This Veterans Accommodations Toolkit shares resources on workplace accommodations and supports for disabled veterans. It includes tips, strategies, and resources for apprenticeship sponsors and trainers, including training aids and specific workplace accommodation scenarios.
This section contains resources on providing accommodations and supports for disabled veterans after they voluntarily self-disclose a disability.
Frequently Asked Accommodation Questions – This guide from the ODEP-funded Job Accommodation Network (JAN) discusses how to support workplace accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
A to Z: Veterans and Service Members – This JAN resource describes accommodations and supports for common disabilities experienced by veterans, such as brain injuries, physical injuries, and mental health conditions.
Situations and Solutions Finder – This JAN tool provides access to accommodation scenarios for industries, such as manufacturing (e.g., welder, electrician, mechanic, machinist, etc.), to support disabled veterans (by disability type, limitations, and occupation).
A to Z: Disability Disclosure and the ADA – This JAN resource describes how disabled veterans can voluntarily self-disclose their disabilities at each phase of the employment cycle (pre-employment, post-offer, onboarding, and accessing workplace accommodations after starting).
Accommodation Situations and Solutions: Maritime and Shipbuilding – This Job Accommodation Network webpage provides examples of potential accommodation solutions related to performing specific job duties within the shipbuilding industry.
This section offers training aids and disability accommodation scenarios on supporting disabled veterans in apprenticeship programs, sorted by disability type:
This section provides resources on developing apprenticeship programs that support access for disabled veterans.
Quick Guide: Resources for Creating Apprenticeships & Work-Based Learning Environments for People with Disabilities – This guide describes how apprenticeship sponsors can support disabled job seekers, including disabled veterans.
Apprenticeship USA - Hire Veterans – This resource shares how to support veterans’ access to apprenticeship opportunities.
This section offers additional resources for apprenticeship sponsors and trainers.
Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS) – This website features programs and resources to enhance access to jobs and career pathways for disabled veterans.
A to Z of Disabilities and Accommodations – This resource from the ODEP-funded Job Accommodation Network highlights accommodations and supports for common physical, mobility, sensory, mental health, and cognitive disabilities experienced by workers with disabilities, including disabled veterans.
Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability (EARN) – This ODEP-funded resource provides employer-focused information on how to support disabled veterans, including their access to work accommodations.