Disability

This fact sheet provides an overview of how Department of Labor-funded One-Stops can become Employment Networks (ENs) and take advantage of the U.S. Social Security Administration’s (SSA’s) funding for placing individuals with disabilities in jobs through the Ticket to Work Program.

This suite of brochures provides the business case for employing people with disabilities. The suite was designed to target employers in the high-growth industries of Healthcare, Banking & Finance, Science & Technology, and Hospitality & Service.

This brochure provides an agenda for a networking meeting between employers and vocational rehabilitation (VR) service professionals. It includes references to helpful resources for employers who are interested in hiring employees with disabilities.

This brochure provides an overview of the Employer Assistance & Recruiting Network’s (EARN’s) consultation and candidate sourcing services. It also contains quotes and statistics that demonstrate why employing people with disabilities makes good business sense.

In support of the 2010 National Disability Summit on Disability Policy, New Editions’ team of researchers prepared ten working papers on disability policy issues. This landmark event commemorated the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act and attracted over 400 stakeholders from across the country. The papers addressed policy accomplishments and future challenges in areas such as civil rights, housing, health, employment, education and technology.

As part of the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Disability Statistics and Demographics (StatsRRTC), New Editions designed, published and disseminated this compendium to make key data on disability issues more accessible to the general public.

As part of the National Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center (NTAC), operated by New Editions, this research brief was developed to summarize current research findings on strategies for employment success after traumatic brain injury. It was distributed to state vocational rehabilitation programs, regional Technical Assistance and Continuing Education (TACE) Centers, independent living centers, parent information and training centers, as well as to vocational rehabilitation researchers.

This research brief was developed as part of the National Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center (NTAC), operated by New Editions, to summarize current research on family influence on career choices for people with disabilities. It was distributed to state vocational rehabilitation programs, regional Technical Assistance and Continuing Education (TACE) Centers, independent living centers, parent information and training centers, and vocational rehabilitation researchers.

The National Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center (NTAC), operated by New Editions, coordinated the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) Technical Assistance (TA) Network. The flyer was distributed at professional and consumer conferences to promote the use of TA Network resources.

This research brief was developed as part of the National Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center (NTAC), operated by New Editions, to summarize current research findings on youth transition programs. It was distributed to state vocational rehabilitation programs, regional Technical Assistance and Continuing Education (TACE) Centers, independent living centers, parent information and training centers, and vocational rehabilitation researchers.