Disability Program Navigator Tips

CareerCenter Disability Program Navigators serve as a resource on disability issues to CareerCenter customers, staff and interested community members and organizations. Each week Navigators send out electronic “Tips of the Week” on disability and employment related topics.

If you would like to be on the mailing list or learn more about how a Disability Program Navigator could assist you – please call Libby Stone-Sterling, Lead Disability Program Navigator at (207)623-7969 (voice) or 1-800-794-1110 (TTY) or email: libby.stone-sterling@maine.gov

Tip Topics

Resources for Job Seekers I Resources for Employers I Disability Topics I Social Security Work Incentives / Benefits I Assistive Technology I Transportation I Transition Resources I Other Resources

Employment Resources for Employers / Jobseekers

• ADA Web Links
• JAN for Employers
• EARNWorks Employer Tools
• Employers - 9 Ways to Earn Income Tax Credits
• Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC)
• Disabled Access Tax Credit
• Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)
• Benefits of Hiring People with Disabilities
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• ADA Amendments Act of 2008
• Attitudinal Barriers
• Communication Tips
• Communication Tips Part 2
• Confidentiality
• Disability Disclosure
• Disability Etiquette
• National Disability Employment Awareness Month
• O*NET Resources
• Recovery Act
• Work History Gaps
• Jan offers ADA Amendments Act Guidance
• The Do's and Don'ts of Disclosure
• Applying for Federal Jobs
• Employee Conduct and the ADA
• Employment Opportunities Resources
• Tax Credit for Low Income Workers
• CareerCenter Hearing/Language Barriers
• Accomodations for Those with Disabilities
• Medical Leave
• Accomodations for those with Mental Health Illnesses
• The Federal Bonding Program
• Disability Mentoring Day
• Community Work Incentive Coordinator (CWIC)
• Under Pressure
• Ticket To Work
• Ticket To Work Part 2
• Divison for the Blind & Visually Impaired
• CareerOneStop - website
• ADAAA Update - June 2009
• Helpful publications and websites- Summer 2009
• Asking about disability in the CareerCenter
• Recruitment of Older Workers
• National Disability Employment Awareness Month - 2009
• Entrepreneurship
• Resources for veterans - Military to Civilian Occupation Translator
• US Dept. of Labor website
• ADA Training Resource Center
• New Assistive Technology in the CareerCenters
• Workforce3 One - New Resource Page
• NEW EEO POSTER EFFECTIVE 11/21/09

Resources for Job Seekers

Resources for Employers

Disability Topics

• Alcoholism
• June is National Aphasia Awareness Month
• Arthritis Awareness Month
• Rheumatoid Arthritis Scholarship Program
• Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Autism Awareness Month
• Autism Awareness/Gold Bunny Giveback Program
• Autism Increasing
• Autism Support
• Autism & Pervasive Development Disorders
• Autism Awareness Planner
• Brain Injury Awareness Month
• Brain Injury Resources
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
• United Cerebral Palsy
• Diabetes Awareness Month
• Diabetes Eye Disease
• Eating Disorders Awareness Week
• Epilepsy
• Hearing Impaired Terminology
• Better Hearing/Speech Awareness Month
• Hidden Disabilities
• Hidden Disabilities Fact Sheet
• Multiple Chemical Sensitivities Awareness Month
• Government Definition of "Disability"
• National Kidney Awareness Month
• Mental Health Month
• Myths and Facts about Mental Illness
• Adult ADHD
• Personality Disorders
• Disability Mentoring Day
• Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week
• Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Part 2
• Tourette Syndrome
• Braille Literacy
• Courtesy Rules of Blindness
• Mental Illness and Recovery
• Disability Etiquette- Part 2
• Workforce3 One - New Resource Page
• Autism Spectrum Resources

Social Security Work Incentives / Benefits

• Earned Income Disregard
• MaineCare
• SSA Adult Disability Starter Kit
• MaineCare Option for Workers with Disabilities
• Tax Credit for Low Income Workers
• Community Work Incentive Coordinator (CWIC)
• Ticket To Work
• Ticket To Work Part 2
• Disability Benefits for Wounded Warriers
• Social Security Disability Insurance
• Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
• Are you WISE?
• SSDI-Important New Changes

Assistive Technology

• getATstuff Part 1
• getATstuff Part 2
• getATstuff Part 3
• GoldTouch
• Interpretype
• Basic Keystrokes for Jaws and Windows
• PDF Aloud
• Pocket Talker Pro
• Read and Write Gold
• SmartNAV
• UbiDuo
• Universal Design
• Video Relay Service and Video Remote Interpreting
• CareerCenter Hearing/Language Barriers
• Braille Literacy
• TechMatrix
• New Assistive Technology in the CareerCenters
• Assistive Technology news
• What is CART?

Transportation

Transition Resources

Other Resources

• Adult Education Resources
• Education Opportunities
• The 411 on 211
• Disability Awareness Day
• Housing Options
• The Year of Community Living
• Spread the Word to End the Word
• Disability Status Report
• Pitch Campaign
• The National AgrAbility Project
• AgrAbility Grant
• Financial Education
• Mind Your Health
• The Holiday Blues
• Get Connected
• Older Americans Month
• New Ways to Quit Smoking
• Under Pressure
• Occupational Therapy Month
• You Can't Get There From Here
• Veteran's Day
• World Sight Day
• Think College
• Youth in the 21st Century
• Mission Transition
• Tracking a New Generation
• Helpful publications and websites- Summer 2009
• Recruitment of Older Workers
• Maine Housing Search
• Disability Disclosure in post-secondary education
• Accessible parking
• Stress in tough economic times
• Youth Transition Resource Directory
• Youth Employment Rights & Responsibilities
• Searching for Housing?
• Maine Transportation Resources

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