ODEP partners with DOL sister agencies and supports initiatives to provide job training and employment assistance services to veterans and returning service members, including disabled veterans. This toolkit represents a collaboration between ODEP and the Veterans’ Employment and Training Service to offer tips and strategies for navigating and supporting workplace accommodations:
Audiences
Disabled Veterans
Employers
Apprenticeship Sponsors and Trainers
American Workforce System
Disabled Veterans
This section contains resources and tools for disabled veterans to learn about workplace accommodations, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and veteran apprenticeship success stories.
A-Z Job Accommodations for Disabled Veterans – This A-Z directory from ODEP’s Job Accommodation Network highlights a broad range of accommodations and supports for common disabilities experienced by veterans, such as brain injuries, physical injuries, and mental health conditions.
Veterans and the ADA – This fact sheet from the ADA National Network explains important employment laws, including the ADA and Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act.
This section contains resources and tools for veterans on how to request accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), voluntarily self-disclose a disability, and learn about workplace accommodation scenarios.
How to Ask for an Accommodation – This guide from the ODEP-funded Job Accommodation Network (JAN) explains how individuals may request and negotiate workplace accommodations under the ADA.
How to Self-Disclose Your Disability – This JAN guide describes ways disabled veterans can voluntarily self-disclose at each phase of the job cycle (pre-employment, post-offer, on-boarding, and accessing workplace accommodations after starting).
Situations and Solutions Finder – This JAN tool provides access to accommodation scenarios by searching for examples based on disability, limitation, and occupation (e.g., welder, electrician, machinist, mechanic, etc.).
Accommodation Situations and Solutions: Maritime and Shipbuilding – This Job Accommodation Network webpage provides examples of potential accommodation solutions related to performing specific job duties within the shipbuilding industry.
This section offers training aids and disability accommodation scenarios for disabled veterans, sorted by disability type:
This section provides training resources for disabled veterans who are interested in learning more about workplace accommodations.
What is a Reasonable Accommodation? – This resource on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) from the ADA National Network defines what reasonable accommodations are and explains how veterans can request accommodations.
Providing Reasonable Accommodations to Disabled Veterans – This training from the ODEP-funded Job Accommodation Network discusses accommodations for veterans with cognitive disabilities and mental health conditions that may be needed for success at work.
This section offers additional resources for disabled veterans.
Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS) – This website features programs and resources to enhance access to jobs and career pathways for disabled veterans.
Apprenticeship USA - Hire Veterans – This resource discusses how to support veterans’ access to apprenticeship opportunities.
A to Z of Disabilities and Accommodations – This resource from the ODEP-funded Job Accommodation Network highlights accommodations and supports for common physical, mobility, sensory, mental health, and cognitive disabilities experienced by workers with disabilities, including disabled veterans.
Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability (EARN) – This ODEP-funded resource provides employer-focused information on how to support disabled veterans, including their access to work accommodations.
Employers
This Veterans Accommodations Toolkit shares resources on workplace accommodations and supports for disabled veterans. It includes tips, strategies, and resources for employers to best support their veteran workforce, including hiring techniques and disability-related training.
This section shares resources for employers with an interest in recruiting and hiring disabled veterans.
Benefits and Strategies for Hiring Disabled Veterans – This resource from the ODEP-funded Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability provides information and resources to help employers recruit, hire, retain, and advance disabled veterans.
A-Z Job Accommodations for Disabled Veterans – This guide from the ODEP-funded Job Accommodation Network offers tips for employers on accommodations and supports for common disabilities experienced by veterans, such as brain injuries, physical injuries, and mental health conditions.
This section offers resources on workplace supports and accommodations for disabled veterans.
Frequently Asked Accommodation Questions – This resource from the ODEP-funded Job Accommodation Network (JAN) explains how to support workplace accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
A to Z: Disability Disclosure and the ADA – This JAN guide describes how employers can support voluntary self-disclosure by disabled workers, including disabled veterans, at each phase of the employment cycle (pre-employment, post-offer, onboarding, and accessing workplace accommodations after starting).
Situations and Solutions Finder – This JAN tool provides access to accommodation scenarios for industries, such as manufacturing (e.g., welder, electrician, mechanic, machinist, etc.), to support disabled veterans (by disability type, limitations, and occupation).
Accommodation Situations and Solutions: Maritime and Shipbuilding – This Job Accommodation Network webpage provides examples of potential accommodation solutions related to performing specific job duties within the shipbuilding industry.
This section provides resources for employers that plan to recruit and hire disabled veterans.
What is a Reasonable Accommodation? – This resource on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) from the ADA National Network defines what reasonable accommodations are and explains how veterans can request accommodations.
Providing Reasonable Accommodations to Disabled Veterans – This training from the ODEP-funded Job Accommodation Network discusses accommodations for veterans with cognitive disabilities and mental health conditions that may be needed for success at work.
This section offers additional resources for employers.
Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS) – This website features programs and resources to enhance access to jobs and career pathways for disabled veterans.
Apprenticeship USA - Hire Veterans – This resource discusses how to support veterans’ access to apprenticeship opportunities.
