Helps students support each other at school.
Phone: 859-257-5016
Author: trex
Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) website
Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) website [link]
Author(s):US Department of Labor
The Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) Program is designed to assist individuals from certain targeted groups who have consistently faced significant employment barriers with re/entering the labor force. The program does so by providing federal tax credit incentives to employers for hiring these individuals. WOTC helps targeted workers move from economic dependency into self-sufficiency as they earn a steady income and become contributing taxpayers, while participating employers simultaneously reduce their income tax liability.This website describes the WOTC and provides information about how employers can apply for the tax credit. Download the 2012 research study by the American Society of Safety Engineers sharing performance
Job Accommodation Network (JAN) Tax Incentives
Job Accommodation Network (JAN) Tax Incentives [link]
Author(s): Job Accommodation Network
The Job Accommodation Network (JAN) is an international, toll-free, consulting service that provides information regarding job accommodations. This publication summarizes tax incentives related to accessibility and the employment of people with disabilities.
ADA Tax Incentives
Author(s): Southwest ADA Center
This download provides information on tax incentives for employers who hire individuals with disabilities, website accessibility regulations, and architectural barrier removal.
Kentucky Work Opportunity Tax Credit Online System
Kentucky Work Opportunity Tax Credit Online System [link]
Author: Commonwealth of Kentucky
This website includes tutorials and also allows employers and their consultants to enter tax credit applications (and submit the applications, for legal forms holders), track the status of submitted applications, print letters and certifications, and view any power of attorney (POA) that may exist.
Kentucky Peer Support Network Project
Kentucky Peer Support Network Project [link]
Creates groups of friends in classrooms.
Phone: 859-218-1338 (Patti Logsdon)
State Summit Report
College Programs for People with Disabilities in Kentucky
College Programs for People with Disabilities in Kentucky [link]
Shows students options for college in Kentucky. Colleges that have programs for people with intellectual disabilities right now include: Northern Kentucky University, Bluegrass Community and Technical College, Murray State University, Spalding University, and Big Sandy Community Technical College. You need to contact the colleges for more details.
Murray State: cclemson@murraystate.edu (Cindy Clemson)
BCTC: rebecca.simms@kctcs.edu (Rebecca Simms)
NKU: jonesme@nku.edu (Melissa Jones)
Get the Job…Keep the Job! Video
Get the Job…Keep the Job! Video [link]
Gives video examples of how to go to a job interview and
National Resource Center for Supported Decision-Making
National Resource Center for Supported Decision-Making [link]
Webinars, talks, and essays from experts about how to make choices as you become an adult.