A Joint Resolution or Executive Order to Encourage States to be Model Employers of People with Disabilities

To help ensure people with disabilities have the same opportunities for employment and economic advancement as everyone else, many states have adopted policies and initiatives specifically designed to support disability inclusion. This guide offers a framework that state legislators, policy staff, executive agency officials and others can use to develop policies and practices to make their state a “model employer” of people with disabilities. It also includes documents that can be customized to address a state’s specific needs and organizational protocols.