Federal Resources from ODEP

Each of the following technical assistance centers are designed to develop and influence disability employment-related policies and practices: 

1. JAN:  The Job Accommodation Network (JAN) is the leading source of free, expert and confidential guidance on workplace accommodations and disability employment issues.  JAN helps people with disabilities enhance their employability and supports employers further capitalize on the value and talent that people with disabilities add to the workplace. 

2. EARN:  The Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability and (EARN) helps employers recruit, hire, retain and advance people with disabilities. EARN provides resources surrounding information on recruiting and hiring; retention and advancement; laws and regulations; creating an accessible and welcoming workplace; and federal contractor requirements. 

3. PEAT:  The Partnership on Employment & Accessible Technology (PEAT) is a multi-faceted initiative to foster collaboration and action around accessible technology in the workplace.  Guided by a consortium of policy and technology leaders, PEAT works to help employers, IT companies, and others to understand why it pays to build and buy accessible technology, and how to do so. 

4. LEAD Center:  The LEAD Center focuses on promoting innovation in policy, employment, and economic advancement to advance individual and systems level change for all people with disabilities. It provides policy research and recommendations, training, and technical assistance as well as demonstration projects designed to foster wider understanding, adoption, and integration of next-generation employment practices in both the public and private sector.

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• Resource Publication Date: 2018
• Posted by: Bradley Bronson
• Posted in: Disability and Employment