REACH -- National Career Sites

NATIONAL CAREER SITES

These links are of various national agencies and resources that provide career and employment opportunities to persons with disabilities.

WEB SITE

DESCRIPTION

SERVICES

Office of Disability Employment Policy
This site describes the Office of Disability Employment Policy. ODEP's mission is to provide leadership to increase employment opportunities for adults and youth with disabilities. ODEP is a federal agency in the Department of Labor. Its customers include:

Individuals with disabilities and their families
Private employers and their employees
Federal, state, and local government agencies
Educational and training institutions
Disability advocates
Providers of services and government employers

information

training

technical assistance to America's business leaders, organized labor, rehabilitation and service providers, advocacy organizations, families and individuals with disabilities

JAN on the Web This site describes the Job Accommodation Network (JAN). It is a service provided by the President's Committee on Employment with Disabilities.
JAN is "not a job placement service, but an international toll-free consulting service that provides information about job accommodations and the employability of people with disabilities. JAN also provides information regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)."

America's Job Bank
This site describes America's Job Bank. This job bank is "a partnership between the US Department of Labor and the state
operated Public Employment Service."

a variety of career resource and employment links.

Goodwill Industries International
This site describes Goodwill Industries International. It is similar to the local Goodwill Industries site except it is geared on a more international level.

provides people with the tools they need to succeed in working.

employment and training services for people with disabilities and other disadvantaging conditions such as welfare dependency, illiteracy, criminal history and homelessness

Employment Support Institute (ESI)
This site describes the Employment Support Institute. ESI provides "supports for better decision-making about employment options and policies affecting people with disabilities."

WEB SITE	DESCRIPTION	SERVICES
Office of Disability Employment Policy	This site describes the Office of Disability Employment Policy. ODEP's mission is to provide leadership to increase employment opportunities for adults and youth with disabilities. ODEP is a federal agency in the Department of Labor. Its customers include: Individuals with disabilities and their families Private employers and their employees Federal, state, and local government agencies Educational and training institutions Disability advocates Providers of services and government employers	information training technical assistance to America's business leaders, organized labor, rehabilitation and service providers, advocacy organizations, families and individuals with disabilities
JAN on the Web	This site describes the Job Accommodation Network (JAN). It is a service provided by the President's Committee on Employment with Disabilities.	JAN is "not a job placement service, but an international toll-free consulting service that provides information about job accommodations and the employability of people with disabilities. JAN also provides information regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)."
America's Job Bank	This site describes America's Job Bank. This job bank is "a partnership between the US Department of Labor and the state operated Public Employment Service."	a variety of career resource and employment links.
Goodwill Industries International	This site describes Goodwill Industries International. It is similar to the local Goodwill Industries site except it is geared on a more international level.	provides people with the tools they need to succeed in working. employment and training services for people with disabilities and other disadvantaging conditions such as welfare dependency, illiteracy, criminal history and homelessness
Employment Support Institute (ESI)	This site describes the Employment Support Institute. ESI provides "supports for better decision-making about employment options and policies affecting people with disabilities."