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Disability
 U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) "Federal employment of people with
disabilities."
Disability
 DisabilityInfo.gov "DisabilityInfo.gov provides quick and easy access to
comprehensive information about disability programs, services, laws and benefits."
Disability
 Section508.gov "Section 508 was enacted to eliminate barriers in information
technology, to make available new opportunities for people with disabilities, and to
encourage development of technologies that will help achieve these goals."
Disability
 National Council on Disability (NCD) "NCD provides advice to the President,
Congress, and Executive Branch agencies to promote policies, programs, practices,
and procedures that guarantee equal opportunity for all individuals with disabilities."
Disability
 Computer/Electronic Accommodations Program "The Computer/Electronic
Accommodations Program (CAP), a program of the Department of Defense,
provides assistive technology and services to people with disabilities, Federal
managers, supervisors, IT professionals, and Wounded Services Members. CAP
provides necessary accommodations FREE OF CHARGE to federal agencies."
Disability
 U.S. Access Board "The Access Board is an independent Federal agency devoted to
accessibility for people with disabilities."
Disability
 TARGET Center "Provides assistive technology and ergonomic solutions to assist
U.S. Department of Agriculture employees with disabilities."
Disability
 Employment Laws "Equal Employment Opportunity listing of laws which prohibit
job discrimination."
Disability
 WomensHealth.gov "The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
provides information for women with disabilities, caretakers, health professionals, and
researchers."
Disability
 Workforce Recruitment Program "The Workforce Recruitment Program for College
Students with Disabilities (WRP) is a resource for Federal agencies and private
businesses nationwide to identify qualified temporary and permanent employees from
a variety of fields."
Disability
 Disability Employment Policy "The Office of Disability Employment Policy, at the
U.S. Department of Labor, provides national leadership by developing and
influencing disability-related employment policy and practice affecting the employment
of people with disabilities."
Disability
 Ticket to Work Program "The Ticket to Work Program provides most people
receiving Social Security benefits (beneficiaries) more choices for receiving
employment services. Under this program the Social Security Administration (SSA)
issues ticket to eligible beneficiaries who, in turn, may choose to assign those tickets to
an Employment Network (EN) of their choice to obtain employment services, vocational
rehabilitation services, or other support services necessary to achieve a vocational
(work) goal."
Disability
 Disability Resource Center "The Disability Resource Center supports the U.S.
Department of Transportation in the employment, advancement, and retention of
people with disabilities through the use of state-of-the-art technology and proactive
customer services."
Disability
 Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment "The Department of Veterans
Affair's Veterans Benefits Administration's Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment
(VR&E) service is vested with delivering timely, effective vocational rehabilitation
services to veterans with service-connected disabilities."
Occupations
 O*NET "The O*NET program is the nation's primary source of occupational
information. Central to the project is the O*NET database, containing information on
hundreds of standardized and occupation-specific descriptors. The database, which is
available to the public at no cost, is continually updated by surveying a broad range of
workers from each occupation. Information from this database forms the heart of
O*NET OnLine, an interactive application for exploring and searching occupations. The
database also provides the basis for our Career Exploration Tools, a set of valuable
assessment instruments for workers and students looking to find or change careers."
Occupations
 USAJOBS "is a United States Office of Personnel Management website. USAJOBS is
the Federal Government's official one-stop source for Federal jobs and employment
information."
Business
Opportunities for
the Disabled
 U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) " Connects disabled veteran business
owners to federal business opportunities and provides assistance during the
contracting process. Resources are available on local Small Business Utilization
offices, multiple award schedules and the VETS Governmentwide Acquisition Contract
(GWAC)."