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Check out the following links for additional information and helpful resources:

	Job Research and Transferability Tools
	Job Placement Resources
	Georgia Only
	Employment Data
	Education/Schools Information
	Unique Assessment Tools
	Disability and Medical Information
	Veterans Benefits and Social Security
	Research Sites
	Finding Jobs
	Information about Careers and Jobs
	Finding and Applying to the Right School
	Financial Aid for School
	Veterans Benefits and Social Security
	Mental Health Self Help

Job Research and Transferability Tool

Dictionary of Occupational Titles (Fourth Edition) - Online version of 1991 edition. http://www.oalj.dol.gov/public/dot/refrnc/dot01a.htm

VocRehab ( http://vocrehab.com/ ) - Use links at this site to:
Find DOT equivalents of military occupations (by branch of service) http://www.vocrehab.com//discuss/MILITARY.htm
Search the DOT by job strength and SVP. For example, you can find all sedentary jobs at SVP 4 and below, etc. sorted by SVP. http://www.vocrehab.com//discuss/DOTStrengthSVPasc.asp

ONET Download - Use the latest Occupational Information Network (ONET) version 3.0 online. Includes components that have some value in transferable skills analysis. http://online.onetcenter.org/

Occupational Outlook Handbook - Provides information for approximately 250 occupations on nature of the work, working conditions, employment, training, other qualifications and advancement, job outlook, earnings, related occupations, and other sources of information. http://www.bls.gov/oco/

America’s Career Infonet - A comprehensive source for career and job information, including links to state and local employment information. www.acinet.org/acinet/

Salary Surveys – Includes salary surveys for a large variety of occupations and geographical locations.. http://salaryexpert.com/

The Riley Guide to Job Resources and Employment Opportunities on the Internet – This is the most complete and comprehensive list of screened (for quality) annotated links to career, job, and related information that we have seen. It includes hundreds of links categorized by subject area. http://www.dbm.com/jobguide/

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Job Placement Resources

Employment 911 - This site automatically searches 35 employment search websites, including the largest ones. It includes over 3 million jobs. Users can search by state and job title. http://employment911.com

Monster Jobs - Good for searching for current job openings by geographic location, including specific city. Has about 400,000 listings nationwide. Useful for finding high frequency job openings such as customer service positions, sales jobs, etc. Jobsearch.monster.com......For international jobs try globalgateway.monster.com

Flipdog - This site directly searches jobs posted on company websites, many of which may not be on other internet job search services . Users can search nationally, by state, or by city. http://www.flipdog.com/corp/auhistory.html

America’s Job Bank - Can locate local current job openings listed with State Job Services and other sources. www.ajb.dni.us/

JobAccess - A website dedicated to job finding assistance for persons with disabilities. Jobs are posted by employers who are committed to hiring such individuals, and resumes can also be posted by job applicants. http:/www.jobaccess.org/

Jobs.com - This comprehensive national job site has separate search areas by geographic area for job listings by organizations that are particularly interested in hiring veterans, and for companies that are interested in increasing diversity. These search engines can be located under "Community" on the main website. www.jobs.com

IMdiversity.com - A multi-purpose job services website for diverse groups. Includes job listings with diversity sensitive employers (including employer profiles), a resume posting option, and separate sub-websites called "villages" directed toward job seekers who are African American, Asian American, Hispanic-American, Native-American, women, and one for minorities generally. IMdiversity.com

US Office of Personnel Management - Current job openings with Federal government nationwide. www.usajobs.opm.gov/a.htm

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Georgia Only

Job Openings in Georgia - Current job openings in Georgia searchable by city and type of job. www.dol.state.ga.us/eshtml/eshtml02.htm

Georgia Merit System - Information on State jobs and working for the State of Georgia. www.gms.state.ga.us//

Georgia Occupational Employment and Wage Estimate - Numbers of persons employed and average wages of workers in specific occupations in 22 categories. http://stats.bls.gov/oes/1999/oes_ga.htm

Atlanta Occupational Employment and Wage Estimate - Numbers of persons employed and average wages of workers in specific occupations in 22 categories. http://stats.bls.gov/oes/1999/oes_0520.htm

