1. JAN is a service of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy. 1 Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP): Technical Assistance Centers Brett Sheats, National Project Director National Employer Policy, Research & Technical Assistance Center for Employers on the Employment of People with Disabilities (Employer TA Center) Josh Christianson, Project Director Partnership on Employment & Accessible Technology (PEAT) Brittany Taylor, Project Coordinator LEAD Center Moderated by: Lou Orslene, Co-Director Job Accommodation Network (JAN)

2. Vision A world in which people with disabilities have unlimited employment opportunities. Mission To develop and influence policies and practices that increase the number and quality of employment opportunities for people with disabilities. To fulfill this mission, ODEP promotes the adoption and implementation of ODEP policy strategies and effective practices — meaning those that ODEP has developed and/or validated — that will impact the employment of people with disabilities. 2 Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)

3. To develop and influence disability employment-related policies and practices, ODEP sponsors the following five research and technical assistance resources: 3 Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)

4. ODEP manages a number of efforts designed to advance disability employment. 4 Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)

5. JAN is a service of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy. Employer TA CENTER Brett Sheats National Project Director National Employer Policy, Research & Technical Assistance Center for Employers on the Employment of People with Disabilities (Employer TA Center)

6. 6 Employer TA CENTER Employer TA Center Overview Resource for employers seeking to recruit, hire, retain, and advance qualified employees with disabilities Supports public and private sector organizations Focus is on the organization rather than the individual Managed by The Viscardi Center Collaborative of diverse partners

7. 7 Employer TA CENTER Employer TA Center – Current Products & Services AskEARN.org – Customized trainings (in person and online), webinars, publications, research reports WRP.jobs – Free, job-posting service for employers interested in hiring pre-screened, qualified students/recent graduates with disabilities eFedLink.org – Online Community of Practice for federal employees

8. 8 Employer TA CENTER Employer TA Center – Future Products & Services Small Business & Disability Employment: Steps to Success – Online toolkit of best practices gleaned from ODEP’s Add Us In grant program Employer Engagement Strategy – Online crowdsourcing dialogue with federal contractors – Conferences & events Federal Engagement – Key action items from May 2015 planning session

9. 9 Employer TA CENTER Contact us AskEARN@viscardicenter.org

10. Partnership on Employment & Accessible Technology (PEAT) Josh Christianson Project Director www.PEATworks.org

11. What is PEAT? Partnership on Employment & Accessible Technology Cooperative agreement funded by Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) Initiative to advance the employment and retention of people with disabilities through the development, adoption, and promotion of accessible technology wwwPEATworks.org11

12. Current Resources PEATworks.org Articles, blogs, and spotlight interviews PEAT Talks and webinars Join the Conversation Employer Guide TechCheck eRecruiting and Accessibility Report www.PEATworks.org12

13. Future Resources PEATworks.org TalentWorks Technology and the Employment Lifecycle Resources for Developers and Designers www.PEATworks.org13

14. jchristianson@peatworks.org www.PEATworks.org www.PEATworks.org14

15. The LEAD Center is led by National Disability Institute and is funded by the Office of Disability Employment Policy, U.S. Department of Labor, Grant No. #OD-23863-12-75-4-11 Brittany Taylor Project Coordinator

16. LEAD CENTER MISSION The National Center on Leadership for the Employment and Economic Advancement of People with Disabilities (LEAD) is a collaborative of disability, workforce and economic empowerment organizations led by National Disability Institute with funding from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy. Mission: To advance sustainable individual and systems level change that results in improved, competitive integrated employment and economic self-sufficiency outcomes for individuals across the spectrum of disability. www.leadcenter.org 16

17. CURRENT PROJECTS Leveraging Resources and Creating Partnerships through: Serving as a Central resource on WIOA from a Disability Perspective Section 503 Implementation Equal Opportunity/Section 188 Practice Network Group Discovery and Customized Employment Initiative CIL/ AJC Collaboration Resources and Policy Briefs Employment First Website Economic Advancement

18. FUTURE PROJECTS Policy Roundtable on WIOA Implementation Website expansion that includes additional Customized Employment Resources Expansion of practices that promote employment and economic advancement National Study of the Changing Workforce report on disability and employment

19. CONNECT WITH THE LEAD CENTER Website: www.leadcenter.orgwww.leadcenter.org Employment First: http://employmentfirst.leadcenter.org/http://employmentfirst.leadcenter.org/ Sign up for LEAD Center News: http://eepurl.com/sQiHr http://eepurl.com/sQiHr Follow the LEAD Center on… Facebook: www.facebook.com/LEADCtrwww.facebook.com/LEADCtr Twitter: @LEADCtr@LEADCtr LinkedIn: linkedin.com/groups/LEAD-Center-4828089linkedin.com/groups/LEAD-Center-4828089 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/LEADCtrhttps://www.youtube.com/user/LEADCtr Contact us: Rebecca Salon, Project Director, rsalon@ndi-inc.orgrsalon@ndi-inc.org Elizabeth Jennings, Asst. Project Director, ejennings@ndi-inc.orgejennings@ndi-inc.org Brittany Taylor, Project Coordinator, btaylor@ndi-inc.orgbtaylor@ndi-inc.org 19

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21. 21 Contact JAN (800) 526-7234 (V) - (877) 781-9403 (TTY) AskJAN.org jan@askjan.org (304) 216-8189 via Text janconsultants via Skype For More Information