Recruiting Strategies for Individuals with Disabilities

Although individuals with disabilities and aging workers with functional impairments still experience discrimination in the work place, statistics suggest that an increasing number of employers are looking to this pool as a viable option in addressing their workforce shortages. The information listed below may help in the development of strategies that can be used to recruit those individuals effectively.

Projected Retirement Statistics http://www.earnworks.com/Federal_Employers/fbc/rs-projections.pdf

Attracting Qualified Employees in a Shrinking Workforce. http://www.earnworks.com/Federal_Employers/fbc/attract.htm

Employing Ten Outreach Strategies When Recruiting Individuals with Disabilities http://nationalserviceresources.org/epicenter/practices/index.php?ep_action=view&ep_id=924

Strategic Connections: Recruiting Candidates with Disabilities http://www.dol.gov/odep/pubs/fact/connect.htm

Inclusive Recruitment and Outreach Strategies http://www.serviceandinclusion.org/handbook/index.php?page=sectioniv