Helpful Resources:
ADA - Americans with Disabilities Act
The ADA website provides resources and information about the Americans with Disabilities Act. The ADA ensures that everyone has the same rights and opportunities in all public services. They provide resources for individuals, as well as the business community.
Federal Website Link: www.ada.gov
ADA Guide for Small Businesses; http://www.ada.gov/smbusgd.pdf
ADA Minnesota: http://www.adaminnesota.org
ADA National Network: http://adata.org/
Career OneStop: www.careeronestop.org/employmentcenter/employmentcenterhome.asp
If you are a job seeker looking for work, this is the place to start.
Community Rehabilitation Programs (Minnesota) Directory: http://mn.gov/deed/job-seekers/disabilities/
Provides information and a directory of community partners and contracted vendors serving VRS consumers.
DB 101: www.mn.db101.org/
Disability Benefits 101 gives you tools and information on health coverage, benefits, and employment. You can plan and learn how work and benefits go together.
Disability Employment Resource Materials (Minnesota): http://mn.gov/deed/business/finding-workers/hiring-disabilities/index.jsp
Provides information and printable handouts about hiring people with disabilities which are targeted to the business interests.
Disability Linkage Line: www.semcil.org/dll.html
The Disability Linkage Line (DLL) is a free, statewide information and referral resource that provides Minnesotans with disabilities and chronic illnesses a single access point for all disability related questions. DLL provides service to the entire state from four locations: St. Paul, Rochester, Bemidji, and Brainerd.
Employment Outlook: http://mn.gov/deed/data/data-tools/employment-outlook.jsp
Our data access tools allow you to quickly and easily find employment outlook information on the occupations of interest to you.
ISEEK Explore Careers: www.iseek.org/careers/
ISEEK is Minnesota's comprehensive career, education, and job resource.
Job Accommodation Network: http://askjan.org/
Job Vacancy Survey: http://mn.gov/deed/data/
This semi-annual survey provides data on hiring demand and job vacancy characteristics by industry and occupation.
Minnesota Chambers of Commerce: www.2chambers.com/minnesot2.htm
Links provided to the state and local Chambers of Commerce located in Minnesota.
Minnesota Economic Trends: http://mn.gov/deed/newscenter/publications/trends/index.jsp
Minnesota Economic Trends is a quarterly magazine that provides expert analysis of the state's labor market, industries, and economy. Produced by the Labor Market Information Office, the magazine features articles on workforce, demographic, and economic trends written by our labor market analysts and guest columnists.
Minnesota Manufacturing Careers: www.MNManufacturingCareers.org
Minnesota Manufacturing Careers is a part of ISEEK, Minnesota's comprehensive career, education and job resource. DEED supplied manufacturing-related labor market information and salary information. MinnesotaWorks.net, the state's job bank, partnered with ISEEK to promote manufacturing jobs, internships, apprenticeships, and volunteer opportunities on the manufacturing portal.
Minnesota State Council on Disability: http://www.disability.state.mn.us/
Minnesota Works: https://www.minnesotaworks.net/
Online job bank
The NET: National Employment Team: http://www.rehabnetwork.org
The NET is a one-company approach to serving a variety of businesses through the national network of the 80 publicly funded vocational rehabilitation (VR) programs. The NET is sponsored by the Council of State Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation
Occupations in Demand (OID): http://mn.gov/deed/data/data-tools/oid.jsp
The OID Data Tool allows you to select, view and download high-demand occupation data by region.
O*Net OnLine: www.onetonline.org/
O*Net OnLine has detailed descriptions of the world of work for use by job seekers, workforce development and HR professionals, students, researchers and more!
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): http://www.bls.gov/cew/
The Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program of the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes a quarterly count of employment and wages reported by employers covering 98 percent of U.S. jobs, available at the county, MSA, state and national levels by industry.
Work Incentives Connection: http://mnworkincentives.com/
The Minnesota Work Incentives Connection is a nonprofit agency serving people with all types of disabilities throughout Minnesota, whose mission is to provide answers about the impact of work on benefits, so that people with disabilities can see their choices and take advantage of life's opportunities.
Careerforce: https://www.careerforcemn.com/
CareerForce Centers help job seekers find employment, help businesses find workers and help anyone at any stage explore and plan careers. There are nearly 50 CareerForce Centers statewide.
Work Opportunity Tax Credit: http://mn.gov/deed/business/finding-workers/incentives/