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Following is a complete list of the 158 articles in the AccessCAREERS Knowledge Base, arranged alphabetically by title. Select any article title to view the article.
- A Work-Based Learning Menu: A Promising Practice in Recruiting Employer Partners
- Angela and Academic Advising: A Case Study on Accessing Standard Campus Services
- Are all accommodations for employees with disabilities high tech?
- Are funds available specifically for captioning?
- Are there any web-based tutorials on web accessibility?
- Are there computer keyboards designed to be used with only one hand?
- Are there electronic mentoring programs for students with disabilities?
- Are there tax incentives for hiring people with disabilities?
- Are there web browsers that have been developed specifically for use by people with disabilities?
- Can all television sets display closed captions?
- Can an employer legally ask an applicant about current illnesses?
- Can employers use "at will" employment status to discriminate against employees with disabilities?
- Can I borrow captioned media for free?
- Disability and the Culinary Arts: A Case Study on Access to a Person of Short Stature
- Disability Mentoring Day: A Promising Practice in Promoting Career Exploration
- Do employers need to have additional safety concerns for employees with disabilities?
- Do fume hoods exist that are accessible to people with mobility impairments?
- Do TTY, TDD, and TT mean the same thing?
- Does an employer have to give preference to a qualified applicant with a disability over other applicants?
- Dr. Stephen Hawking: A Case Study on Using Technology to Communicate with the World
- Emerging Leaders Program: A Promising Practice in Placing College Students with Disabilities in Challenging Internships
- Federal Aviation Administration: A Promising Practice in Employment of People with Disabilities
- Homeland Security 508 Compliance Office: A Promising Practice in Promoting Accessible IT
- How are the terms "dwarf," "little person," and "person of short stature" commonly used?
- How are the terms deaf, deafened, hard of hearing, and hearing impaired typically used?
- How are the terms low vision, visually impaired and blind defined?
- How can employers keep up with how the ADA is being applied in the area of employment?
- How can I create a club for students with disabilities on my campus?
- How can I help a student record and analyze data in a science lab?
- How can nontechnical administrators assure that the websites their employees create and maintain are accessible to people with disabilities?
- How can parents, family members, and mentors help young people with disabilities prepare for careers?
- How can people who are blind access video and multimedia products?
- How can people who are blind operate computers?
- How can people who are deaf access video and multimedia products?
- How can people who have low vision operate a computer?
- How can people with mobility impairments operate computers?
- How can students with disabilities choose a career?
- How can students with disabilities gain work experience while in high school or college?
- How can students with disabilities get accommodations for the General Educational Development (GED) Test?
- How can students with disabilities get accommodations for the GRE, MCAT, LSAT, and other standardized graduate or professional entrance exams?
- How can switches be used by people who cannot operate a standard keyboard or mouse?
- How can universal design be applied in educational settings?
- How can vocational rehabilitation services help students with disabilities with their career goals?
- How do I know if my web pages are accessible? If they aren't, where can I find out how to make them accessible?
- How does an employer interview a person with a disability?
- How does an employer supervise an employee with a disability?
- How does Section 508 relate to the Telecommunications Act?
- I am who I am: A Promising Practice in Disability Awareness and Community Building
- In what ways does the Americans with Disabilities Act protect job applicants?
- Internships for Students with Disabilities: A Promising Practice in Fostering Positive Attitudes in the Workplace
- Is there a way to add captions to a video that is already published?
- Must local emergency broadcasts be made accessible?
- Opportunities!
- Opportunities! Newsletter: A Promising Practice in Postsecondary Campus Collaboration
- Planning Ahead: A Case Study on Student Performance Standards and Accommodations for an Internship
- Research to Practice: A Promising Practice in Work-Based Learning
- Roadmaps & Rampways: Case Studies of Success in Science
- Sara in Medical School: A Case Study on Dealing with Deafness in a Clinical Health Setting
- Should a supervisor prepare employees for the arrival of a new employee with a disability?
- The Family Village Project: A Promising Practice in Creating a Global Online Community and Resource
- The ImagineIT Workshop: A Promising Practice in Engaging Students with Visual Impairments
- UAA STEM Transition Event: A Promising Practice in Preparing Youth for College
- What is Autism?
- What access challenges might visitors to a web page experience?
- What advice can be given to teens as they prepare for careers?
- What alternative pointing systems are available for someone who cannot use a mouse?
- What are examples of psychiatric diagnoses?
- What are Governors' Committees on Disability and Employment and what do they do?
- What are issues related to the design of accessible software?
- What are key issues for increasing the successful participation of individuals with disabilities in STEM fields?
- What are legal issues associated with the design of accessible software?
- What are some guidelines for creating attractive and functional open or closed captions?
- What are some hints for communicating with individuals who have disabilities?
- What are some low-tech assistive technologies that aid computer access?
