SERVING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IS GOOD FOR BUSINESS
Accessibility is not just about the Americans with Disabilities Act. Accessibility can potentially be a large customer base. Learn more about this opportunity by visiting the ADA Business Connection website: http://www.ada.gov/business.htm
DISABILITY ETIQUETTE
Learn about tips for interacting with people with disabilities. This comprehensive guide was developed by the United Spinal Association. Click here for the link: http://www.unitedspinal.org/pdf/DisabilityEtiquette.pdf
TAX ADVANTAGES
There are several tax incentives for making your business more accessible. Available through the New Freedom Initiative, click here to learn more about the ADA Tax Incentive Packet for businesses in the U.S. http://www.ada.gov/taxpack.htm
JOB ACCOMMODATION NETWORK
http://www.jan.wvu.edu
The Job Accommodation Network is a service provided by the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP). JAN is one of several ODEP projects. JAN's mission is to facilitate the employment and retention of workers with disabilities by providing employers, employment providers, people with disabilities, their family members and other interested parties with information on job accommodations, entrepreneurship, and related subjects.
NATIONAL NETWORK OF ADA CENTERS
http://www.adata.org
The Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center (DBTAC) is a national network of 10 regional DBTAC: ADA Centers that provide the most complete and experienced services for up-to-date information, referrals, resources, and training on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to businesses, employers, government entities, and individuals with disabilities, as well as media and news reporters.
ONE STOP TOOLKIT
http://onestoptoolkit.org
This website provides accessible and comprehensive tools and information to grantees who provide services that help individuals with disabilities find and keep good jobs. The resources on this website will help grantees widen the array of services available to individuals with disabilities at One-Stop Career Centers, and integrate those services seamlessly into One-Stop Career Center operations.
DISABILITYINFO.GOV
http://www.disabilityinfo.gov
Disabilityinfo.gov serves as the online connection to the federal government's disability related information and resources. This site connects people with information and resources on employment, education, housing, transportation, health, benefits, technology, community life and civil rights as they pertain to people with disabilities. Additionally this site contains easy access to state specific resources and has been categorized by topic to things disability related and connected to the federal government.
THE BUSINESS CASE – EARNWORKS.COM
http://www.earnworks.com/BusinessCase/index.asp
Earn Works, The Business Case, details the significant contributions people with disabilities can make to a business. Information is provided about how hiring a person with a disability can benefit a business through six main areas; Innovation, Marketing, Diversity, Social Responsibility, Return on Investment and Social Capital. This site explains and offers details and testimonials about how hiring people with disabilities can directly impact each of these areas and a business's bottom line – increased profits.
MICROENTERPISEWORKS.ORG
http://www.microenterpriseworks.org
The Association for Enterprise Opportunity (AEO) is the national leadership organization and the voice of microenterprise development. By providing cutting edge training, knowledge sharing, Federal and State public policy and advocacy, and communications, AEO empowers a community of nearly 500 member organizations to be uniquely effective in serving the needs of microenterpreneurs who do not have access to traditional sources of business education or capital.
WORK OPPORTUNITY TAX CREDIT
http://www.doleta.gov/business/incentives/opptax
The WOTC is one tool in a diverse toolbox of flexible strategies designed to help move people from welfare into gainful employment and obtain on-the-job experience. It joins other tax credits, education, and workforce training programs that help American workers with barriers to employment prepare for good jobs; ease their transition from job to job; benefit from the creation of effective regional economic development strategies; and create high performance workplaces.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR – OFFICE OF DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT
http://www.dol.gov/odep
The Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) provides national leadership on disability employment policy by developing and influencing the use of evidence-based disability employment policies and practices, building collaborative partnerships, and delivering authoritative and credible data on employment of people with disabilities.
SOCIETY FOR ACCESSIBLE TRAVEL AND HOSPITATLITY
http://www.sath.org
The Society for Accessible Travel & Hospitality (SATH), founded in 1976, is an educational nonprofit membership organization whose mission is to raise awareness of the needs of all travelers with disabilities, remove physical and attitudinal barriers to free access and expand travel opportunities in the United States and abroad. Members include travel professionals, consumers with disabilities and other individuals and corporations who support our mission.
NATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES INC
http://disabilitychamber.org
The mission of the National Chamber of Commerce for Persons with Disabilities is to promote the business interests of businesses run by persons with disabilities and/or their direct caregivers ("Disability Businesses") and to place businesses run by persons with disabilities on a level playing field with businesses run by others.