Employers

Why hire people with disabilities?

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Expand your market

One in four Americans live with a disability. With an estimated $200 billion in discretionary income, this population—as well as their family and friends appreciate businesses that recognize and accommodate those with disabilities.

Gain a competitive edge

Companies cite high levels of motivation and attention to work quality as reasons why employees with disabilities contribute to business results. People with disabilities are innovators, community leaders and successful in businesses of all types.

Reduce turnover

A studyPDF opens a new window by the Institute of Corporate Productivity found that employees with disabilities are dependable, engaged, and contribute to higher productivity and lower absenteeism.

Increase your talent pool

Finding qualified, committed employees can sometimes be difficult. People with disabilities offer a ready pool of ideal workers. Proven problem-solvers, they demonstrate creativity and adaptability in confronting challenges and getting jobs done.

Qualify for financial incentives

The federal Work Opportunity Tax Creditopens a new window and Disabled Access Credit are available to employers that hire people who traditionally have faced barriers to employment. In addition, the Architectural Barrier Removal Tax Deduction encourages businesses to remove office and transportation obstacles that limit the mobility of persons with disabilities. Learn more about financial incentives available to Nevada businesses.

Enhance your company culture

Employees with disabilities help companies create diverse cultures that attract desirable talent pools. Demonstrate social responsibility by creating an inclusive workplace and hiring people with disabilities, including youth, maturing workers and veterans.

business assistance program

VR Nevada offers a full-service business assistance program for business owners and employers that helps them gain a critical advantage in today’s highly competitive marketplace. We provide professional consultation services to assist business owners and employers in developing short and long term strategies regarding their varying disability-related issues. We also help individuals with disabilities maximize their employment opportunities by helping them develop the skills that today’s businesses are seeking.

We make it easy

Our no-cost services are designed to aid you in staff education and finding the right match to fill your staffing needs, including the following:

  • Free assistance with recruitment and job matching.
  • Pre-screened and qualified applicants.
  • Pre-employment training programs.
  • Employee matches based on your business needs.
  • Soft skill development.
  • Customized employee training strategies.
  • Access to on-the-job training funds.
  • Reliable technical assistance and referrals.
  • Quality assurance through follow-along employer and employee support for the first three months.

We offer staffing solutions in many industries including:

health care and medical services

information technology

tourism, gaming and entertainment

logistics and operations

manufacturing

retail and customer service

Workforce integration and training

Hiring employees with disabilities allows businesses to demonstrate their commitment to workforce diversity, equity and inclusion. It also enables entities that receive federal funding comply with federal requirements related to employment of people with disabilities. We can assist employers with no-cost training on a number of topics related to the successful integration of people with disabilities into their companies, including:

  • Introduction to the Americans with Disabilities Act.
  • How people with disabilities contribute to business success and a safe workplace.
  • “Why are younger employees asking for accommodations?” Navigating new perspectives on workplace inclusivity.
  • Helping Nevada colleges, cities, and counties meet federal requirements for hiring people with disabilities.

Our staff is available to meet with your hiring department to explain how we actively help recruit, onboard and retain employees that match your business needs. We also work with employers to identify and provide the assistive equipment and software needed by some workers with disabilities.

Tax and other benefits

Visit the IRS websiteopens a new window for more information on tax benefits for businesses that employ people with disabilities.

Common credits and deductions

Disabled Access Credit

  • Tax credit for 50% of eligible expenditures over $250 up to $10,500 a year (tax bill reduced to $5,000).
  • Provides a nonrefundable credit for small businesses that incur expenditures for the purpose of providing access to persons with disabilities.
  • An eligible small business earns $1 million or less or has no more than 30 full-time employees in the previous year; they may take the credit each and every year they incur access expenditures.

Barrier Removal Tax Deduction

  • Tax deduction that encourages businesses of any size to remove architectural and transportation barriers to the mobility of persons with disabilities and the elderly.
  • Businesses may claim a deduction of up to $15,000 a year for qualified expenses for items that normally must be capitalized.

Work Opportunity Credit

  • Tax credit up to 40% of the first $6,000 of first-year wages of a new employee if the employee is part of a “targeted group.”
  • The credit is available to the employer once the employee has worked for at least 120 hours or 90 days.
  • For veterans with a service-related disability, who were hired after May 25, 2007, the first-year wages taken into account is increased to $12,000.

Success Stories

Jessica Whitfield

Jessica Whitfield is another Voc Rehab Shining Star Success Story. Her initial intake was 12/18/2013 and her Eligibility Date was 2/14/2014. She had been accepted into our DETR program due to a...

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Lawrence Faulk

Lawrence Faulk

Lawrence Faulk applied for BVR services in March 2021. Due to covid-19, he wanted to start over. He left Ohio and moved to Las Vegas to be closer to his sister. Lawrence was working with Ohio Disability Agency, where he was...

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Hannah McNary

Hannah McNary

Hannah McNary came to Vocational Rehabilitation services in the December of 2020 in the middle of COVID requesting help to find a job. Hannah had an unsuccessful case from 2013 and had a strong desire to have a new case for...

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Success Stories

Jessica Whitfield

Jessica Whitfield is another Voc Rehab Shining Star Success Story. Her initial intake was 12/18/2013 and her Eligibility Date was 2/14/2014. She had been accepted into...

read more

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