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ONLINE VIDEOS ON
DISABILITY AND EMPLOYMENT
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VIDEOS FOR
EMPLOYERS
10 Small Business
Mistakes - clarifies some basic misunderstandings that small employers
commonly hold about the ADA. (Department of Justice - 13 Minutes)
Access to Technology in the Workplace: In Our Own Words - employees with a
variety of disabilities describe how they use computers and promote the
provision of accessible electronic and information technology in the workplace.
(DO-IT - 12 Minutes)
Accessibility: Technology for Everyone - features six professionals with
disabilities pursuing successful and satisfying careers in business and
government using a wide range of accessible technology. (Microsoft - 16 Minutes)
A Hire Vision - "What Employers Want to Know About Hiring Visually Impaired
Workers” promotes the benefits of hiring workers who are blind or have low
vision. (American Foundation for the Blind - 7 Minutes)
Customers with Disabilities - CNNfn "Maverick of the Morning" interview with
Carmen Jones of Solutions Marketing Group - a marketing consulting firm
dedicated to providing businesses with innovative marketing strategies that
target consumers with disabilities. (CNNfn - 4:41 Minutes)
Disability: Dispelling the Myths - covers
people with disabilities as a pipeline of qualified workers, using the workforce
system to support accommodation, and meeting the challenges of employee training
and promotion. (U.S. Chamber of Commerce - 1 Hour)
Employment 101
- hear about how to hire people with disabilities and access resources to better
meet the growing need of business for a skilled workforce. (U.S. Chamber of
Commerce - 1 Hour)
Finding Gold: Hiring the Best and the Brightest - employers in cooperative
education, internship, and other work-based learning programs show how to fully
include participants with disabilities. (DO_IT - 7 Minutes)
Oregon Business Leadership Network -
featuring a number of folks with disabilities and their employers, this video
demonstrates how people with disabilities can be successful in the workplace.
(Requires
QuickTime Player - 12 Minutes)
Put Ability to Work in the 21st Century - profiles a partnership between
SunTrust Bank, Manpower, and Virginia Commonwealth University to create
employment opportunities for people with disabilities. (WorkSupport.com - 9
minutes)
SunTrust Bank: Creating an Inclusive Culture - this video features
interviews with employees, with and without disabilities, which highlight the
exemplary policies and practices of SunTrust’s inclusive corporate culture. (JAN
- 8 minutes)
Telecommuting and People with Disabilities - Debra Ruh, C.E.O. of
TecAccess. Over 75% of the staff at TecAccess are people with disabilities. Ms.
Ruh describes how TecAccess has used technology to make the company more
efficient. (WorkSupport.com - 35 Minutes)
The
Business Case For Employing People with Disabilities - Testimonials by
twelve employers representing companies like McDonalds, Booz, Allen, & Hamilton,
Bender Consulting, and Microsoft (WorkSupport.com - 5 to 10 minutes each)
Walgreens
Distribution Center in South Carolina - See NBC News coverage of this
innovative distribution center that has 40% of its workforce comprised of
employees with disabilities. Learn how it has increased productivity by 20%.
(Two 3-minute videos)
World
Wide Access: Accessible Web Design - shows how to make web pages accessible to
people with disabilities. - It is particularly useful for self-instruction or
group training for people who design and support websites and/or teach web
design classes. (DO_IT - 10 Minutes)
WorkAble Solutions Corporate Video -
This dynamic and informative video offers Canadian employers a quick summary of
benefits received from recruiting and retaining persons with disabilities in
their organizations. (About 3.5 minutes)
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VIDEOS FOR EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AGENCIES
Access to the Future - college career development staff share ideas for
making services and programs accessible to students with disabilities (DO_IT -
14 Minutes)
Crossing the Bridge
- Documentary of Nick's Copy Service - a young man with a developmental
disability who is self-employed. (U
of Tennessee Center on Disability - 4 Minutes)
Discovering
Employment Resources demonstrates how One Stop organizations can effectively
serve people with disabilities - features the Illinois Employment and Training
Center. ( 11 Minutes)
Making One Stop Facilities and Services Accessible - Presenter:
Marian Vessels, Director of the ADA and IT Information Center for the
Mid-Atlantic Region. (WorkSupport.com - 57 Minutes)
Supported Employment & Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities -
presented by Laurie Ford - nationally recognized for her extensive knowledge
about employment services for people with mental illness, and for her
innovative, high quality training approaches. (WorkSupport.com - 3 Minutes)
Working With Employers: Lessons Learned - Disability Navigators share their
experiences. (Law, Heath Policy and Disability Center - 1 hour)
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VIDEOS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
ADA Signing
Ceremony - documents the speech given by President George H. W. Bush when he
signed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into law on July 26, 1990.
(George Bush Presidential Library - 22 Minutes.)
Future Outlook of Spinal Cord Injury and Employment - Presentation by Lex
Frieden - Senior Vice President at TIRR (The Institute for Rehabilitation and
Research) in Houston, Texas. (WorkSupport.com - 5 Minutes)
It's
Your Career - college students with disabilities tell about work-based
learning experiences and show how to gain access to these opportunities. (DO_IT
- 12 Minutes)
PASS Program - overview of the Social
Security Program's Plan for Achieving Self-Support - and how it can be used to
save money for education, vocational training, or start-up funds for a
business. (Institute for Child Health Policy - 12 Minutes)
Taking Control:
"Career Tips for People with Disabilities" provides excellent, practical
strategies for obtaining active, gainful employment.
(Infinitec 23 Minutes)
The Next Step: This video
presents personal stories from five Texans with disabilities who enrolled in
colleges, universities or technical schools. The video is well-produced – fun
and engaging. It gives first-hand observations of the higher education
experience for students with disabilities. (Texas Developmental Disability
Council - 19 minutes)
Ticket
to Work Program - overview of the Social Security Program's Ticket To Work
initiative. (Institute for Child Health Policy - 12 Minutes)
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MISCELLANEOUS VIDEOS
These aren't really employment-related, but they communicate
some important perspectives on folks with disabilities...
Lazy
Legz - Amazing break dancer from Montreal.
Bill Shannon
- Click on "Proof" to see some awesome dance moves by the "Crutchmaster"
Jason McElwain
Story - A compelling little sports video about the often
unsuspected talents of people with disabilities. (ESPN - about 2 minutes)
Vancouver's Mayor Sam Sullivan - Join Mayor Sullivan as he leaves his
electric wheelchair for a hike. (CBC - about 5 minutes)
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ONLINE COURSES AND LEARNING
The ADA Game - players take
on the role of advocates for disability rights
and work together to improve compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA) in their virtual communities.
At Your Service: Welcoming
Customers with Disabilities - online course in meeting the customer service
needs of customers with disabilities.
LEGACY Diversity
Training - a training system to equip One-Stop staff and their partners with
the skills needed to provide high quality workforce development services to
persons with disabilities.
Reaching Out
to Customers with Disabilities - An online workshop developed by the US
Department of Justice.
Diversity: A Competitive Advantage - Two informative and practical video
courses for business executives and managers on tapping into the talent pool
represented by people with disabilities. (National Business Services Alliance)
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