Episode 13 Resources: The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)

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WIOA Specific Resources

• Department of Labor Employment & Training Administration WIOA Resource Page
  Source: U.S. Department of Labor
  Link: doleta.gov/wioa
  • WIOA Fact Sheet (PDF)
    Link: doleta.gov/wioa/pdf/WIOA-Factsheet.pdf
  • WIOA Overview (PDF)
    Link: doleta.gov/wioa/pdf/WIOA-Overview.pdf
  • WIOA Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)
    Link: doleta.gov/wioa/pdf/WIOA_FAQs_Acc.pdf
  • WIOA Key Statutorily-Required Implementation Dates (PDF)
    For Programs Administered by the Department of Labor
    Link: doleta.gov/wioa/pdf/WIOA-Key-Implementation-Dates.pdf
• Bobby Silverstein Explains the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) (PDF)
  ​​​This short video explains the WIOA provision requiring American Job Centers to use technologies that are accessible to individuals with disabilities—and highlights PEAT resources that can assist. ​​​
  Source: Partnership on Employment & Accessible Technology (PEAT)
  Link: www.peatworks.org/policy/wioa-overview-video
• LEAD Center Policy Brief on the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (PDF)
  The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) (Public Law No. 113-128) aims to improve federal workforce development programs and provide new opportunities to advance economic self-sufficiency for millions of Americans with and without disabilities. WIOA repeals and supersedes the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 and amends the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act, the Wagner-Peyser Act and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. The LEAD Center has created a summary of the major amendments to Titles I and IV of the Workforce Investment Act from a disability perspective, focusing on those provisions in the legislation pertaining to workforce development and vocational rehabilitation systems of particular applicability to individuals with disabilities.
  Source: National Center on Leadership for the Employment and Economic Advancement of People with Disabilities (LEAD)
  Link: leadcenter.org/system/files/resource/downloadable_version/WIOA_POLICY_BRIEF_10.22.14.pdf
• Memorandum of Agreement between Department of Labor, Office of Disability Employment Policy and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (PDF)
  Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to establish an understanding between the Department of Labor, Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to work together to strengthen the financial capability of youth and adults with disabilities by expanding access to a wide range of financial education resources, asset-building strategies, and consumer protection information through high-impact public policy initiatives and dissemination of effective practices.
  Source: U.S. Department of Labor - Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)
  Link: dol.gov/odep/pdf/20130826-CFPB-MOA.pdf
• ODEP updates on the Advisory Committee on Increasing Competitive Integrated Employment for Individuals with Disabilities
  Source: U.S. Department of Labor - Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)
  Link: dol.gov/odep/topics/WIOA.htm
• Department of Education Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education WIOA Resource Page
  Source: U.S. Department of Education Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education
  Link: www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ovae/pi/AdultEd/wioa-reauthorization.html
• Department of Education Rehabilitation Services Administration WIOA Resource Page
  Source: U.S. Department of Education Office of Social Education and Rehabilitative Services
  Link: www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/rsa/wioa-reauthorization.html
• Employee Assistance and Resource Network WIOA Fact Sheet
  Source: Ask Earn (Employee Assistance and Resource Network)
  Link: askearn.org/refdesk/Disability_Laws/WIOA

Web Resources

• National Center on Leadership for the Employment and Economic Advancement of People with Disabilities (LEAD Center)
  Stay connected with the LEAD Center for updates on WIOA and other policies and practices that support the employment and economic advancement of people with disabilities.
  • Website [leadcenter.org]
  • Listserv & News [leadcenter.org/news]
  • Webinars and Webinar Archives [leadcenter.org/webinars]
• American Job Center Network
  As the cornerstone of the American Job Center Network, this site provides a single access point - open 24-7 - for key federal programs and critical local resources to help people find a job, identify training programs, and tap into resources to gain skills in growing industries. This site, and the nearly 3,000 federally funded brick-and-mortar employment centers that are part of the American Job Center Network provide an easily-identifiable source for the help and services individuals and businesses need.
  Link: jobcenter.usa.gov
• Disability.gov
  The U.S. federal government website for information on disability programs and services nationwide. The site connects people with disabilities, their families and caregivers to helpful resources on topics such as how to apply for disability benefits, find a job, get health care or pay for accessible housing. Includes links to community organizations.
  Link: disability.gov