Employment

National Resource Links

Supported and Customized Employment: Side by Side Referral Decision Guide
For vocational rehabilitation professionals offering both supported and customized employment approaches to pursuing employment for people with disabilities, there may be some questions about which approach is best based on an individual’s circumstances. This guide can help determine how to choose between these approaches.

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Americans with Disabilities Act
For general ADA information, answers to specific technical questions, free ADA materials, or information about filing a complaint. The U.S. Department of Justice provides information about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) through a toll-free ADA Information Line. Call 800-514-0301.

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Division of Blind Services (DBS) Blind
DBS helps blind and visually impaired Floridians achieve their goals and live productive and independent lives. Services cover all ages from babies to senior citizens. DBS also offers Employer Services, the Braille and Talking Books Library, and the Business Enterprise Program.

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Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)
The Earned Income Tax Credit, EITC or EIC, is a benefit for working people with low to moderate income. To qualify, you must meet certain requirements and file a tax return, even if you do not owe any tax or are not required to file. EITC reduces the amount of tax you owe and may give you a refund.

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Employment First Florida
In 2011, the Institute for Community Inclusion (ICI) and the National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services (NASDDDS) partnered to help the Florida Developmental Disabilities Council (FDDC) understand national Employment First efforts and to develop an Employment First initiative in the state. The project is called the EmployME1st Project, but are mostly known as Employment First Florida.

• Four ways to learn about employment.
• Employment First Florida Employment Empowerment Toolkit! The toolkit to support self-advocates, families, teachers, case managers, employment staff, and other direct support staff to make employment the first option for all Floridians with disabilities.

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FYI Transition
This has the transition resources for students, families, and professionals. There is a notification that the site is getting a makeover however the existing resources are accessible.

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Office of Disability Employment Policy
The Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) provides national leadership on disability employment policy by developing and influencing the use of evidence-based disability employment policies and practices, building collaborative partnerships, and delivering authoritative and credible data on employment of people with disabilities.

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U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
The 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 (including pregnancy, transgender status, and sexual orientation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.

• Persons with Intellectual Disabilities in the Workplace and the ADA: The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which was amended by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 ("Amendments Act" or "ADAAA"), is a federal law that prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities. Individuals with disabilities include those who have impairments that substantially limit a major life activity, have a record (or history) of a substantially limiting impairment, or are regarded as having a disability.
• Job Applicants and the ADA: Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) makes it unlawful for an employer to discriminate against a qualified applicant or employee with a disability. The ADA applies to private employers with 15 or more employees and to state and local government employers. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) enforces the employment provisions of the ADA.
• Pandemic Preparedness in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act: This technical assistance document provides information about Titles I and V of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act and pandemic planning in the workplace. *This document was originally issued in 2009, during the spread of H1N1 virus, and has been re-issued on March 19, 2020, to incorporate updates regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. It identifies established ADA principles that are relevant to questions frequently asked about workplace pandemic planning.