- What are some of the functional limitations related to mental illness?
- What are specific types of learning disabilities?
- What are Telecommunications Relay Services?
- What are the legal issues related to making career services offices and employment opportunities accessible to students with disabilities?
- What are the main features of an accessible computer lab?
- What are the options for someone who cannot operate a standard keyboard?
- What benefits do mentors get from a mentoring relationship?
- What can students do to improve their chances of finding employment after college?
- What challenges do individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing have in operating computers?
- What challenges do individuals with speech impairments face in operating computers?
- What challenges do people with disabilities face in accessing standard consumer products?
- What checklists can employers use to assess their ability to accommodate employees and customers with disabilities?
- What does Section 255 of the Telecommunications Act require?
- What does word prediction software do?
- What federal laws in the U.S. protect the rights of people with disabilities?
- What Internet-based communication methods are accessible to people with disabilities?
- What is a "qualified student with a disability"?
- What is a mental illness?
- What is a mobility impairment?
- What is a physical or mental impairment?
- What is a qualified individual with a disability?
- What is a reading system?
- What is a refreshable Braille display?
- What is a speech impairment?
- What is a traumatic brain injury?
- What is a virtual keyboard?
- What is AD/HD and how is it diagnosed?
- What is Asperger's Disorder?
- What is computer-based speech recognition?
- What is ENTRY POINT?
- What is High School/High Tech?
- What is Nemeth Code?
- What is networking and how do students with disabilities use it for career preparation?
- What is Section 504?
- What is sign language?
- What is the AccessComputing Team and how can I join?
- What is the Accessibility Forum?
- What is the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990?
- What is the Business Leadership Network and what do they do?
- What is the difference between accessible, usable, and universal design?
- What is the Rehabilitation Act of 1973?
- What is the role of a mentor?
- What is universal design?
- What is video remote interpreting?
- What local extracurricular programs help students with disabilities learn about technology?
- What math, science, and technology skills are important for career success?
- What practices are covered by employment non-discrimination requirements?
- What resources are available for parents of students with disabilities?
- What resources can help students with disabilities find and apply for jobs?
- What resources can help students with disabilities locate internships and other work-based experiences?
- What resources help individuals learn how to talk about their disabilities?
- What should I consider when deciding what kind of adaptive technology to use?
- What should people who have visual impairments expect regarding accessibility of telecommunications products?
- What specific challenges make it difficult for people with mobility impairments to operate computers?
- What steps do teens with disabilities take to STEM careers?
- What U.S. federal legislation protects the rights of students with disabilities?
- When and how should a student with a disability disclose his or her disability to a potential employer?
- When is the best time to disclose a disability to a prospective employer?
- Where can I find a list of publisher contacts to request electronic text formats?
- Where can I find an engaging game to teach people about the Americans with Disabilities Act?
- Where can I find interns and employees with disabilities?
- Where can I find resources about individuals with disabilities in specific career fields?
- Where can I find resources about legal, social, and political issues related to disability?
- Where can I find resources for making distance learning courses accessible?
- Where can I find resources for nursing students and professional nurses with disabilities?
- Where can I find resources related to brain injuries?
- Where can I find resources related to health impairments?
- Where can I find resources related to hearing impairments?
- Where can I find resources related to learning disabilities and Attention-Deficit Disorder?
- Where can I find resources related to mobility impairments?
- Where can I find resources related to visual impairments?
- Where can I find statistics about education and career attainment for individuals with disabilities?
- Where can I find vendors who provide captioning services?
- Which employers are covered by title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act?
- Which states have technology accessibility laws, policies, and standards?
- Who is a person with a disability?
- Who is responsible for providing accessible transportation to a postsecondary student's internship or co-op?
- Who is responsible for providing accommodations for student interns?
- Who offers training on assistive technology and the design of accessible technology?
- Whom should I contact in my state if I have a question about assistive technology?
- Why should a company hire a person with a disability?
- Why should students with disabilities participate in work-based learning?
- Will hiring a person with a disability make an employer's insurance rates go up?
- Workforce Investment Act (WIA) One-Stops: A Promising Practice in Providing Employment Placement Services
You may also find relevant articles in the following searchable Knowledge Bases:
- AccessSTEM - to help individuals with disabilities pursue studies and careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
- Conference Room - to help postsecondary student services staff make their services accessible.
- Board Room - to help administrators create a welcoming and accessible offerings for postsecondary students with disabilities.
- Faculty Room - to help postsecondary faculty fully include students with disabilities in their courses.
- AccessComputing - to help individuals with disabilities pursue studies and careers in computing.
- Advancing Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Computing - to help individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing pursue studies and careers in computing.
- The Center for Universal Design in Education - to help educators and administrators practice universal design in their delivery of education.
- AccessIT - to help educational entities at all levels develop, procure, and use accessible informational technology.