Highlights existing state, regional, and local economic development resource tools.
Research Products by Research Area
Disability Employment
Collaborating and Coordinating with Employers
Examines the evolving relationship between disability employment initiatives and employers, and uses case illustrations of selected collaborations to demonstrate these characteristics.
Asset Development: State Strategies for Making Work Pay for People with Disabilities (webinar)
Webinar about asset development.
Entrepreneurship for Veterans with Disabilities: Lessons Learned from the Field
Examines entrepreneurship as a viable option for veterans with disabilities.
Leveraging Cross-Systems Collaboration to Drive Innovation (webinar)
Webinar about using cross-systems collaboration in an effort to be innovative.
Customized Employment in an Economic Downturn: Leveraging Opportunities for Employers and Job Seekers (webinar)
Webinar about customized employment.
Great Expectations: Preparing Your Child with Developmental Disabilities for Employment Success
Guide for parents of children with developmental disabilities.
Public-Private Partnerships: Strategies for Meeting the Needs of Employers (webinar)
Webinar about using public-private partnerships to meet the needs of employers.
DiscoverAbility Dashboard 2008: Employment of People with Disabilities
Includes information on the overall employment and economic status of people with disabilities.
Leadership Challenge: Effective Communication and Collaboration for Achieving Systems Change (webinar)
Webinar on effective communication and collaboration
Employment of People with Disabilities: Why Are We Losing Ground?
This webinar took place in December 2008 and featured a presentation by Steven M. Eidelman.
Sector Strategies for Workforce Development and Opportunities for People with Disabilities (webinar)
This webinar examined strategies and opportunities for the employment of people with disabilities.
State Activities and Emerging Trends to Advance the Employment of Adults with Disabilities
Discusses barriers to employment for people with disabilities and workplace trends.
An Introduction to the State Peer Leaders Network Webinar Transcript
Webinar about the State Peer Leaders Network.
New Jersey’s Strategic Plan to Create a Comprehensive Employment System for People with Disabilities
Strategic plan for New Jersey to improve the employment of people with disabilities.
Opening Doors for Workers with Disabilities
Reveals some misconceptions about employing workers with disabilities.
States as Model Employers: Strategies for Moving People with Disabilities into Careers in State Government
Examines the practices that states are using to become “model employers.”
New Jersey’s Challenge: Moving People with Disabilities to Work
Examines the barriers to employment that exist for people with disabilities.
A Strategy for Getting People with Disabilities to Work: Supporting New Jersey County Transportation, Final Report
Research endeavors for improving and enhancing county community transportation options for people with disabilities in New Jersey
Toward the Accessible Workplace: Strategies for Competitive Employment Among New Jerseyans with Disabilities
Proceedings from a symposium on disability employment.