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Tuesday, November 7, 2017 - 16:45

Utilizing Quotas to Increase Political Participation of Persons with Disabilities

A man using a wheelchair and a woman standing next to him look at a flip chart paper on a wall.

RightsNow! Armenia participants vote on their priorities for a disability rights policy platform in January 2017. A policy platform may include recommendations on whether or not to adopt an employment or legislative quota

Quotas can increase access to political decision-making processes, empowering people with disabilities to be leaders in their communities, but are not supported by all disability rights advocates

Wednesday, March 2, 2016 - 18:27

Planning for Equal Employment Opportunities

Three pictures: one shows an engineer with a helmet operating tools. Another shows a circle of people reaching out to each other. The third shows a wheelchair user with a laptop computer talking with three colleagues, all of whom are standing and leaning over to see the screen of the laptop.

Cover page of the publication Disability Employment First Planning Tool

Learn strategies for developing a more robust plan for increasing employment among people with disabilities

Wednesday, March 2, 2016 - 18:02

Legislation for Promoting Inclusive Employment

A man using a power wheelchair works at a desk with a computer in an office. The office appears to have an open layout with wide walkways. A non-disabled worker is at the next computer station behind him.

An accessible work environment in Berkeley, California, USA

Tools for reviewing existing laws and policies and revising them to be more effective in increasing employment rates among workers with disabilities