Recruiting and Hiring People with Disabilities

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• Interviews and the Hiring Process
• The Business Case for Hiring People with Disabilities
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Interviews and the Hiring Process

Helpful information on interviewing and hiring, including job analysis, interviewing strategies, and hiring incentives.

Interviewing Guidelines

• Opening Doors to All Candidates: Tips for Ensuring Access for Applicants with Disabilities
• Focus on Ability: Interviewing Applicants with Disabilities
• Focus on Ability: Interviewing Applicants with Disabilities

Hiring Incentives

• Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
  The Internal Revenue Service provides information and appropriate forms for tax code provisions that can assist businesses in complying with the ADA, including a tax credit for small businesses (section 44 - IRS Form 8826 - See IRS Publication 334) and a tax deduction for all businesses (section 190 - No Separate IRS Form - See IRS Publication 535) The IRS also provides the form (IRS 8850) that employers must complete when filing for the Work Opportunity Tax Credit.
  
  Additional information is available on the Work Opportunity Tax Credit through the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
  IRS Tax code information:
  1-800-829-1040 (Voice)
  1-800-829-4059 (TTY)
  Tax code legal questions:
  1-202-622-3110 (Voice)
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