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Best Practice Guide

November 30, 2002

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  1. Introduction
  2. Best Practice Employment Support Strategies
    • 10. Internet Resources
  3. References
  4. Success Stories

 

How to Get to these Websites if You Don't Have a Computer

If you do not have a computer at home, here are some ways to get to these web sites:
  1. Visit your local public library. You can use a computer for free there.
  2. If you are in Albuquerque, use the computer at LINC (The Library and Information NETwork for the Community at the Center for Development and Disability). Call 1(800) 827-6380 for help.

 

Need Other Resources?

Call The Information Center for New Mexicans with Disabilities at: 1(800) 552-8195

10.Internet Resources

10.1 NMONE Training Project

NMONE Training Project - cdd.unm.edu/csa/nmone.htm - The Community Support Alliance at the Center for Development and Disability put together a comprehensive list of employment resources and web links.

10.2 Ability Forum

The Ability Forum - www.abilityforum.com - Ability Forum offers an on-line community resource center for people with disabilities.

10.3 American Association of People with Disabilities

American Association of People with Disabilities - www.aapd-dc.org - This large national nonprofit cross-disability member organization works to help Americans with disabilities reach economic self-sufficiency and political empowerment. AAPD works with other disability organizations make sure non-discrimination laws, particularly the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, are enforced.

10.4 APSE

Association of Professionals in Supported Employment (APSE) - www.apse.org/APSElinks.html - APSE offers supported employment information. APSE also has links to resources about: government; products, services and training; legislation; national associations; international supported employment sites and APSE chapters.

10.5 Arc US

Arc US - , www.thearc.org - This membership organization advocates for people with cognitive and other disabilities to be part of their community. The web site offers resources, web links, and policy statements on topics about the right to employment. Arc New Mexico (800) 358-6493, is the state chapter of Arc.

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10.6 Diversity World

Diversity World - www.diversityworld.com - Click on "disability" and page down to self-employment/entrepreneurship, email: info@diversityworld.com

10.7 The Job Accommodation Network (JAN)

JAN - www.jan.wvu.edu - JAN is a free consulting service that provides information about job accommodations, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the employability of people with disabilities. The website includes practical, often low cost, job accommodation ideas and examples about people with cognitive disabilities and other developmental disabilities, and resources.

10.8 Self-Employment

Self-employment -

  1. Businesspeople Overcoming Limitations from Disabilities, www.effectivecompensation.com/bold-owners email:adoyel@effectivecompensation.com
  2. Montana University Affiliated Rural Institute on Disabilities, ruralinstitute.umt.edu/rtcrural/selem/ruselfem.htm Email: cgriffin@selem/ruselfem.htm
  3. Disabled Businesspersons Association, www.web-link.com/dba/dba.htm email: dbanet@ix.netcom.com
  4. Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Supported Employment, Virginia Commonwealth University, www.worksupport.com/topics/entrepr2.asp; www.nmtap.com
  5. The Small Business and Self-Employment Service (SBSES,) www.jan.wvu.edu - The SBSES is a service of the Office of the Disability Employment Policy of the US Department of Labor. It gives information, counseling, and referrals about self-employment and small business ownership opportunities for people with disabilities. SBSES, is part of the Accommodation Network (JAN) through this toll-free number: 1-800-526-7234 V/TTY.
  6. No More Job Interviews, Training Resource Network, Inc. www.trninc.com/nomoreinterviews.htm - The book that makes entrepreneurship a career choice. Step-by-step, it teaches how to optimize prospects for success and self-sufficiency. It gives human service agencies tools a powerful role in the process.
  7. Employment Policy Group, Center for Disabilities and Development, University of Iowa, Health Care, e-epg.info Includes a Resource Guide.

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10.9 Helen Keller

Helen Keller National Center (HKNC) - www.helenkeller.org/national/index.htm The purpose of the Center is to enable each person who is deaf and blind to live and work in his or her community of choice. 516-944-8900 (voice); 516-944-8637 (TTY).

10.10 National Technical Assistance Consortium

National Technical Assistance Consortium (NTAC) - www.tr.wou.edu/ntac/index.htm Provides technical assistance to families and agencies serving children and young adults who are deaf and blind (birth to 28 years). 503-838-9623 (TTY).

10.11 NM TAP

New Mexico Technology Assistance Program (NMTAP) - www.nmtap.com/ Helps New Mexicans with disabilities get assistive technology services.

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