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The products in this department inform support staff about their changing roles as people with disabilities become successfully employed.

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Managed by: Cary Griffin of Griffin-Hammis Associates, LLC
Co-managed by Beth Keeton

Product Categories
Books, Publications & Reports (printed and/or online) (29 Products)
Electronic Media (21 Products)
Organizations, Programs, and Projects (10 Products)
Online Forums (3 Products)
Other (3 Products)

Books, Publications & Reports (printed and/or online)

	Adult Autism & Employment This guide is about helping adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder to find jobs. It is written for vocational rehabilitation professionals.
	Adult Autism and Employment A Guide for Vocational Rehabilitation Professionals This handbook helps professionals who work with people who have autism to get a job.
	Beyond Traditional Job Development Beyond Traditional Job Development is a comprehensive guide to the insightful perspectives and effective strategies that lead to successful placement results.
	Building New Worlds: for Students with Disabilities in Transition from High School to Adult Life Building New Worlds describes the transition process that students with disabilities and their allies are creating to assure that they will be active participants in family and community life upon graduation from high school.
	Coffee Breaks and Birthday Cakes This manual provides ways to judge workplace culture. It also has ideas about finding natural ways to support employees who have disabilities.
	Connections in the Workplace This material teaches about being in the workplace.
	Customized Employment Q and A: Self-Employment as a Customized Employment Outcome A fact sheet answering questions about small business ownership for individuals with disabilities
	Discovery Vocational Profiles An aricle about getting to know a person before helping them plan for their lifes.
	Effective Training for Employment Consultants: Job Development and Support Strategies This research brief explains the best ways to train employment counselors. They do best when people with disabilities find and keep good jobs.
	Get the Marketing Edge! A Job Developer's Toolkit for People with Disabilities 2.0 Updated second edition This book helps job developers find employment for people with disabilities.
	Hidden Talent: How leading companies hire, retain, and benefit from people with disabilities Hidden Talent tells the stories of eight companies that are actively hiring, training, and retaining people with disabilities. The book offers encouragement and ideas for other companies to take advantage of this resource.
	HowTo Find Work That Works for People with Asperger Syndrome This book tells how to help people who have Asperger Syndrome find, and keep a job.
	Impact: Feature Issue on Supporting New Career Paths for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities This newsletter talks about different employment opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
	InfoLines International newsletter on best practices in supported employment.
	Job Success for Persons with Developmental Disabilities This book is about helping people with disabilities get good jobs.
	Job Training & Placement Report A monthly newsletter for professionals who provide support for employment
	Life Beyond the Classroom, Transition Strategies for Young People with Disabilities This book discusses planning, supporting, and facilitating transition from high school to work for young adults with disabilities.
	Make the Day Matter! Promoting Typical Lifestyles for Adults with Significant Disabilities A book written for service providers. It give ways to support people with disabilities to help them live meaningful lives in the community.
	Making Self Employment Work for People with Disabilities A complete guide for individuals, families, and professionals regarding the development, design, and financing of a small business.
	Minnesota Self-Determination Scales These show the amount of self-determination that people with disabilities have in their lives. There are seperate scales that show the ability of DSPs to support people's self-determination.
	No One is Unemployable : Creative Solutions for Overcoming Barriers to Employment This highly acclaimed, notably practical book reveals a proven ten-step process and secret strategies for overcoming any barrier to employment.
	Personal Assistance in the Workplace a manual about Personal Assistance Services in the workplace
	Return to Work for People with Stress and Mental Illness: A Guide for the Case Manager This book is for case managers helping persons with stress or mental health issues go back to work.
	Social Inclusion at Work This book gives readers clear ways to help people with disabilities work together with and build friendships with others. It focuses on the places where people work.
	Supporting Co-Workers with Diverse Abilities to Employment Success A guide on ways to create natural, co-worker supports for employees with significant disaiblities
	The Way to Work: How to Facilitate Work Experiences for Youth in Transition A book about the best ways to help young adults with disabilities to find good jobs. It is written for teachers and transition specialists.
	With a Little Help From My Friends... A series on contemporary supports to people with mental retardation This product is a set of five booklets offer practical advice on supporting people at various stages of life and in various settings. These can be accessed online.
	Working Relationships: Creating career opportunities for job seekers with disabilities through employer partnerships This book discusses means of linking people with disabilities with employers.
	Working with People with Disabilities: In a Job Placement/Job Retention Environment A book about creating jobs for people with disabilities. It also has ideas about helping people to be successful at work.

Electronic Media (Videos, CDs, T.V., Radio, Websites, etc.)

