Required

• The first four tabs of the Council for Disability Awareness article Chances of Disability: Me, Disabled?: Overview, Common Causes, Disability Statistics, and Disability Awareness Quiz
• Employer Practices and Policies Regarding the Employment of Persons With Disabilities
• The 2011 World Report on Disability From the World Health Organization and World Bank

Optional

• BBI 
• Harkins report 
• One Size Does Not Fit All 

Required

• Friedman, T. (2007). Untouchables. In The world is flat (pp. 237–249). New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Available on E-Reserves through the Library Resources tab in Canvas.
• 12 Essential Skills handout
• The Impact of the Great Recession Upon the Unemployment of Americans With Disabilities

Required

• ADA’s Understanding Disability Statistics
• Myths & Facts About People With Disabilities
• CDC’s Common Barriers to Participation Experienced by People With Disabilities
• Career Development
• Myths and FAQ:
  • Physical Disabilities: 13 Wheelchair Myths 
  • Sensory Disabilities:
    • Blindness: Myths About Hiring Blind or Partially Sighted Employees
    • Deafness: Read from the end of page 4 to the top of page 8 of You and Deaf Employees, which includes the following sections:
      • Myths and Facts About Deafness,
      • Deaf Culture,
      • Never Say These Things to a Deaf Person,
      • Deaf Culture Issues That Affect the Workplace, and
      • Survey of Deaf Employees.
  • IDD:
    • ​AAIDD’s FAQs on Intellectual Disability
    • New Brunswick Association for Community Living. (2016, May 30). Ready, willing and able to work: Myths and facts about employing people with an intellectual disability
  • Mental Health:
    • Myths and Facts About Mental Illness
    • Optional reading if you are interested in mental health issues: Mental Health and Work: Impact, Issues and Good Practices 
  • Transition:
    • Guideposts for Success
    • Optional reading if you want a more personalized look: Wong, A. (2016, June 15). Escaping the disability trap. The Atlantic. 
  • ​​Aging:
    • Aging in America
  • Veterans:
    • You Can Help Employers Navigate Veteran Myths
    • Business Case for Hiring Veterans 

• Discussion: Questions Related to the Assigned Readings

• Refer to the assigned readings in Module 3

Required

• Questions and Answers on the Final Rule Implementing the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 
• The ADA: Your Responsibilities as an Employer 
• FMLA (Family & Medical Leave Act) 
• WIOA Overview 
• United States Employment Disability Discrimination Charges: Implications for Disability Management Practice 
• Workers’ Compensation & the Injured Worker
• Vocational Rehabilitation Services 
• What You Should Know Before You Apply for Social Security Disability Benefits 

• Maria's Legislation Questions
  

Required

• AskEARN. (2016, August 10). Fostering a Disability Inclusive Culture 
• International Labour Organization. (n.d.). Why should you hire people with disabilities? 
• Orslene, L. (n.d.). Disability awareness to increase your comfort, confidence and competence webcast  (Adobe Flash Player is needed to play the video. Recommend to play in Firefox.)
• Loy, B. (2016). Workplace accommodations: Low cost, high impact. 
• U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Disability Employment Policy. (2005). Investing in people: Job accommodation situations and solutions. 

• Recognizing Disability Is Good for Business
• Accommodating Both Groups

Required

• Presentation, Executive Summary, and Briefs 1, 2, and 4–7 from CERI (2016). Recruiting Trends 2016–17 (46th ed.). Michigan State University, Collegiate Employment Research Institute.
• Fisher, R., & Ury, W. (1991). Don’t bargain over positions. In B. Patton (Ed.), Getting to yes (pp. 3–14). Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin. Available on E-Reserves through the Library Resources tab in Canvas.
• Joyce, S. P. (n.d.). Guide to social media and job search.
• Penn State Student Affairs. (n.d.). Networking. 
• TEDx Talks. (2015, January 7). William Ury: The power of listening.
• Wong, A. (2015, April 7). UX of people with disabilities: Advancing accessibility in social media. Model View Culture (19).

