NIB Connection

The process of determining the amount of time it takes a worker who does not have a disability to perform an operation or an element of an operation using a prescribed method. This amount of time becomes the “standard” against which the productivity of the worker with a disability is compared to determine the commensurate […]

Simulated job or job element performed during a period of time and designed to measure a specific work ability.

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; passed by Congress in 2014.

Skill that can be applied to a variety of jobs or work situations.

Process through which vocational capabilities of a person who is blind or otherwise severely disabled are examined, measured, and compared to average employees without disabilities.

Process through which a person who is blind or otherwise severely disabled is taught to perform a specific job or type of job.

SourceAmerica training voucher; part of the Training Incentive Voucher Program

Vocational Rehabilitation. Process through which a person who is blind or otherwise severely disabled attempts, with specialized assistance, to maximize vocational potential and which leads to some level of employment.

Requires contractors for supplies in excess of $10,000 to be a manufacturer or regular dealer; specifies such matters as minimum wages, maximum hours, child labor, convict labor, and safe and sanitary working conditions.

Wage Determination; Department of Labor Wage Determination