Making Self-employment Work for People with Disabilities

Making Self-employment Work for People with Disabilities

Author: Cary Griffin

Publisher: Brookes Publishing Company

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781598574036

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Updated with a new and improved assessment approach, more self-employment success stories, and the latest on policy changes and online opportunities, this book is your step-by-step guide to helping adults with disabilities get a small business off to a strong start.


Job Search Handbook for People with Disabilities

Job Search Handbook for People with Disabilities

Author: Daniel J. Ryan

Publisher: Jist Works

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 9781593578138

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This complete career planning and job search guide for people with physical and mental disabilities has been completely updated to reflect the newest job search technologies and techniques. It will help readers identify their strengths; explore career options; find job openings; explore the hidden job market; write resumes, cover letters, and follow-up letters; and perform well in interviews. The author shows readers how to tell potential employers about their disabilities and ask them for reasonable accommodations, and helps readers understand and navigate employment law as it applies to them.


Emerging Needs and Opportunities for Human Factors Research

Emerging Needs and Opportunities for Human Factors Research

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 1995-09-15

Total Pages: 333

ISBN-13: 0309176360

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This book identifies areas that represent new needs and opportunities for human factors research in the coming decades. It is forward-looking, problem oriented, and selectively focused on national or global problems, including productivity in organizations, education and training, employment and disabilities, health care, and environmental change; technology issues, including communications technology and telenetworking, information access and usability, emerging technologies, automation, and flexible manufacturing, and advanced transportation systems; and human performance, including cognitive performance under stress and aiding intellectual work.


Job-hunting Tips for the So-called Handicapped Or People who Have Disabilities

Job-hunting Tips for the So-called Handicapped Or People who Have Disabilities

Author: Richard Nelson Bolles

Publisher:

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13:

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The author defines a disability and discusses vocabulary that is important to people with disabilities. While he is primarily interested in helping people looking for work, he is also eager to educate employers. He prepares both sides for the interviewing process, offering hope and practical suggestions.


Jobs for the Disabled

Jobs for the Disabled

Author: Sar A. Levitan

Publisher:

Published: 1977

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13:

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Monograph on employment opportunities for disabled workers in the USA - examines employment problems of the handicapped (disabled person) in a changing labour market, the vocational rehabilitation system (incl. Sheltered workshops), etc. Graphs, references and statistical tables.


Assisting Disabled Persons in Finding Employment

Assisting Disabled Persons in Finding Employment

Author: Robert Heron

Publisher:

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 60

ISBN-13:

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This guide provides an overview of the approaches and strategies to improve job opportunities for disabled jobseekers. It is intended for vocational guidance and placement personnel in mainstream and specialist employment services in governmental and non-governmental organizations. It is a useful resource for personnel experienced in providing such services to disabled people and for those new to the task as well as policy-makers in labour administration.