ODEP - Office of Disability Employment Policy
Employment and Living with HIV/AIDS Toolkit
Employers
Use Existing Resources to Work with an Employee Living with HIV/AIDS
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Guidance/Resources |
Learn about and use the range of resources available to you and your employee; there are resources for organizations of all shapes and sizes.
Prevent employment discrimination. |
- Contact the Job Accommodation Network (JAN), which is a free service of ODEP, provides information to employees and employers on job accommodations, as well as other resources, for people living with HIV/AIDS
- Visit the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) HIV/AIDS Topic Page
- Obtain educational materials for employees at AIDS.gov
- Read about the Business Responds to AIDS/Labor Responds to AIDS (BRTA/LRTA) initiative
- Learn about resources available from the National Working Positive Coalition (NWPC)
- Read Employment and Living with HIV/AIDS: The Business Case
- Use the Employer Assistance and Resource Network (EARN), a resource for employers seeking to recruit, hire and retain qualified employees with disabilities
- Contact the ADA National Network, especially for questions related to non-discrimination
- Get involved with the U.S. Business Leadership Network, a membership organization of businesses dedicated to promoting workplaces, marketplaces and supply chains inclusive of people with disabilities
- Read Business Strategies that Work: A Framework for Disability Inclusion, an outline of effective practices for recruiting, hiring, retaining and advancing qualified individuals with disabilities
- Read the Business Case for Hiring People with Disabilities
- Institute disability etiquette training for staff
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