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Employment Data

Employment by Occupation - provides data on national employment estimates (numbers of jobs) and salaries for 750 occupations, with links to similar data by State. www.bls.gov/oes/national/oes_nat.htm

Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Codes - provides complete ability to find 4 digit SIC codes. www.osha.gov/cgi-bin/sic/sicser2?6411

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Education/Schools Information

CollegeNet - includes a college selector allowing input of various preferences or requirements, such as college major, high school and college transfer GPA requirements for admission, geographical location etc.. Data base includes information nationwide from college catalogs on 4 year colleges, 2 year colleges, vocational/technical and business schools, medical/technical and nursing schools, and MBA programs. Also includes data on average GPA and test scores of those admitted, independent information on campus life, and a variety of important statistics about schools. www.collegenet.com/

Review.com - a college search website that provides ability to apply for admission online, information on financial aid, and includes a review of the best colleges as ranked by students. www.review.com/

2003 College Rankings – provides the latest US News and World Report rankings of colleges and schools, by category. Also includes ranks by majors, plus a wealth of other information for searching out an appropriate school, as well as scholarship search assistance. http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/corank.htm

America’s Best Graduate Schools – US News and World Report rankings of graduate schools by area of study, plus numerous search tools. http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/beyond/bchome.htm

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Unique Assessment Tools

Brain Injury Outcome Measurement Scales - Includes copies of scales, descriptive data, and research from the Center on Outcome Measurement for Brain Injury (COMBI). The centers submitting information shared here are all Traumatic Brain Injury Model System grants (funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research). http://tbims.org/combi/

The Career Interests Game – Allows clients to assess themselves using comprehensive descriptions of each of the Holland categories. Results are linked to specific occupations. Clients can then click on any of the occupations for full descriptive data. A good self and career exploration tool from the University of Missouri. http://web.missouri.edu/~cppcwww/holland.shtml

Emotional Intelligence – This site includes a quiz on emotional intelligence by the Hay Group, plus questions and answers about the concept of emotional intelligence by Daniel Goleman, author of "Working with Emotional Intelligence." The quiz is completed and scored on line. http://ei.haygroup.com/resources/default_ieitest.htm

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Disability and Medical Information

The Merck Manual - Provides detailed information on medical disorders and diseases. www.merck.com/!!ts_042okrttKi03gin/pubs/mmanual/

Medscape (includes link to Medline) - Up to date medical information for consumers, physicians, and researchers. Medline provides search capability to access abstracts of medical research on virtually any topic from leading medical journals. www.medscape.com/

Mental Health Net - Comprehensive source and links to information on mental health and mental illness related topics. mentalhelp.net

The Internet Drug Index - Includes easily searchable, complete technical information on medications, including uses, mechanisms of action, dosages, adverse effects, etc. Very complete and up to date. rxlist.com

Abledata - This website includes a comprehensive listing of rehabilitation assistive devices by keyword or category. Detailed descriptions and manufacturer information is available for each device. www.abledata.com

Untangling the Web - This very up to date site includes a disability related resource menu that makes it quickly possible to find information about accommodations and assistive devices available for specific disabilities and other disability related information. This website now includes access to the new Searchable Online Accommodation Resource (SOAR) available through the Job Accommodation Network (JAN), and information on small business ownership opportunities for persons with disabilities. www.icdi.wvu.edu/others.htm

Disability Information for Students and Professionals - Includes international information on disability and a section with links to some of the most useful websites covering medical information, independent living, disability culture, accessibility, and workplace adaptation. This site is updated daily. http://www.abilityinfo.com/

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Veterans Benefits and Social Security

VA Benefits - provides detailed information on disability compensation and pension, education and training, home loans and loan guarantee services, vocational rehabilitation, insurance, burial, and some other benefits. Also provides forms for applying for benefits. www.va.gov/vbs/

Veterans Service Organizations - an online directory of veterans service organizations. www.va.gov/vso/index.htm

Social Security Disability - Provides information about Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits for those who cannot work. http://www.ssa.gov/disability/

