I am an Employer, and I want to:
Engage a qualified and diverse workforce

While research shows that people with disabilities make excellent employees, not all employers know how to effectively recruit, hire and retain these workers. The links below provide your business with easy access to a diverse pool of qualified job candidates and information that will support you throughout the hiring process.

New York Makes Work Pay links businesses across New York with local, single points of contact, that have access to large and diverse sources of qualified job candidates with disabilities.

New York State Recruiting Sources

Visit the Placement Consortia Directory PDF (963 KB)

The Consortia Directory and Map offers employers an easily accessible online directory of local resources to find qualified employees with disabilities.

Department of Labor

• A special New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) section for businesses looking to recruit job applicants with disabilities.
• One Stop locations in your community provide information and resources to support recruitment and employment of workers with disabilities. (www.labor.ny.gov/workforcenypartners/osview.asp)

Vocational Rehabilitation

• The Office of Adult Career and Continuing Education Services-Vocational Rehabilitation (ACCES-VR) provides no cost candidate referral and support services to employers and their employees with disabilities across New York State. (http://www.acces.nysed.gov/contactus.html)
• Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped (CBVH) provides no cost candidate referral and support services to employers and their employees with disabilities across New York State. (www.ocfs.state.ny.us/main/cbvh/employers.asp)

Veterans

• America's Heroes at Work
  A web based resource that focuses on employing returning wounded and injured military who sustained Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

Informational and Other Employment and Human Resource Practices

Web Resources

• Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center - Northeast ADA Center
  Resource to train and support businesses on all aspects of employing and accommodating workers with disabilities.
• Focus on Ability
  Interviewing Applicants with Disabilities.
• Interviewing Resources for Employers
• Employer Assistance and Resource Network (EARN) provides recruiting, hiring and business case resources for employers.
• Pre-employment Screening Considerations and the ADA
  Discusses aspects of recruitment, job advertising, applications, job descriptions, interviewing, job testing, medical examinations, drug testing, physical agility tests and safety concerns.
• Pre-employment Testing and the ADA
  Discusses legal and regulatory requirements, test validity models and types of testing accommodations.
• America's Heroes at Work
  A web based resource that focuses on employing returning wounded and injured military who sustained Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).