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ENGAGING EMPLOYERS
This page has links to resources for Medicaid Infrastructure Grants that are working with the business community to achieve better employment outcomes for people with disabilities. These resources will help MIGs understand and implement the special strategies needed to reach out to businesses, understand their needs, and develop ways to meet them.
Conferences and Audio Calls
NCHSD hosts various opportunities through conferences, meetings and topical calls for MIG staff and others stakeholders to talk about how to engage effectively with businesspeople. Issues range from marketing and outreach to partnership building and organizational development.
View materials from these events.
Library
NCHSD has a wide variety of documents related to employer engagement in the online Library.
Here are some of the valuable resources you’ll find there:
Connecticut's Connect-Ability Infrastructure Change Highlights: 2010
Web Resources
A website where people with disabilities gather, network, and find success in the workplace with enlightened employers. Businesses can post job openings and search the resume database for qualified employees with disabilities.
This online version of the Business Case for Hiring People with Disabilities, including veterans with disabilities, features video clips, research and other information from businesses and industry leaders on how hiring people with disabilities improves an organization's bottom line.
View more web resources here and in our Links collection.
This is a free online service that connects employers looking for quality employees with skilled job candidates.
Discussion
Connect with others who are working to engage employers, through our online Discussion Board. You can post a question or comment to start the conversation.