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Research Sites

Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) - Research resource for information and journal abstracts in the fields of counseling, rehabilitation, special education, etc. ericir.syr.edu/

National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC) - Includes searchable databases on disability research and results of Federally funded research on disability. www.naric.com

Chartbook on Work and Disability in the United States, 1998 - Includes wide variety of charts and statistics on work disability in the U.S. Excellent resource for students, researchers, rehabilitation counselors, and forensic practitioners. Data is provided by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research. www.infouse.com/disabilitydata/workdisability.html

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Finding Jobs

Employment 911 - This site automatically searches 35 employment search websites, including the largest ones. It includes over 3 million jobs. Users must sign up (free) and can search by state and job title. http://employment911.com

Careerbuilder - Gives access to on-line want ads throughout the country. In addition, this site provides information on resume writing, a tool to help make informed decisions about relocating for a job, up to date career news items from USA Today, and a variety of links on job search and career planning. careerbuilder.com/

Monster Jobs - Good for searching for current job openings by geographic location. Has over 300,000 listings nationwide. Useful for finding high frequency job openings such as customer service positions, sales jobs, etc. Jobsearch.monster.com .......For jobs in other countries try globalgateway.monster.com

America’s Job Bank - Information for job applicants and employers. Can post resumes, and locate current job openings listed with State Job Services and other sources. www.ajb.dni.us/

US Office of Personnel Management - Current job openings in Federal government. www.usajobs.opm.gov/a.htm

Best Companies for Minorities – This information from Fortune Magazine includes 50 companies with high diversity. Statistics are provided regarding numbers and/or percentages of minorities in broad categories of jobs, including management, for each company. Note that when you reach the Fortune home page you must click on "more lists" in the upper left hand corner. When the new screen comes up, scroll down to "Best Companies for Minorities" and click on that. The site cannot be accessed directly. http://www.fortune.com/fortune/diversity/index.html

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Information about Careers and Jobs

America’s Career Infonet - A comprehensive source for career and job information, including links to state and local employment information. www.acinet.org/acinet/

Occupational Outlook Handbook- Provides information for approximately 250 occupations on nature of the work, working conditions, employment, training, other qualifications and advancement, job outlook, earnings, related occupations, and other sources of information. www.bls.gov/ocohome.htm

Salary Surveys – Includes links to national and regional salary surveys for a large variety of occupations. http://www.salary.com/home/layoutscripts/sall_home.asp

The Riley Guide to Job Resources and Employment Opportunities on the Internet – This is the most complete and comprehensive list of screened (for quality) annotated links to to career, job, and related information that we have seen. It includes hundreds of links categorized by subject area. http://www.dbm.com/jobguide/

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Finding and Applying to the Right School

CollegeNet - includes a college selector allowing input of student preferences or requirements, such as college major, high school and college transfer GPA requirements for admission, geographical location etc.. Data base includes information nationwide from college catalogs on 4 year colleges, 2 year colleges, vocational/technical and business schools, medical/technical and nursing schools, and MBA programs. Also includes data on average GPA and test scores of those admitted, independent information on campus life, and a variety of important statistics about schools. www.collegenet.com/

Review.com - a college search website that also provides ability to apply for admission online, information on financial aid, and includes a review of the best colleges as ranked by students. www.review.com/

America’s Best Graduate Schools – US News and World Report rankings of graduate schools by area of study, plus numerous search tools. http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/beyond/bchome.htm

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Financial Aid for School

Peterson's Financing Education - Includes search engines for scholarships and education loans, as well as tools to estimate expenses. http://iiswinprd03.petersons.com/finaid/

FinAid - Provides information about scholarships, loans, and financial assistance for school through military service. http://www.finaid.org/military/

Federal Student Aid - Information on Federal grants, loans, and work study assistance for college and other postsecondary study. Also, use this site to apply for student aid electronically. http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSFAP/Students/

Fastweb - Includes data base of 400,000 scholarships. http://www.fastweb.com/index.ptml?refer=excite-3f-http%253a%25

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Veterans Benefits and Social Security

