Getting Started

Start here to learn how to recruit, hire, retain and advance people with disabilities—and how EARN’s resources can help.

EARN supports both private and public employers in their efforts to recruit, hire, retain and advance people with disabilities. This website offers a wealth of resources to increase disability employment, including training, research-to-practice documents and other helpful tools to assist organizations.

Phases of Employment

Ready to include people with disabilities in your workplace? Access EARN’s resources related to different phases of the employment life cycle:

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Recruit

To build a successful workforce, employers must develop a pipeline of talent that includes people with disabilities. The resources in this section can help you recruit talent for your organization’s success.

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Hire

The hiring process should identify people who have the skills set and attributes that make them the best candidates for the jobs available. The resources in this section can help you ensure all qualified applicants can participate.

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Retain

Everyone benefits when employers can keep talented employees with disabilities. The resources in this section can help you retain valued employees with disabilities, including those who may acquire disabilities as a result of injury, illness or aging.

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Advance

Employers must ensure that employees with disabilities have not only access to opportunities in workplace, but opportunities for career advancement and professional development. The resources in this section can help you ensure a clear career path for employees with disabilities to advance in their roles.

Dinah Cohen Learning Center

EARN offers a wide range of resources, including self-paced online trainings, in our Learning Center. The Learning Center is named in honor of Dinah Cohen, a leader in the disability and federal employment communities who passed away in March 2018.

The Learning Center also includes other helpful EARN resources, including:

New to Disability Employment?
If you are new to the world of disability employment, you may be looking for general guidance on the what, why and how of making your organization more accessible to applicants and employees with disabilities. If so, take a look at Disability Employment in the Workplace: Why it Matters. You can also read our FAQs or Contact Us with specific questions. To keep up with the latest news and events in disability employment, sign up for our monthly newsletter.

Not an Employer?
EARN primarily serves employers and employer representatives, such as hiring managers and human resources. If you are a job seeker with a disability, or an employment or disability service provider, please go to these webpages that have resources that can help you:
Job Seeker Resources
Service Provider Resources