EMPLOYMENT

Our goal in Employment is to see an increase in the number of persons with disabilities that have access to and receive assistive technology (AT) and appropriate accommodations to become or remain employed. To do this there must be an increase in the number of working adults with disabilities, older, rural, and minority workers, individuals transitioning from school, SSI/SSDI, or institutional settings.

Check out:

• IPAT Publications
• IPAT Articles
• Funding for Assistive Technology
• Helpful Links
• Computer Resources
• Contact Us

IPAT PUBLICATIONS

• Best Practices for Vendors of Assistive Technology
• IPAT Selecting and Obtaining Assistive Technology
• Your Legal Rights to Assistive Technology

IPAT ARTICLES

• Assistive Technology Act of 1998
• Assistive Technology Tax Credit
• The AT Legal Project
• FaRMer of the Year
• Legal Advocacy and Assistive Technology
• New Low Interest Loan for Assistive Technology

FUNDING FOR ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY

Iowa COMPASS provides information to Iowa consumers and family members about potential sources of funding for the purchase of assistive technology. When a consumer requests assistance in finding funding for a specific piece of equipment, the Funding Specialist will ask a series of questions to determine which public programs and private organizations might be able to help. They will then send the caller a packet of information, which include fact sheets on funding sources, funding strategies brochure, loan closets, and
alternative funding resources.

• IPAT Funding Strategies
• Your Legal Rights to Assistive Technology

For more information on potential funding resources, you can Contact Us or you can e-mail our Funding Specialist, Jennifer Britton at jennifer-britton@uiowa.edu.

HELPFUL LINKS

Here are a few resources specific to Employment.  Please be sure to check our Links page for additional resources that might be helpful to you, including a variety of assistive technology links.

• ACEnet (The American Council on Education - access the Site Index, and then under H for HEATH the National Clearinghouse on post secondary education for individuals with disabilities.)
• ADA and other Rehabilitation Laws Resources
• ADA Home Page (U.S. Dept of Justice)
• Americans with Disabilities Act Document Center (Job Accomodation Network)
• Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services
• Emerging Initiatives - Secton 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (RESNA Technical Assistance Project)
• Employment (DisabilityInfo.gov)
• Great Plains Disability & Business Technical Assistance Center (ADA Project)
• Internet Resources for People with Disabilities (David Dawson, University of Iowa)
• Job Accomodation Network (JAN)
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• Small Business and Self-Employment Service (JAN)
• Trace Center
• Untangling the Web (West Virginia Rehabilitation Research & Training Center)

COMPUTER RESOURCES

• Apple's People with Special Needs
• IBM Accessibility Center
• Microsoft Accessibility Technology for Everyone

CONTACT US

Iowa Residents--To find resources on assistive technology to help you get or maintain a job, contact:

Iowa COMPASS
Center for Disabilities and Development
100 Hawkins Drive, Room S295
Iowa City, IA  52242-1011

800-779-2001 (voice toll-free)
877-686-0032 (TTY toll-free)
319-353-8777 (local-voice)

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