This page lists by topic area a collection of organizations, journals, and online resources that provide information about treatment, support, or services for people with disabilities, as well as their families and professionals who support them.
On this page:
- Find Employment.
- Self-Employment and Business Ownership.
- Equal Employment and Workplace Accommodations.
- Labor Statistics.
- Workers’ Compensation.
Find Employment
- APSE: The Network on Employment.
Improving and expanding integrated employment opportunities, services and outcomes for persons experiencing disabilities.
Phone: (301) 279-0060.
- Career OneStop.
For information about career services for workers and employers, laid-off worker assistance, job bank databases, resume help, and the location of One-Stop Career Centers.
Toll-free: (877) 872-5627 (V), (877) 889-5627 (TTY).
Email: info@careeronestop.org. - National Telecommuting Institute (NTI).
National Telecommuting Institute (NTI) is a unique educational/job-matching organization pioneering the development of telework jobs for Americans with disabilities.
Telehone: (855) 235-2851.
Self-Employment and Business Ownership
- Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP).
ODEP promotes policies and coordinates with employers and all levels of government to increase workplace success for people with disabilities.
Telephone: (866) 4-USA-DOL (487-2365) (V). - U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).
Maintaining and strengthening the nation’s economy by aiding, counseling, assisting and protecting the interests of small businesses and by helping families and businesses recover from national disasters.
Toll Free: (800) 827-5722.
Equal Employment and Workplace Accommodations
- Job Accommodation Network (JAN).
Free consulting service to increase the employability of people with disabilities.
Toll Free: 98000 526-7234 (V), (877) 781-9403 (TTY). - U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is responsible for enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or an employee because of the person's race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetic information.
Toll Free: (800) 669-4000 (V), (800) 669-6820 (TTY).
Email: info@eeoc.gov.
Labor Statistics
- Occupational Outlook Handbook – Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Nationally recognized source of career information, designed to provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives. Revised every two years, the Handbook describes what workers do on the job, working conditions, training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects in a wide range of occupations.
Workers’ Compensation
- U.S. Department of Labor (DOL).
Fosters, promotes, and develops the welfare of wage earners, job seekers, and retirees with and without disabilities in the US; improves working conditions; advances opportunities for profitable employment; and assures work-related benefits and rights.