What's New U.S. Department of Labor Unveils a New Disability and Employment Resource Page on Workforce3one In connection with National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) in October, the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration’s (ETA) has unveiled has a new Disability and Employment Resource Page on its Workforce3One Web site to provide employment-related resources for the workforce system. The Workforce3One Web site is ETA’s e-learning, knowledge sharing Web space offering workforce professionals, employers, economic development, and education professionals a dynamic network featuring innovative workforce solutions. The purpose of this new section on the Workforce3One Web site is to disseminate promising practices to promote the positive employment outcomes of people with disabilities and expand the capacity of the One-Stop Career Center system to serve customers with disabilities. This site compiles information related to disability and employment in one location on the Workforce3One Web site and along with the addition of a new “Disability” super search category will make it easier for users to find this information. To access this information please visit the Disability and Employment Resource Web page on Workforce3One at: http://disability.workforce3one.org/

Welcome to ETA's Disabilities Program home page, Disability Online. The Disabilities Program develops and implements workforce disability policy and program initiatives to address structural, programmatic, and systemic employment barriers for people with disabilities. The Disabilities Program supports the New Freedom Initiative to improve career and employment outcomes for people with disabilities through: 1) inter-and intra-agency collaborations and partnerships; 2) demand-driven initiatives responding to employers’ recruitment and retention needs; 3) training and technical assistance; 4) legislative and regulatory, policy, and operations analysis; and 5) other activities that lead to systemic improvement. The Disabilities Program’s goal is to provide the greatest opportunity for job seekers and employees with disabilities to achieve employment and economic self-sufficiency through the One Stop Career Center system by utilizing the principles of self-determination, informed choice, integration, and inclusion.

Grant Programs

Disability Program Navigator Initiative

Disability Program Navigator Initiative - ETA and SSA are jointly funding the DPN Initiative in 42 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the United States Virgin Islands where SSA implemented employment support initiatives. This Initiative promotes comprehensive services and work incentive information for SSA beneficiaries and other people with disabilities, through the One Stop system. The Initiative focuses on developing new and ongoing partnerships to achieve seamless, comprehensive, and integrated access to services, creating systemic change, and expanding the workforce development system's capacity to serve customers with disabilities and employers.

Disaster Recovery and Emergency Preparedness Resources

This web page provides information on federal government resources to support individuals and communities in Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Recovery.

Disability Videos

Serving People with Disabilities in One Stop Career Centers Windows media Video