Reviews recent federal, national, regional, and local efforts to nurture community college partnerships with employers.
Research Products by Research Area
Disability Employment
Employer Strategies for Responding to an Aging Workforce
Discusses numerous examples of successful public- and private-sector retention initiatives.
Working for Adults: State Policies and Community College Practices to Better Serve Adult Learners at Community Colleges During the Great Recession and Beyond
Synthesizes knowledge about how community colleges serve adults.
Aging Workforce: The Role of Medical Professionals in Helping Older Workers and Workers with Disabilities to Stay at Work or Return to Work and Remain Employed
Reviews highlights of a September 2012 symposium.
Opportunities for Change: The Role of Medical Professionals in Encouraging Older Workers and People with Disabilities to Stay At or Return to Work
Explores the role of medical professionals in helping older workers and workers with disabilities.
Evaluation of Disability Benefits 101 Information Services
Details findings from a process evaluation by JBS International, Inc. of Disability Benefits 101 (DB101) Information Services programs in California, New Jersey, Michigan, Minnesota, and Arizona.
College Students with Disabilities: What Factors Influence Successful Degree Completion? A Case Study
Examines the views of students with disabilities and college staff.
Impact of Federal Policies on an Aging Workforce with Disabilities
Assesses the potential impact of current federal policy on work incentives for adults with disabilities in their sixties and late fifties, focusing on Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI).
Using Medicaid Funding to Support the Employment of People with Disabilities: A Federal Framework
Discusses the federal legislative and regulatory framework for funding employment supports in Medicaid.
National Research for the EARN Network
Research projects for the Employer Assistance and Resource Network (EARN) on Disability Inclusion
The Interaction of Workforce Development Programs and Unemployment Compensation by Individuals with Disabilities in Washington State
Briefly outlines the Unemployment Insurance (UI) program and rules that govern eligibility in the state of Washington.
Moving TANF Recipients with Disabilities to Work: Examples of State Strategies
Examines activities in place to help move recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) who have a disability to employment.
Disability Implications of an Aging Workforce: Developing an Action Strategy
Summarizes discussions on developing an action strategy that addresses the disability implications of the aging U.S. workforce.
Using LinkedIn for Branding Webinar
This webinar focused on LinkedIn and the job search.
Using Social Media in the Job Search Webinar
Webinar on using social media for the job search.
Strategies for Including People with Disabilities in the Green Jobs Talent Pipeline: Roundtable Proceedings
Provides proceedings from a roundtable focused on including people with disabilities in the green jobs talent pipeline.
Evaluation of Disability.gov’s Employment Portal
Evaluation of the employment section of a now defunct government disability website.
Using Labor Market Data to Improve the Job Prospects of People with Disabilities
Provides an overview of labor market information and outlines its utility to better inform and improve state and local “to-work” activities for people with disabilities.
Understanding and Using Labor Market Information to Enhance Employment Services for People with Disabilities (webinar)
Webinar on enhancing employment services for people with disabilities.
Improving the Quality of Care: A Roundtable on the Behavioral Health Care Workforce in New Jersey (2008)
Reviews proceedings from a roundtable convened by the Heldrich Center and the Mental Health Association.