A to Z of Disabilities and Accommodations – This resource from the ODEP-funded Job Accommodation Network highlights accommodations and supports for common physical, mobility, sensory, mental health, and cognitive disabilities experienced by workers with disabilities, including disabled veterans.
Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability (EARN) – This ODEP-funded resource provides employer-focused information on how to support disabled veterans, including their access to work accommodations.
Apprenticeship Sponsors and Trainers
This Veterans Accommodations Toolkit shares resources on workplace accommodations and supports for disabled veterans. It includes tips, strategies, and resources for apprenticeship sponsors and trainers, including training aids and specific workplace accommodation scenarios.
This section contains resources on providing accommodations and supports for disabled veterans after they voluntarily self-disclose a disability.
Frequently Asked Accommodation Questions – This guide from the ODEP-funded Job Accommodation Network (JAN) discusses how to support workplace accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
A to Z: Veterans and Service Members – This JAN resource describes accommodations and supports for common disabilities experienced by veterans, such as brain injuries, physical injuries, and mental health conditions.
Situations and Solutions Finder – This JAN tool provides access to accommodation scenarios for industries, such as manufacturing (e.g., welder, electrician, mechanic, machinist, etc.), to support disabled veterans (by disability type, limitations, and occupation).
A to Z: Disability Disclosure and the ADA – This JAN resource describes how disabled veterans can voluntarily self-disclose their disabilities at each phase of the employment cycle (pre-employment, post-offer, onboarding, and accessing workplace accommodations after starting).
Accommodation Situations and Solutions: Maritime and Shipbuilding – This Job Accommodation Network webpage provides examples of potential accommodation solutions related to performing specific job duties within the shipbuilding industry.
This section offers training aids and disability accommodation scenarios on supporting disabled veterans in apprenticeship programs, sorted by disability type:
This section provides resources on developing apprenticeship programs that support access for disabled veterans.
Quick Guide: Resources for Creating Apprenticeships & Work-Based Learning Environments for People with Disabilities – This guide describes how apprenticeship sponsors can support disabled job seekers, including disabled veterans.
Apprenticeship USA - Hire Veterans – This resource shares how to support veterans’ access to apprenticeship opportunities.
This section offers additional resources for apprenticeship sponsors and trainers.
Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS) – This website features programs and resources to enhance access to jobs and career pathways for disabled veterans.
A to Z of Disabilities and Accommodations – This resource from the ODEP-funded Job Accommodation Network highlights accommodations and supports for common physical, mobility, sensory, mental health, and cognitive disabilities experienced by workers with disabilities, including disabled veterans.
Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability (EARN) – This ODEP-funded resource provides employer-focused information on how to support disabled veterans, including their access to work accommodations.
American Workforce System
This Veterans Accommodations Toolkit shares resources on workplace accommodations and supports for disabled veterans. It includes tips, strategies, and resources for workforce development specialists, including customized employment, apprenticeships, and job training.
This section discusses how veterans can request workplace supports and accommodations by self-disclosing their disabilities.
Frequently Asked Accommodation Questions – This resource from the ODEP-funded Job Accommodation Network (JAN) discusses how to support workplace accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
A to Z: Disability Disclosure and the ADA – This JAN guide explains voluntary self-disclosure of disability status and how to support and encourage disabled workers, including disabled veterans, to self-disclose at each phase of the employment cycle (pre-employment, post-offer, on-boarding, and accessing workplace accommodations after starting).
Situations and Solutions Finder – This JAN tool provides access to accommodation scenarios for industries, such as manufacturing (e.g., welder, electrician, mechanic, machinist, etc.), to support disabled veterans (by disability type, limitations, and occupation).
Blending, Braiding, and Sequencing (BBS) – This resource explains how the innovative strategies of BBS can maximize the efficient and effective use of program funds by combining funding into one pot, providing simultaneous funding streams, or delivering funding streams in a sequential order.
Accommodation Situations and Solutions: Maritime and Shipbuilding – This Job Accommodation Network webpage provides examples of potential accommodation solutions related to performing specific job duties within the shipbuilding industry.
This section provides a list of resources focused on connecting veterans to apprenticeship programs and related job training opportunities.
Career OneStop Veteran and Military Transition Center – This website supports veterans’ access to job search activities and job training through the American Job Center network.
Veterans Priority and Military Employment – This WorkforceGPS resource describes resources for veteran hiring programs under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and other laws.
Service Provider Guide – This guide from the ODEP-funded Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability shares resources to help service providers increase access to job training and employment opportunities for people with disabilities.
This section offers additional resources for American workforce system staff.
Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS) – This website features programs and resources to enhance access to jobs and career pathways for disabled veterans.
Apprenticeship USA - Hire Veterans – This resource discusses how to support veterans’ access to apprenticeship opportunities.
A to Z of Disabilities and Accommodations – This resource from the ODEP-funded Job Accommodation Network highlights accommodations and supports for common physical, mobility, sensory, mental health, and cognitive disabilities experienced by workers with disabilities, including disabled veterans.
Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability (EARN) – This ODEP-funded resource provides employer-focused information on how to support disabled veterans, including their access to work accommodations.