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Website |
Site Description |
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Minnesota Department of Employment
and Economic Development (DEED) |
DEED helps create a world-class workforce in Minnesota by providing comprehensive services to job seekers and employers. |
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Rehabilitation Services (RS) |
A Branch
of DEED, RS provides services for people with disabilities to prepare for
work or to find or keep a job.
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State Services for the Blind
(SSB) |
A Branch
of DEED, SSB provides services to help individuals who are blind or have
low vision.
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MN State Council On Disability |
This is a primary resource for disability-related information. The Council advises JAN, legislators, and state agencies on disability issues, programs, and policies. |
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Minnesota Relay Service |
This
service provides telecommunications access for Minnesotans who are deaf,
hard-of-hearing, speech impaired, deaf and blind or mobility impaired.
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Department of Human Services |
Serves
people who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, and/or deaf blind. Supports eight
regional offices providing direct services.
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ADA Minnesota |
Provides
assistance in implementing the ADA to individuals with disabilities, businesses,
government, and communities.
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Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission (EEOC) |
ADA requirements and guidelines affecting employment. Includes fact sheets, new releases, enforcement guidance, and technical assistance. |
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Job Accommodation Network (JAN) |
Free consulting service providing information, resources, and advice to employers and people with disabilities on reasonable accommodations in the workplace. |
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The Access Board |
This independent federal agency provides information about accessible design in new construction and alterations. |
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US Dept. of Justice |
Specific information about ADA requirements affecting state and local government services (TITLE II) and public accommodations (TITLE III). |
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Federal Communications Commission |
ADA requirements affecting telecommunications. |
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Bobby (A service of CAST -
the Center for Assistive Technology) |
A free service that will analyze web pages for their accessibility to people with disabilities and for their compatibility to web browsers. |
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Office of Disability Employment
Policy (ODEP) |
Formerly the President's Committee, whose goal is to increase employment of persons with disabilities. This will be achieved through policy analysis, technical assistance, and development of best practices, as well as outreach, education, constituent services, and promoting ODEP's mission among employers. |
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Great Lakes ADA & IT Center |
Information, materials, technical assistance and training provided to the public on the ADA. |
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Internal Revenue Service |
Information about federal disability-related tax credits and deductions for business. |
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Department of Transportation |
Contact for specific information about ADA requirements affecting transportation |
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ABLEdata |
Funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research to collect and catalog information on product accessibility. |
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Trace Center |
Trace Center is a research center at the U of W which focuses on making technology systems more accessible. |
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Business Leadership Network
(BLN)
www.usbln.com |
An employer-led venture that promotes best practices to enhance employment opportunities for candidates with disabilities. |
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Graphic Arts Guild |
A website containing disability access symbols to promote and publicize accessibility of places, programs and other activities for people with various disabilities. |