Employment And Psychiatric Disabilities
To be an effective advocate or self-advocate, one needs to make the best use possible of available tools and support resources. The following are just a handful of suggestions for places to turn for information during one's own advocacy efforts..
Employing and Accommodating Workers with Psychiatric Disabilities
The Disability Law Resource Project (DLRP) and Independent Living Research Utilization Project at TIRR (ILRU) have provided a very nice piece entitled Employing and Accommodating Workers with Psychiatric Disabilities. Their informative article covers the ADA and individuals with psychiatric disabilities.
EEOC Guide to ADA and Employment for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities
In the words of the EEOC, the Question and Answer Guide to Persons with Intellectual Disabilities in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act explains how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) might apply to job applicants and employees with intellectual disabilities. The questions address such issues as:
- When a condition qualifies as a disability under the ADA
- Under what circumstances an employer may ask an applicant or employee or a third party (such as the family member of an applicant or employee) questions about an intellectual disability
- What types of reasonable accommodations may be needed by applicants and employees with intellectual disabilities
- How to address safety concerns and conduct issues in the workplace
- How an employer can prevent harassment of employees with intellectual disabilities.
Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)
The Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), a division of the U.S. Department of Labor, provides national leadership by developing and influencing disability-related employment policy as well as practice affecting the employment of people with disabilities. Their website includes links to the following:
- ODEP Workforce Recruitment Program: Coordinated with the U.S. Department of Defense; aims to provide summer work experience, and in some cases full-time employment, for college students with disabilities..
- Job Accommodation Network (JAN): Information on creating workplace accommodations for people with disabilities..
- Employer Assistance Referral Network (EARN): Free nationwide job placement service that connects employers, job placement professionals, and persons with disabilities qualified to fill available job openings..
- Small Business and Self-Employment Service (SBSES): For individuals with disabilities who want to own their own business or who prefer to be self-employed..
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