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Employer Resource Materials

Employers who break barriers to include people with disabilities in their workforce agree that these employees are dependable team players, capable of advancing in the workplace. The Able Trust offers the support employers need when hiring people with disabilities through its Florida Business Leadership Network (BLN). From disability hiring guide to an extensive website with employment links, the benefits of the BLN to employers are endless. Below are a variety of resource links to help employers with recruiting, retaining, marketing and accommodating people with disabilities.

Useful Tools on Accommodations, Communications, ADA Laws

  • www.abletrust.org/bln/useful_tools.shtml
  • Florida DMD Employer Guide

    • Disability Etiquette Booklet

  • www.unitedspinal.org/documents/DownLoad/DisabilityEtiquette.pdf

    • DMD 2006 Television PSA

  • Download the DMD 2006 Public Service Annoucement (.wmv, Windows Media Player Format, 4.5 megabytes)

    • Disability Hiring Guide

  • www.abletrust.org/bln/fr_resource_kit.shtml

    • Employment Links

  • www.abletrust.org/bln/hiring_resources.shtml

    • Did You Know?

    • The average cost to accommodate an employee with a disability is $500 or less
    • Companies report that employees with disabilities have better retention rates, reducing the high cost of turnover
    • The national total spending power of people with disabilities is estimated to be more than $1 trillion

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