Veterans Service Organizations - an online directory of veterans service organizations. www.va.gov/vso/index.htm

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Mental Health Self Help

Smoking Cessation - This website provides tips on how to reduce smoking. www.habitsmart.com/tobacco.html

Self Scoring Alcohol Check Up - A website to provide information about your drinking and whether it is enough of a problem to seek assistance. http://www.habitsmart.com/chkup.htm

Clinical Depression - What You Need to Know - From the National Mental Health Association -- information about symptoms and treatments for depression. Includes a confidential depression screening test, questions and answers, and other useful information. http://www.nmha.org/ccd/index.cfm

Grief Support - For persons experiencing grief or loss, this website provides direct on-line support groups, plus information and opportunities to ask questions. The site serves adults with a companion site for children. http://griefnet.org/

End of Life Issues - Provides support and resources for those who are dying, have major illnesses, or are experiencing bereavement and grief. Has special pages for bereaved families and those who have experienced natal or infant loss, and helping children with grief and serious illness. http://www.growthhouse.org/

Mental Health Disorders - Provides extensive information about mental health disorders, medications, and research. http://www.mentalhealth.com/

Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment - From the National Institute on Mental Health -- this website gives authoritative information on common mental disorders. http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/index.cfm#disinfo

Anxiety Panic Internet Resource - This website provides information and direct on-line support for those with panic attacks, phobias, shyness, obsessive-compulsiveness, and other anxiety related issues. http://www.algy.com/anxiety/index.shtml

Psychological Self Help - A complete textbook by Clayton E. Tucker-Ladd about understanding problems, solutions, and self-help. Includes stress, depression, anger and aggression, dependency, love, marriage, sex, and other areas. http://www.mentalhelp.net/psyhelp/

Suicide Information and National Hotline - Provides a national suicide hotline and information about suicide. The mission of this website is "to educate about suicide prevention and to speak for suicide survivors." http://www.save.org/

Shyness - This website includes information and on-line support resources that can assist with preventing shyness and social phobia from interfering with social and professional goals. http://www.shyness.com/

Mental Health and Aging Services - A comprehensive resource for issues including substance abuse, Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias, caring for the elderly, and general mental health. http://www.helpguide.org/

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Partner Agencies

	Jewish Family and Career Services-Atlanta, Georgia
	www.resna.org RESNA is a not-for-profit, interdisciplinary, association comprised of persons who share a common interest in technology and disability. The purpose of RESNA is to improve the potential of people with disabilities to achieve their goals through the use of technology. The ATP credential is intended for service providers who are primarily involved in the evaluation and assessment of persons with a disability or work related injury, their assistive technology needs, as well as training and follow-up in the use of that technology. By passing the exam and meeting all eligibility requirements, Mr. Irvin has demonstrated a level of expertise to guide the consumer, including third party purchasers of services, in determining how assistive technology can help meet their needs.
	Vocational Evaluation and Work Adjustment Association
	http://www.pacer.org/index.htm

The mission of PACER Center is to expand opportunities and enhance the quality of life of children and young adults with disabilities and their families, based on the concept of parents helping parents. With assistance to individual families, workshops, and materials for parents and professionals, and leadership in securing a free and appropriate public education for all children, PACER's work affects and encourages families in Minnesota and across the nation.

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LINKS OF INTEREST TO VETERANS

	National Veteran's Legal Services Program (NVLSP)
	Department of Veteran's Affairs (VA)
	American Legion
	Veterans of Foreign Wars

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ADA LINKS

	Job Accomodation Network (JAN)
	President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities
	EEOC Home Page
	American's with Disabilities Act Document Center
	Dept. of Justice ADA Home Page
	ADA Technical Assistance
	Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board
	Assistive Technology Online
	National Rehabilitation Information Center (Abledata & Rehabdata)
	ADA-LAW@LISTSERV.NODAK.EDU - For those who would be interested in an interactive forum for individuals with disabilities and disability professionals in law and related fields such architecture, vocational rehabilitation, you may want to subscribe to this interesting and informative List Serve.

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updated 05/22/2003

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