Miscellaneous Employment

WVA Resources

• Client Assistance Program (CAP)
• People with Disabilities Work - West Virginia Advocates' Employment Advocacy Programs Brochure
• Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security (PABSS)

Links

• Able to Work Consortium
  This is a website that lists other websites for employment and other related subjects.
• Center for Workers with Disabilities
  The Center for Workers with Disabilities works to public policy for people with disabilities. This will take you to a listing of their publications.
• Diabetes at Work
  Helps businesses and managed care companies to assess the impact of diabetes in the workplace, and provide intuitive information to help employees manage their diabetes and take steps toward reducing risks for related complications, such as heart disease.
• Employment after Traumatic Brain Injury
  This brochure was developed for friends, family members, and caregivers of persons with brain injury.
• Everyone can Work: A Handbook for Employment Resources
  A booklet from the WVU Centers for Excellence in Disabilities.
• Institute on Community Inclusion
  The home page of the Institute for Community Inclusion (ICI) dedicated to promoting the inclusion of people with disabilities. ICI offers training, clinical, and employment services, conducts research, and provides assistance to organizations to promote inclusion of people with disabilities in school, work, and community activities.
• Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
  This is the home page for the Job Accommodations Network (JAN), a program funded through the United States Department of Labor, Office of Disability Employment Policy providing a resource for workplace productivity enhancements and reasonable accommodations solutions.
• Occupational Information Network
  Makes occupational information interactive and accessible for all.
• PACER's Workforce (One-Stop) Center Information
  Provides an introduction to the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 as well as a detailed explanation of the purpose and activities of Workforce (One-Stop) Centers.
• Partnership for Workplace Mental Health
  A program of the American Psychiatric Foundation that advances effective employer approaches to mental health by combining the knowledge and experience of the American Psychiatric Association and their employer partners. This link goes to the employee resources page.
• Personal Assistance Services, a publication of JAN
  This publication discusses personal assistance services (WPAS) in the workplace.
• Real People, Real Jobs
  The site features a range of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities working in paid jobs in their communities.
• Small Business Administration
  United States Small Business Administration (SBA) helps Americans start, build and grow businesses.
• The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
  Public Law 103-3 Enacted February 5, 1993. An Act to grant family and temporary medical leave under certain circumstances.
• U.S. Department of Labor Administrator’s Interpretation No. 2010-3 (FMLA)
  Clarification of the definition of “son or daughter” under Section 101(12) of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) as it applies to an employee standing “in loco parentis” to a child.
• U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Information
  The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) Website on the revisions to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Regulations.
• Vocational Rehabilitation Service Models for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders
  A website sponsored by SEDL focusing on issues and strategies for improving employment outcomes for individuals with autism spectrum disorders.
• West Virginia Small Business Development Center
  A Division of the West Virginia Development Office.
• What Can You Do - The Campaign for Disability Employment
  A collaborative effort to promote positive employment outcomes for people with disabilities by encouraging employers and others to recognize the value and talent they bring to the workplace.