Apprenticeship Accommodation Toolkit

Design and develop apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs that are accessible to disabled people:

• Quality Apprenticeship Opportunities for Individuals with Disabilities – Brief on states’ efforts to create accessible apprenticeship programs within state government.
• Apprenticeships and Workers with Disabilities – Webinar on strategies for employers to help support apprentices with disabilities and build partnerships with apprenticeship programs.
• Resources for Creating Apprenticeships and Work-Based Learning Environments – Quick guide on resources for adopting apprenticeship programs accessible to people with disabilities.
• Expanding Your Talent Pool for People with Disabilities in Advanced Manufacturing – Webinar on FALA Technologies’ pre-apprenticeship program in advanced manufacturing that support access for disabled people.
• FALA Technologies: Manufacturing Career Opportunities – Case study describing Fala Technologies’ accessible pre-apprenticeship program in advanced manufacturing.

Support accessible hiring and onboarding of apprentices with disabilities:

• Accessible Job Descriptions and Announcements – How to make job descriptions and announcements accessible to people with disabilities.
• Accessible Job Interviews – Tips for conducting accessible job interviews with applicants, including apprentices, with disabilities.
• Accessible Onboarding – Tips to help make onboarding accessible to new workers, including apprentices, with disabilities.

Provide workplace supports and accommodations for apprentices with disabilities:

• Accommodation Process FAQ – How to support workplace accommodations for workers, including apprentices, under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
• Situations and Solutions Finder – Real-world accommodation solutions used across occupations and industries, such as manufacturing, technology, and construction, to support disabled workers, including apprentices. Searchable by disability type, limitation, and occupation.
• Disability Self-Disclosure and the ADA – How employers can support  workers, including apprentices, who self-disclose their disability status voluntarily. Applicable to all phases of the employment cycle (e.g., pre-employment, post-offer, onboarding, and accessing workplace accommodations after starting).

Access additional resources for apprenticeship sponsors and trainers.

• Apprenticeship USA – Resources for expanding apprenticeship opportunities for career seekers, employers, educators, and others.
• Perkins Collaborative Resource Network – U.S. Department of Education website with tools and resources for supporting career and technical education.

Help career seekers find and apply to apprenticeship opportunities that match their interests, talents, and skills:

• Why Become an Apprentice – Benefits of apprenticeship programs for career seekers.
• Apprenticeship Job Finder – Identifying apprenticeship opportunities by occupation and location.

Support requesting accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and voluntarily self-disclosing a disability:

• Wraparound Supports for Apprentices – Training for apprentices that explains wrapround supports to promote success, such as mental health care and transportation assistance.
• A-Z of Disabilities and Accommodations – Extensive library of disabilities and accommodations. Searchable by limitation or work-related function.
• How to Ask for an Accommodation – How to request and negotiate workplace accommodations under the ADA.
• How to Self-Disclose Your Disability – Information on how to self-disclose your disability status voluntarily during any phase of the job cycle (e.g., pre-employment, post-offer, onboarding, and beyond).
• Situations and Solutions Finder – Real-world accommodation solutions used across occupations and industries, such as manufacturing, technology, and construction, to support disabled workers, including apprentices. Searchable by disability type, limitations, and occupations.

Access additional resources for apprentices and career seekers:

• Apprenticeship USA – Resources for expanding apprenticeship opportunities for career seekers, employers, educators, and others.
• Perkins Collaborative Resource Network – U.S. Department of Education website with tools and resources for supporting career and technical education.

• The Workforce System and Partnerships with Registered Apprenticeship Programs – How the workforce system can forge partnerships with Registered Apprenticeship programs to improve employment opportunities for career seekers, including people with disabilities.
• Quick Guide: Resources for Creating Apprenticeships and Work-Based Learning Environments – Resources for adopting apprenticeship programs accessible to disabled people.
• Webinar: Apprenticeships and Workers with Disabilities – Strategies for employers to help support apprentices with disabilities and build partnerships with apprenticeship programs.
• Apprenticeship Job Finder – Identifying apprenticeship opportunities by occupation and location.
• Attracting Direct Support Professionals: Advancing Career Pathways with Job Quality in Mind – Ways to support career pathways for direct support professionals, including by developing apprenticeship programs.

Support accessible hiring and onboarding of apprentices with disabilities.

• Accessible Job Descriptions and Announcements – How to make job descriptions and announcements accessible to people with disabilities.
• Accessible Job Interviews – Tips for conducting accessible job interviews with applicants, including apprentices, with disabilities.
• Accessible Onboarding – Tips to help make onboarding accessible to new workers, including apprentices, with disabilities.

Ensure that apprentices and career seekers with disabilities can access accommodations and supports:

• Accommodation Process FAQ – How to support workplace accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
• Disability Self-Disclosure and the ADA – How to support workers, including apprentices, who self-disclose their disability status voluntarily. Applicable to all phases of the employment cycle (e.g., pre-employment, post-offer, onboarding, and accessing accommodations after starting).
• Situations and Solutions Finder – Real-world accommodation solutions used across industries, such as manufacturing, technology, and construction to support disabled workers, including apprentices. Searchable by disability type, limitations, and occupations.
• Blending, Braiding, and Sequencing (BBS) Resources to Support Employment of People with Disabilities – Guide to BBS, an innovative strategy that involves blending funding into one pot, braiding simultaneous funding streams, or using funding streams sequentially to maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of program funds.

Access additional resources for workforce specialists in the American workforce system:

• Apprenticeship USA – Resources for expanding apprenticeship opportunities for career seekers, employers, educators, and others.
• Perkins Collaborative Resource Network – U.S. Department of Education website with tools and resources for supporting career and technical education.