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The following are links that may be of interest to employers, Human Resource professionals and persons interested in employment issues related to the disability community.

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General Resources:

Alliance for Technology Access:
A network of community-based Resource Centers, Developers, Vendors and Associates dedicated to providing information and support services to children and adults with disabilities, and increasing their use of standard, assistive, and information technologies.

American Association of People with Disabilities:
The largest national non-profit cross-disability member organization in the United States, dedicated to ensuring economic self-efficiency and political empowerment for more than 56 million Americans with disabilities.

Disability.gov:
Disability.gov is a comprehensive online resource designed to provide people with disabilities with quick and easy access to the information they need. With just a few clicks, the site provides access to disability-related information and programs available across the government on numerous subjects, including benefits, civil rights, community life, education, employment, housing, health, technology and transportation.

Enable America:
Our goal is to work with all members of the community – including disabled individuals, service providers, government agencies, advocacy groups, existing organizations and employers – to eliminate barriers to employment and bridge the gap between disabled job seekers and the employers who want to hire them.

Florida ARF:
A 501(c)(3) organization and represents Community Human Service Provider Agencies making a meaningful difference in the lives of individuals with disabilities across the sunshine state.

L&I Office of Vocational Rehabilitation:
OVR's mission is to expand and strengthen employment outcomes, independence and specialized services for Pennsylvanians with disabilities.

Liberty Resources' Academy:
The Liberty Resources' Academy assists people who have never worked before in making a first step towards a career.

Liberty Resources - The Philadelphia Center for Independent Living:
A non-profit, consumer driven organization that advocates and promotes Independent Living for persons with disabilities.

National Brain Tumor Foundation:
A non-profit organization serving people whose lives are affected by a brain tumor.

Pennsylvania Business Leadership Network
The Pennsylvania Business Leadership Network (BLN) is a statewide, employer-driven program designed for business leaders to promote hiring practices that enable qualified people with disabilities to enter and succeed in the workplace.

PRA:
PRA is the Pennsyvlania Chapter of the National Rehabilitation Association. "The National Rehabilitation Association (NRA) is a member organization whose mission is to promote ethical and excellent practice in rehabilitation."

The Sierra Group:
An innovative rehabilitation engineering consulting company that uses "Workplace Technology" to enhance human potential and overcome disability-related barriers to employment.

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Assistive Technology

AceReader (Advanced Online Reader/Training Software):
This award winning software will help you read more efficiently both online and offline. Includes Test, Drills and Games plus an Online Reader. Text-To-Speech add-on is available.

Business & Employment, Human Resources:

BenefitsLink:
BenefitsLink is for people and companies involved in providing employer-sponsored employee benefit plans: compliance officers working for employers or for third-party administrators, consultants, lawyers, actuaries, accountants, investment managers, other service-providers, product vendors, policymakers, and all others in the industry.

BrokeButNotForLong, Inc.
is a charitable organization that assists veterans, non-veterans, and individuals with disabilities find employment, transitional job training, as well as mental health and financial resources. We also provide news for employers regarding tax incentives on hiring to help grow the economy and reduce unemployment for everyone involved. To accomplish our mission, we will produce an online job search engine, an employment social network blog, and provide information on free and reliable resources on our Web site.

Interview Questions and Answers
Job interview questions and answers, skills and advice for successful interviewing.

Job-Applications.com - Armed Forces Jobs
The armed forces & veterans jobs section provides online applications for military jobs for each branch of military. Its a great way for people to find military work quickly, and its constantly growing. It also contains resources and articles for veterans to aid them in their search for jobs or transition from the military.

Lift Inc.
A national nonprofit corporation since 1975, Lift is a unique hybrid of vocational rehabilitation agency, trainer, employer and placement agency. Winner of the inaugural New Freedom Initiative Award, Lift hires, trains and places individuals who have disabilities in yearlong contract positions with corporate clients. At the end of the contract period, the employer is expected to hire the worker full time. It is a very exciting experience for a career-oriented person who has a disability.

Hire Heroes USA
The Hire Heroes USA Program is designed to help military veterans who were wounded while serving in Afghanistan, Iraq and other locations around the world, find careers working in many types of jobs within the ever-expanding United States economy, especially the healthcare industry.

My Job Apps
MyJobApps.com has profiled over 2,500 companies providing job seekers with downloadable job application links, live job postings from those companies as well as what you're going to get paid.

RecruitMilitary
RecruitMilitary the only nationwide, full-service, military-to-civilian recruiting firm. We use advanced online and offline products to connect employers in all industries with men and women who are transitioning from active duty to civilian life, veterans with a wide variety of business experience, members of the National Guard and reserve forces, and military spouses. We serve veterans of all ranks/rates and branches of the armed forces. All of our products are free to all men and women who have a military background.

Student Cover Letter
We help students for secure interviews. Get help for Student Cover Letter writing, Resume Cover Letter writing, Covering Letter, sample cover letters.

What Can You Do?
The What Can YOU Do? Web site is the centerpiece of the Campaign for Disability Employment, which seeks to promote positive employment outcomes for people with disabilities. Through outreach and public education, the Campaign aims to encourage employers and others to recognize the value and talent that people with disabilities bring to the workplace, as well as the dividend to be realized by fully including people with disabilities at work.

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Medical and Wheelchair Equipment:

Drink-Aide:
A revolutionary water bottle, designed by people with disabilities, that attaches to a wheelchair and allows people with little or no upper body movement to drink independently.

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