Ableflight - Just because you have a disability, it doesn't mean that you can't earn a pilots license.
AccessWorld Magazine - Technology for People Who are Blind
Access Board (Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board)
Afb Employment Planning for People who are Blind or Visually Impaired - AFB CareerConnect™ is a free resource for people who are blind or visually impaired to learn about the range and diversity of the jobs that are performed throughout the United States and Canada by adults who are blind or visually impaired.
American Association of Occupational Health Nurses
American Association of People With Disabilities
American Occupational Therapy Association
American Paralysis Association
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Amputee Coalition - The National Limb Loss Resource Center is the nation’s leading source of information about limb loss and limb differences. The Center provides comprehensive information and resources free of charge to people with limb loss and their families, friends and healthcare professionals.
Armless Motivational Speaker - Jessica Cox is recognized internationally as an inspirational keynote speaker. Born without arms, Jessica now flies airplanes, drives cars, and otherwise lives a normal life using her feet as others use their hands.
Asperger Experts - Guidance, Best Practices, Insights and Communities, Created by People with Asperger`s
Assistivetech.net - Global Assistive Technology Explorer
Autism Now - Source for resources and information on community-based solutions for individuals with autism, other developmental disabilities, and their families. A national initiative of The Arc.
Autism Speaks - Autism Speaks is dedicated to promoting solutions across the spectrum and throughout the life span.
Best Buddies International - Best Buddies International is a nonprofit 501 organization. It consists of volunteers that create opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Blindness-Related Resources on the Web and Beyond - Several links to information for the blind.
College and Career Programs for the Deaf
Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities
DAISY Consortium - Digital Accessible Information System
Designing Inclusive Apprenticeships ODEP
Dimenet Services - Collection of links related to people with disabilities.
Directory - State Associations of the Deaf - Find Interpreters outside of Michigan.
Disability.gov - Connecting the Disability Community to Information and Opportunities.
Disability Evaluation Under Social Security - For Physicians and Other Health Professionals
Disability:IN - Promotes disability inclusion by heightening awareness, advising corporations and sharing proven strategies for including people with disabilities in the workplace, supply chain, and marketplace.
Disability Network - the first stop for people with disabilities and their families in Southwest Michigan.
Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF)
Disabled Sports USA - Offers nationwide sports rehabilitation programs to anyone with a permanent physical disability.
Disability-Inclusive Telework for States
EARN - Employer assistance and resource network on disability inclusion.
Employers - Expressing an interest in hiring candidates with disabilities.
EMPLOYMENT TOOL KIT FOR PEOPLE WITH AUTISM:
Empowerment Zone - helping individuals and communities achieve self actualization and full citizenship
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) - General overview.
Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy - Site includes a directory of state boards.
Forum for visually impaired and blind programmers
Half the Planet.com - The Internet portal where the entire disability community can access reliable services and products, connect with peer support, and keep up with disability-related news and information all day every day.
Internet Resources for Special Children - The IRSC web site isdedicated to communicating information relating to the needs of children with disABILITIES.
Inventive Labs - InventiveLabs helps people identify their passion and assists them in turning it into a livelihood. We have a name for people who join our program - Inventives! They are people that think way outside the box. Some may have a learning difference like ADHD or Dyslexia; some may not. All "brain types" are welcome to join us, as the combination of different thinkers can lead to amazing things!
Iowa Employer Disability Network - Iowa resource for recruitment and retention of employees with disabilities.
Job Accommodation Network - A service of the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities.
Medscape's Orthopedics & Sports Medicine
Michigan Bureau of Services for Blind Persons
Michigan Career and Technical Institute - Useful and interesting resources for employers and opportunities for people with disabilities seeking rewarding careers.
MiConnections - MiConnections (pronounced "My" Connections) is an enrichment project that links youth with disabilities to opportunities to explore jobs and careers in technology-related fields.
National Federation of the Blind
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped Persons
Michigan Alliance for Families - provides information, support, and education for families who have children (birth through 26 years of age) who receive (or may be eligible to receive) special education services.
Michigan Interpreter Directory
Michigan Protection and Advocacy Service - Represents the rights of children and adults with disabilities in Michigan. Note: There are similar organizations in other states.
Michigan Rehabilitation Services
Michigan Directory of Service Providers for Individuals with Disabilities
Michigan State Government - Bureau of Safety and Regulation
Michigan State Government Bureau of Workers' Disability Compensation
Michigan State Government Workers' Compensation Appellate Commission
National Federation for the Blind
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
National Rehabilitation Association
National Rehabilitation Counseling Association
National Organization on Disability
National Rehabilitation Information Center
National Spinal Cord Injury Association
National Technical Assistance Center on Blindness and Visual Impairment
Neurotech Network - Neurotech Network is a non-profit organization dedicated to improve the education of and the advocacy to access neurotechnology for persons with impairments.
NonVisual Development - mission is to support applications development using information technology with tools and techniques that do not depend on eyesight
ODEP - SOFT SKILLS TO PAY THE BILLS
Office of Disability Employment Policy -
Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
Partners in Parkinson's - Help for people with Parkinson's - including locating specialists and movement disorders.
PEAT - Partnership on employment and accesable technology in the workplace.
PROJECT 10 - EMPLOYMENT CHECKLIST FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES:
United States Office of Disability Employment Policy
Self Employment - From the National Center on Workforce Development/Adult
Small Business and Self-Employment Service - A service of U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy which provides information, counseling, and referrals about self-employment and small business ownership opportunities for people with disabilities.
State Vocational and Rehabilitation Agencies - Addresses, telephone numbers and WWW sites for Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies across the United States.
Tapability.org - TAP is an online system which includes both a national talent pool of Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) candidates looking for employment and a job posting system for businesses looking to hire individuals with disabilities
Talentworks - the online resource that helps employers and human resources (HR) professionals make their eRecruiting technologies accessible to all job seekers—including those with disabilities.
Technical Assistance Alliance for Parent Centers - Parent Training and Information Centers (PTIs) and Community Parent Resource Centers (CPRCs) in each state provide training and information to parents of infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities and to professionals who work with children. This assistance helps parents to participate more effectively with professionals in meeting the educational needs of children and youth with disabilities. The Parent Centers work to improve educational outcomes for children and youth with all disabilities (emotional, learning, mental, and physical).
Ticket to Work - The Ticket to Work and Self Sufficiency (Ticket) Program is a Federally-funded employment program designed to provide Social Security disability beneficiaries (i.e., individuals receiving Social Security Disability Insurance and/or Supplemental Security Income benefits based on disability) the choices, opportunities and support they need to enter the workforce and maintain employment with the goal of becoming economically self-supporting over time.
The National Employment Team - The national network of the 80 public Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) programs supports a united or “one company” approach to working with business customers. The 80 VR Directors have each named a business consultant that functions as the designated point of contact for their agency. These 80 points of contact, through CSAVR leadership and support, form the National Employment Team or The NET. The NET vision statement: To create a coordinated approach to serving business customers through a national VR team that specialized in employer development, business consulting and corporate relations
The National Stuttering Association
United States Association of Blind Athletes
Vocational Evaluation and Work Adjustment Association
Workforce Recruitmant Program - The WRP is a recruitment and referral program that connects federal and private sector employers nationwide with highly motivated postsecondary students and recent graduates with disabilities who are eager to prove their abilities in the workplace through summer or permanent jobs.