Disability Books & VideosThe following titles are beneficial to Job Coaches, Care Workers & Advocates: All titles are courtesy of Diversity World Books. To see prices and details of the book including chapter headings, and more detailed description, you must click on either the image or the link. Once you click through to the next page, scroll to the title again to see price and details. 
The Inclusive Corporation:A Disability Handbook for Business Professionals Author: Griff Hogan. (Paperback, 330 pages) From product design through to retail sales and promotional advertising, this book provides solid guidance on how companies can make their products and services accessible and disability-friendly.(Click on title to proceed to purchasing site) |
Tools for Change: Disability Identity and Culture VHS Video Cassette (Running Time: 22 Minutes, Closed Captioned) and Facilitator's Guide (soft cover, 70 pages). Produced by Advocating Change Together, This bold and controversial video, supported by the Guide, mixes artistic expression, politics, and humor to move audiences to a deeper understanding of disability from a minority and cultural perspective. (Click on title to proceed to purchasing site) |
Web Accessibility:Access for All VHS Video Cassette (Running Time: 10 Minutes) A basic and understandable introduction to Web accessibility and common tools that people with disabilities use to navigate the Web. (Click on title to proceed to purchasing site) |
Know Your Users: Web Accessibility From the User's Perspective VHS Video Cassette (Running Time: 27 Minutes) An excellent video to use to introduce an audience (employers, software developers, webmasters, etc.) both to the common tools that people with disabilities use to access the internet and to basic Web design techniques that can increase accessibility. (Click on title to proceed to purchasing site) |
Job Hunting for the So-called Handicapped Author: Richard Nelson Bolles and Dale Susan Brown. (Soft Cover, 160 Pages, 2nd Edition - Revised and Updated) This is a practical and motivational little book that doesn't shy away from the hard issues facing people with disabilities in their job search. (Click on title to proceed to purchasing site) |
Disability Etiquette
VHS Video Cassette (Running Time: 11:20 Minutes) Produced by the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions. This video gives a smart and engaging overview of how to best interact with customers with disabilities. (Click on title to proceed to purchasing site) |
The Ten Commandmentsof Communicating with People With Disabilities VHS Video Cassette (Running Time: 26 Minutes) This is absolutely the BEST video we have ever found for effectively teaching basic disability etiquette and disability awareness! (Click on title to proceed to purchasing site) |
Working with People with Disabilities: In a Job Placement/Job Retention Environment Author- Richard Pimentel (Guidebook - approx. 70 Pages, Spiral Bound) An excellent primer for people who are charged with the responsibility of finding/creating employment opportunities for people with disabilities. (Click on title to proceed to purchasing site) |
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Return to Work for People with Stress and Mental Illness: A Guide for the Case Manager Author: Richard Pimentel. Softcover (Click on title to proceed to purchasing site) |
No One Is Unemployable: Creative Solutions for Overcoming Barriers to Employment Authors: Debra Angel and Elisabeth Harney. (Soft Cover, 274 Pages) This practical book outlines a ten-step process for overcoming any barrier to employment. (Click on title to proceed to purchasing site) |
Same Walk, Different Streets
Geri Jewell, on Stage (VHS Video, 30 Minutes) Taped before a live audience of 13,000 persons with disability, Geri Jewell uses her unique comedic talent to inspire appreciation of ability, diversity and human potential. (Click on title to proceed to purchasing site) |
Accommodating Employeesand Job Applicants With Psychiatric Disabilities in the Workplace VHS Video Cassette (Running Time: 30 Minutes) An excellent introduction to people with common psychiatric disabilities and how to best accommodate them in the workplace.(Click on title to proceed to purchasing site) |
Supervising an Employee With a Disability
VHS Video Cassette (Running time: 23 Minutes) A straightforward, no-nonsense primer on how to effectively supervise people with disabilities in the workplace. (Click on title to proceed to purchasing site) |
No More Job Interviews! Self Employment Strategies for People with Disabilities. Author: Alice Weiss Doyel (183 Pages, Softcover) A comprehensive look at self-employment and entrepreneurship for people with disabilities. (Click on title to proceed to purchasing site) |
Get the Marketing Edge! A Job Developer's Toolkit for People with Disabilities Author- Dale Dileo & Dawn Langton (131-page guidebook) Hands-on information for finding jobs for people with disabilities in today's business world. (Click on title to proceed to purchasing site) Other Book Titles: EnabledOnline.com
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