	Asperger Syndrome and Employment: A Personal Guide to Succeeding at Work (DVD) In this DVD, a man who has Asperger Syndrome talks about the experiences and challenges he has had at work.
	Connections in the Workplace This material teaches about being in the workplace.
	Disability Network Newsletter An electronic (via email) monthly newsletter on issues of disability and employment.
	Diversity World (Website) Diversity World is focused on enriching workplaces and reducing employment barriers. It has helpful content and products to support the employment of people with disabilities.
	DVD-Based training from the Bethesda Institute These DVDs cover the basics in supporting people who have intellectual disabilities.
	Emergency Evacuation Procedures for Employees with Disabilities An overview of emergency procedures for employees with disabilities
	Facilitating Competitive Employment for Individuals with Disabilities This CD features six national experts who talk about employment ideas for people with disabilities.
	Getting It Right Training DVD teaches staff how to interact and relate to people with disabilities. Participants walk away with a changed attitude and new learned behavior.
	Impact: Feature Issue on Supporting New Career Paths for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities This newsletter talks about different employment opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
	Insights Newsletter A monthly newsletter with the latest news about people with disabilities and employment
	No Walls Computer Courses A very simple, low literacy level 7-course self-study introduction to basic computer skills for people with disabilities and other interested community members with low computer literacy
	OPEN FUTURES TRAINING PACKAGE Program package includes DVD and CD-ROM that will introduce you to dozens of people with disabilities who describe how they found their paths to successful careers and why they love their jobs.
	Real People, Real Jobs: Stories from the Frontline A website with success stories of people with disabilities working in community jobs. Each story explains how the person found the job, and the supports used in building it into a good job.
	Social Skills Hamper Job Hopes For Adults On The Spectrum This online article is about why people with Asperger's Syndrome are having a hard time getting jobs.
	SUPERVISING AN EMPLOYEE WITH A DISABILITY Training DVD and print resources offers a real-life look at issues and solutions in the workplace. Supervisors and employees with disabilities share their knowledge and experiences in orientation, training and ongoing supervision.
	The Changing Face of Technology: Document Imaging Meets the Challenge A video designed to encourage employers to consider hiring people with developmental disabilities for jobs in document imaging.
	The Washington Initiative for Supported Employment An organization that seeks to create new job opportunities for people with disabilities.
	Thought Sauce! Hot Ideas for Cool Employment A collection of articles and practical tools to help people understand what customized employment is.
	Training Resource Network eStore eStore website with resources on the full inclusion of people with disabilities in their communities
	TrainingDiversity.com This website explains ideas about making workplaces welcoming to everyone. It is maintained by an orgainzation who sells products to help organizations.
	Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) RRTC Live Webcast Series A series of presentations about employment issues and people with disabilities. There is a schedule of upcoming presentations you can attend on the internet. There are many that have already been held but you can watch on the internet anytime.

Organizations, Programs, and Projects

	Building Sustainable Business Partnerships in Supported Employment The purpose of this two-year training and technical assistance project in Illinois was to train 20-30 professionals from ten supported employment agencies. The intended outcome was 150 new jobs. The actual outcome was more than 200 jobs.
	Connections in the Workplace This material teaches about being in the workplace.
	ediONLINE This program provides online training to those who support people with disabilities in employment.
	Empowerment Network Unlimited, Inc. Empowerment Network Unlimited, Inc. is a private non-profit corporation that value-based information, training, grant writing, and other services to help people with disabilities and those supporting them to pursue inclusive lifestyles.
	Program Development Associates A company that develops and sells many different training materials
	Project Income Project Income helps people with disabilities find interesting jobs when other employment options have been unsuccessful. It is located in Maryland.
	S.A.F.E.T.Y. First: Working Together for Safer Communities S.A.F.E.T.Y. First is a program that provides practical personal and organizational planning recommendations for emergency situations, particularly in the workplace, for people with disabilities.
	The Washington Initiative for Supported Employment An organization that seeks to create new job opportunities for people with disabilities.
	Training Resource Network This publisher has many interesting books, manuals, and videos to encourage quality employment and full community inclusion for persons with developmental disabilities.
	USBLN® Annual Conference & Expo This is an annual conference about disability and business. It helps make it so people with disabilities can be professionals, customers, and businessmen/businesswomen.

Online Forums

	Job Customization and Carving This is an online presentation. It discusses how an employer can best match tasks with the skills and interests of the worker.
	Training Resource Network online learning These are web based courses for DSPs on a variety of topics. Some are scheduled while others are available on demand.
	Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) RRTC Live Webcast Series A series of presentations about employment issues and people with disabilities. There is a schedule of upcoming presentations you can attend on the internet. There are many that have already been held but you can watch on the internet anytime.

Other

	James Emmett James Emmett is the Director of APSE's HR Connect, an initiative that offers consultation services to help businesses reach out to and partner with the disability community. He has spent the last 10 years as a Supported Employment Consultant.
	Michael Callahan Michael is the president of Marc Gold & Associates and vice-president of Employment for All. He has consulted throughout the US, Canada and Europe in the area of supported employment for the past twenty-three years.
	Web-based articles onIntellectual Disabilities: These explain what intellectual disabilities are and how best to support and advocate for people who have them.

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