Employer Resources
Recruitment Websites
In Maryland
- The Maryland State Department of Education, Division of Rehabilitation Services (DORS) matches pre-screened, job-ready individuals to job openings in Maryland's businesses.
- Post a free job opening ad with DORS employment specialists can also tell you about tax credits, on-the-job training, wage reimbursements, and customized training programs designed to help you hire and retain qualified workers with disabilities. Contact an employment specialist via email at [email protected] or at 410-554-9451.
- Maryland Workforce Exchange allows you to specify in the job order or with a Business Services Specialist that you are interested in recruiting job seekers with disabilities.
National
- AbilityJobs.com
Post jobs and search resumes of qualified job seekers with disabilities. - Career Opportunities for Students with Disabilities (COSD)Works to identify innovative methods of recruiting and hiring college graduates with disabilities, including creation of internship opportunities.
- Disaboom
Online resource for jobs for people with disabilities. - Gettinghired.com
Strives to create sustainable employment growth and opportunity for people with disabilities. - Hire Disability Solutions
Partnered with Monster.com as a national leader in recruiting the best and brightest candidates with disabilities for visionary companies. - National Business & Disability Council (NBDC)
Assists corporations in integrating people with disabilities into the workplace and marketplace with access to a national resume database and ability to post jobs.
Tax Credits and Other Incentives For Hiring Individuals with Disabilities
Tax Incentives/Credits reviews federal and state tax incentives/credits that are available to help businesses cover the cost of improving accessibility and providing accommodations.
For more information about the various Tax Credits and Incentives that your business can potentially take when hiring an individual with a disability, visit Maryland’s Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation Tax Credit page or visit the ADA & IT Center’s Tax Incentives Quick Tips guide.
Find out how you can receive funding for on-the-job training of an employee within your business.
For an important update on the status of the Tax Credit, please click on this link from the U.S. Department of Labor - PDF.
Fact Sheets for Hiring Individuals with Disabilities
Accommodations discusses key definitions and offers tips for accommodating employees and customers with disabilities.
Disability Employment Law provides employers with explanations about federal and state laws regarding the employment of individuals with disabilities.
Resources for Reasonable Accommodations answers common employer questions about reasonable accommodations.
Workforce Solutions: Finding Job Seekers with Disabilities highlights some resources available to you in your efforts to fill your workforce needs with individuals with disabilities.