(HR) (LABOR) OFCCP Posts New Information and Resources for Federal Contractors on Section 503 and VEVRAA

OFCCP, on February 21, 2014, posted new information and resources on its Web site to assist federal contractors with outreach and recruitment targeting individuals with disabilities, employing and retaining individuals with disabilities, promoting self-disclosure as a person with a disability, assistive technologies that help change corporate culture, and reasonable accommodation. Several of the new items are listed below. 

• Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) resources and information on student internships, mentoring programs, workforce recruitment programs for college students with disabilities, and strategies for increasing employment opportunities within the small business community for individuals with disabilities, is available at http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/resources_recruit_disability.htm
• A Better Bottom Line: Employing People with Disabilities, a report by the National Governors Association on employing individuals with disabilities and promoting self-disclosure as a person with a disability, is available at http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/resources_selfid.htm
• The Forrester Research Inc. and Microsoft^[1] report on assistive technologies and corporate culture is available at http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/resources_info.htm
• Information on U.S. Business Leadership Network (USBLN): Disability at Work, a non-profit helping business leverage disability inclusion in the workplace, is available at http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/resources_info.htm.