• Identify Your Own Employability
  • Personal Development Plan (revised)
  • The Special Sauce Exploration (revised)

Required

• Gentry, J. W. (1990). What is experiential learning? 
• Hagner, D. (2000). Primary and secondary labor markets: Implications for vocational rehabilitation. 
• Nicholas, R., Kauder, R., Krepcio, K., & Baker, D. (2011). Ready and able: Addressing labor market needs and building productive careers for people with disabilities through collaborative approaches, Chapters 3 and 4 (pp. 46–79).
• Penn State Student Affairs. (n.d.). Job search.
• Simonsen, M., Fabian, E. S., Buchanan, L., & Luecking, R. G. (2011). Strategies used by employment service providers in the job development process: Are they consistent with what employers want? 
• True, M. (n.d.). Starting and maintaining a quality internship program (2nd ed.). 

• Reflection on Disability in the Workplace: An Employment Perspective

• none

This week, please read the materials in the following order:

• for an overview of how assessments are used: Mooney, M., & Luecking, R. (2008). Vocational assessment and its role in career planning (NCWD Info Brief No. 20).
• for more information about the vocational uses of career interest assessments: Larson, M. (2011, September). Using career interest inventories to inform career planning (NCWD Issue Brief No. 1). 

Note: Both readings are focused on transition-aged youth, but their concepts apply to PWD no matter their age or situation.

Transferable Skills Analyses

• Darling, W. T., Growick, B. S., & Kontosh, L. G. (2002). Transferable skills analysis in rehabilitation: Issues in definition and application. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 17(3), 217–224.
  • Introduction (pp. 217–218)
  • Practical Uses of TSA and Conclusion (pp. 221–223)

• ExploreVR.com (n.d.). Labor market information: Overview of labor market information for vocational rehabilitation services. 
  • Also watch the 70-second video to learn about different types of labor market information.
• Barros-Bailey, M. (2012, January). The 12-step labor market survey methodology in practice: A case example. The Rehabilitation Professional, 20(1), 1–10.

• Career Interest Assessments Assignment
• Transferable Skill Analyses Assignment

Required

• Career Services Network @ Michigan State University. (2017). Writing a good résumé.
• Minnesota State Careerwise Education. (n.d.). Types of résumés.
• B. Rasmussen. (2012). What employers want from the long-term unemployed.
• Job Accommodation Network. (2010). Pre-offer, disability-related questions: Dos and don’ts.

• Create Your Own Résumé
• PARK Method Application

• none

• Peter's Labor Market Survey
• Revise Peter's Resume
• Peter's Interview

Required

• Batiste, L.C. (2008a). Ideas for writing an accommodation request letter. 
• Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation. (n.d.). Disclosing your disability to an employer. Boston University, College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences.
• Coduti, W. A., Anderson, C., Lui, K., Lui, J., Rosenthal, D. A., Hursh, N., & Ra, Y.-A. (2016, January). Psychologically healthy workplaces, disability management and employee mental health. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 45(3), 327–336.(10 pages). Available on E-Reserves through the Library Resources tab in Canvas.
• Disability Rights IOWA. (n.d.). Frequently Asked Questions about disability disclosure under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). 
• Job Accommodation Network. (2009a). Employer's’ practical guide to reasonable accommodation under the Americans With Disabilities Act. 
• Chapters 5 and 7 of NCWD/Youth. (n.d.). The 411 on Disability Disclosure: A Workbook for Youth With Disabilities (pp. 48–54 and 68–83).
  • Note: You are not required to complete the activities on these pages, but do read them to get the information they hold. Also, the rest of the workbook is optional reading.

Optional

• Batiste, L.C. (2008b). Sample reasonable accommodation request form for employers.
• Burton, J. (2010). WHO healthy workplace framework and model: Background and supporting literature and practices. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization.
• Edison, T. [The Tommy Edison Experience]. (2013, July 16). How a blind person uses a computer.
• Elainey, A. [Annie Elainey]. (2016, March 31). What is accessibility?.
• Gertsch, E. (2012, May 2). Kurzweil 3000 software for learning disabilities.
• Level Access. (2014, July 23). Web accessibility 101: ZoomText demo.
• OECD Better Life Index. (2015). Work–life balance.
• The Pennsylvania State University. (2013, June 5). Office for Disability Services student profile: Dana Roberts
• World Wide Web Consortium. (2016). Web accessibility perspectives: Explore the impact and benefits for everyone
• WVU OIT [wvuoit]. (2013, November 1). JAWS: Introduction

• Create Your Own Résumé (revised)
• PARK Method Application (revised)

• none

• Peter's Accommodation Request
• SRTE