Employment

Searching for information that can help a person address employment issues can be a daunting task. During my research I found lots of information but very little of it seemed to help me. I wanted to find information that would be relevant to students with disabilities, their families (specifically parents), and educators. The site and documents that I found to use for this posting gave me the most information and seemed to provide relevant information that could be use by any of the individual that I listed above.

The website that I found is: The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Specifically in this website I found a document that addresses the rights of workers with disabilities. I think this document will help educators, parents and individuals with disabilities. It is called: The ADA: Your Employment Rights as an Individual With a Disability. It was written to inform what the rights of an individual with disabilities in the workplace are. The information provided is very informative. It give information on matters ranging from who is protected under ADA to information on what to do if discrimination is occurring. This document can be viewed by clicking on the link below.
http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/ada18.html

The second document that I found was in the Cornell University ILR School Library. This document is called: Job Seeking Skills for People with Disabilities. You can use the link at the end of this paragraph to access this document. This document has assessment tool to help individuals find out what their strengths and interests are, tools to help a person find out what their interests are, self presentation, and several other informative sections. Some of the informal assessments in this document could be very beneficial for persons to take before joining the workforce. I hope you find the information in this document as interesting as I did. This document could be used by students with disabilities seeking employment, their parents and their teachers. This would be a great asset for employment transition decision making help.
http://www.csun.edu/%7Esp20558/dis/sh.html

The final item that I found is a video about Marlon. This video is titled: National Disability Employment Awareness Month Hire Ability Marlon. This video shows the relationship between an individual and their employer. It also speaks to the abilities of a person with special needs. I really think that this video is an inspiration. Marlon explains what he went through to get his position and what he does while at work. The employer explains what he and his team have gained from having Marlon as a part of their service. To view Marlon’s video click on the link below. This video could help students with disabilities and their parents see how successful Marlon has been in the workforce and hopefully it would provide them with as much inspiration as it did me.
http://video.aol.com/video-detail/national-disability-employment-awareness-month-hire-ability-marlon/935596195

All of these items were very interesting and provided me with information that could be very beneficial. I hope you find them as important as I did and I hope you will enjoy the information that they provide. Please feel free to let me know what you think.