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A list of important links related to the Workplace PAS.

Career One Stop
http://www.careeronestop.org/

From the Department of Labor, Career One Stop is a collection of tools that can help you find a job, learn more about careers, and find employment services in your area.

Center for PAS - State resources for employment of people with disabilities
http://www.pascenter.org/state_based_stats/resources_home.php?title=State%20Resources%20for%20Employment%20of%20Persons%20with%20Disabilities

To find US and state resources for employment of people with disabilities, the Center has a directory of government agencies you can locate by state.

Center for Workers with Disabilities
http://cwd.aphsa.org/Home/home_news.asp

The Center, an affiliate of the National Association of State Medicaid Directors (NASMD), is a technical assistance center that is dedicated to helping states enhance employment support programs. One of the Center’s six task forces addresses current rules and regulations for workplace PAS, factors in the work place, and related concerns. Minutes of task force meetings, beginning in January 2003, as well as a small list of publications on workplace PAS are available.

Council of State Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation
http://www.rehabnetwork.org/directors_contact.htm

Vocational Rehabilitation is a program available in each state specifically to help people with disabilities work. The services can range from job training to counseling and transportation services. This website from the Council of State Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation provides a contact list of each state’s program.

Disability Benefits 101
http://www.disabilitybenefits101.org/

Disability Benefits 101 (DB101) helps workers, job seekers, and service providers understand the connections between work and benefits. Although focused on California, it features a section on workplace PAS as well as practical information for employers or consumers, including frequently asked questions, policy updates publications list, and more.

DisabilityInfo.gov
http://www.disabilityinfo.gov/

DisabilityInfo.gov is the federal government's one-stop Web site site for people with disabilities, their families, employers, veterans and service members, workforce professionals and many others. Program topics by state are: employment, education, housing, transportation, health, benefits, technology, community life and civil rights.

EARN
http://www.earnworks.com

The Employer Assistance & Recruiting Network (EARN) is a free service that connects employers looking for quality employees with skilled job candidates. This web site is a source of disability employment information including:
• recruiting services
• tools and resources
• employer success stories
• business case for hiring people with disabilities

Institute for Community Inclusion (ICI)
http://www.communityinclusion.org/index.html

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. Publication topics listed on the site include: employment, disability policy, finding and keeping a job, health care, social security benefits and eduction.

Of interest to those seeking employment are "Flexible funding stories" which describe funding approaches used by people with disabilities in order to obtain employment, often involving the hiring of personal assistants or job coaches in the workplace.

Maine Personal Assistance Services Association (PASA)
http://www.mainepasa.org/

Maine PASA is an association that promotes professionalism and development for the direct care, direct support and personal assistance workforce to support the highest quality of life for elders and people with disabilities.

National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability/Youth (NCWD)
http://www.ncwd-youth.info/index.html

NCWD is a source of information about employment and youth with disabilities. Summaries of publications on disability and employment can be sorted according to 5 classes of users: Administrators, Employer/Business, Youth Service Practitioners, Policymakers, and Youth or Family. Outlines of disability-related legislation highlight eligibility requirements and services they provide.

National Consortium for Health Systems Development
http://www.nchsd.org/topics/index.asp

The NCHSD is a technical assistance partnership providing flexible, state-tailored technical assistance to states developing comprehensive health and employment service systems for people with disabilities who want to work.

Personal Assistance Services (PAS) in the Workplace - Job Accommodation Network
http://www.jan.wvu.edu/media/PAS.html

A report on Personal Assistance Services in the Workplace.

Social Security Administration
http://www.socialsecurity.gov/policy/docs/quickfacts/stat_snapshot/

Fact sheets provide monthly, individual state statistics that includes total expenditures and number of recipients receiving Disability Income and Supplemental Security Income benefits.

Social Security Administration: Work Incentives
http://www.socialsecurity.gov/disabilityresearch/wi/generalinfo.htm

A description of programs and policies that help SSI and SSDI recipients increase their earnings without losing their benefits. Two such programs are the Program for Achieving Self-Sufficiency (PASS), and the Impairment-Related Work Expenses (IRWE).

Worksupport.com
http://www.worksupport.com

Virginia Commonwealth University. Publishes reports and manuals on obtaining or managing workplace personal assistance services. Among them, Personal Assistance in the Workplace: A Customer-Directed Guide, 2003, (http://www.worksupport.com/Main/pass.asp) and Employer View of Workplace Supports (http://www.worksupport.com/Main/rrtcpapers.asp)