Disabilities the state's liaison with the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities http://www.state.oh.us/gcpd/index.htm

The Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission Serving Ohioans with Disabilities "The mission of the Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission is to work in partnership with people with disabilities to assist them in achieving greater community participation through opportunities for employment and independence." http://www.state.oh.us/rsc/

On Target Performance Systems:Job/Task Analysis-The Job/Task Analysis module enables the client to generate and update organization wide JTA’s easily and efficiently at a fraction of the usual cost. The open architecture and dynamic design of the database allows the user to add, edit, and customize job positions, tasks, skill, abilities, standards, and performance steps http://www.otps.com/Job%20Task%20Analysis.htm

Research &Training Center on Rural Rehabilitation Services (RTC): "The Montana University Affiliated Rural Institute on Disabilities is guided by values of independence, productivity, integration, and inclusion of individuals with developmental disabilities and their families". "The Rural Institute is part of the national network of programs funded by the Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADD) committed to assisting in the provision of interdisciplinary training, research, service demonstration programs, leverage of funds, and information dissemination which increases and supports the independence, productivity, and inclusion into the community of persons with developmental disabilities." Self Employment, Rural Employment and Economic Development Page http://ruralinstitute.umt.edu/rtcrural/default.htm

National Supported Employment Consortium (SEC) Mission: To evaluate supported employment programs nationally and provide technical assistance to state and local agencies. Our Consortium is comprised of a variety of individuals, including people with disabilities, who are skilled in research and the provision of technical assistance. Together, we will study the employment outcomes associated with exemplary supported employment programs and disseminate results through a variety of training and technical assistance mechanisms http://www.vcu.edu/rrtcweb/sec/

Project Techlink "Do you support school-aged individuals with disabilities? Are you looking for information on transition from school to adulthood? Well relax, we can link you to references, resources, and each other! You will also be able to chat with many experienced people including parents, professors, transition coordinators and teachers. Project TechLink offers a bulletin board, chat room, e-mail, courses and ongoing transition updates" http://www.vcu.edu/rrtcweb/techlink/

Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Work Place Support (RRTC), Virginia Commonwealth University "The purpose of this center is to identify factors that enhance or inhibit businesses from tapping into a pool of potential employees. Let us be your gateway to information, resources, and services regarding the employment of people with disabilities." http://www.worksupport.com/portal.htm

The Small Business and Self-Employment Service (SBSES) The SBSES is a service of the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL's), Office of Disability Employment Policy, which provides information, counseling and referrals about self-employment and small business ownership opportunities for people with disabilities. Entrepreneurship is an exciting opportunity for people with disabilities to realize their full potential while becoming financially self-supporting. Some of the benefits of self-employment or small business include working at home, control of your work schedule, and the independence that comes from making your own decisions. http://janweb.icdi.wvu.edu/SBSES/

Social Security Administration On line http://www.ssa.gov/
Related information: http://www.worksupport.com/text/ssw.htm ; http://www.vcu.edu/rrtcweb/witn/ssi.htm ; Research &Training Center on Rural Rehabilitation Services (RTC): Research in Social Security Employment Supports http://ruralinstitute.umt.edu/rises/

Transition Research Institute at Illinois (TRI) College of Education University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Identifies effective practices, conducts intervention and evaluation research, and provides technical assistance activities that promote the successful transition of youth with disabilities from school to adult life. Tri also serves as an information resource for teachers, service providers and researchers statewide, nationally and internationally.http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/SPED/tri/institute.html

Training Resource Network (TRN): Supported Employment * Person Centered Planning * Self Determination: Offering resources on the full inclusion of persons with disabilities in their communities. http://www.trninc.com/

Work Incentives Transition Network (WITN) " A collaborative 4-year project funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs. The purpose of this Network is to increase educators', family members', transition age students', and advocates' awareness of Social Security Work Incentives for school-aged youth with disabilities. Social Security Work Incentives include the Plan for Achieving Self-Support (PASS), the Impairment Related Work Expense (IRWE), and the Student Earned Income Exclusion (SEIE)." http://www.vcu.edu/rrtcweb/witn/ssi.htm

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Guardianship

Estate and Future Planning "Handbook for Ohioans with Disabilities and Their Families describing guardianship and other estate planning." http://www.state.oh.us/ohioddc/Pub/Guard.htm

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History

Beyond Affliction: The Disability History Project http://www.npr.org/programs/disability

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Independent Living

Access Center for Independent Living (ACIL): Dayton, Ohio: The mission of the Access Center for Independent Living (ACIL) is to ensure that people with disabilities have full and complete access to the community in which they reside." http://www.acils.com

Independent Living Research Utilization "The ILRU (Independent Living Research Utilization) program is a national center for information, training, research, and technical assistance in independent living. Its goal is to expand the body of knowledge in independent living and to improve utilization of results of research programs and demonstration projects in this field. It is a program of TIRR (The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research), a nationally recognized medical rehabilitation facility for persons with disabilities." http://www.bcm.tmc.edu/ilru

Specialized Housing, Inc- Innovated Housing for Adults with Special Needs http://www.specializedhousing.org/

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Life and Estate Planning

Estate / Future Planning for Persons with Developmental Disabilities and Their Families In Ohio Sponsored by the OHIO DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES COUNCIL (OHIO DD COUNCIL) http://www.state.oh.us/ddc/pp/estate.html

Financial Planning for Families Caring for a Member with a Disability-"Beyound Wills and Trust" http://www.specialneedsplanning.com/nad/

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Public Awareness

Disability Awareness from The Family Village of Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison. http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/general/disability-awareness.html

AXIS Center for Public Awareness of People with Disabilities http://www.axiscenter.org/

Ohio Public Images "Ohio Public Images is in the business of creating change. The change involves replacing old attitudes...and creating new positive awareness of people who have mental retardation and developmental disabilities. The end goal: increased opportunities for those citizens to live, work, and fully participate in everyday community life. Ohio Public Images (OPI) is a not-for-profit communications and advocacy organization. Its purpose is to provide comunity education resources to promote positive perceptions of people with developmental disabilities." http://www.publicimagesnetwork.org/

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Support Groups

Positive Parents Network of Fairfield County An information and support network for parents and caregivers of children (any age) with disabilities.

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Training

The Great Lakes Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center One of 10 regional centers funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR), a division of the U.S. Department of Education. Its purpose is to provide technical assistance and training to businesses and people with disabilities regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). http://www.gldbtac.org/

Montana University Affiliated Rural Institute on Disabilities: Research &Training Center on Rural Rehabilitation Services (RTC) http://ruralinstitute.umt.edu/rtcrural/default.htm

Program Development Associates Welcome to www.disabilitytraining.com. We are producers and distributors of disability related videos, CD-ROM's, Books and More. http://www.pdassoc.com/

Training Resource Network (TRN): Supported Employment * Person Centered Planning * Self Determination: Offering resources on the full inclusion of persons with disabilities in their communities. http://www.trninc.com/

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