Students with Disabilities -- University of Arizona Career Services

Students with Disabilities

Jobs, Internships - Tools and Strategies

Affirmative Disability Action (ADA) • Ability Jobs: This site provides a place where people with disabilities can seek employment, confident that they will be evaluated solely on their skills and experience.
American Association of People with Disabilities(AAPD): Employment Resources.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Home Page: Federal, state and local resources, publications, information and technical assistance.
Association for Service Disabled Veterans • VetJobs-National Resources: National resources to assist disabled veterans in preparing to enter the job market.
Career Opportunities for Students with Disabilities (COSD): News & Events, training services, conferences, links, membership directory, and much more. Click Student Entrance to register and enter the Career Gateway.
Disability Access and Information Services (DAIS): Extensive job listings and resources.
Disabled Person.com: Job search, resources, issues, events, discussion, chat room, articles and more.
Diversity World • For Job Seekers: Career development resources for people with disabilities.
Equal Opportunity Publications, Inc.: Post your resume, online magazines, career fairs and events and much more!
The Federal Work Force Recruitment Program for College Students with Disabilities (WRP): Designed to assist students with disabilities to gain employment with Federal agencies. This program is coordinated by the Office of Disability Employment Policy and a consortium of Federal agencies and private sector employers participating. Check with the UA Disability Resource Center for more information.
Getting Hired: Site provides a job portal as well as a social network for people with disabilities. Connect with peers, mentors, employers, advocacy groups and national service providers.
HIRE Disability Solutions: Job search for free, create a job search agent, post your resume, online journal, career advice, information about training & development, and much more.
Mobility International (MIUSA): Provides international educational exchange opportunities for students with disabilities. 'Empowering people with disabilities around the world through international exchange and international development to achieve their human rights'.
University of Washington • DO-IT • Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking & Technology • Resources for Students: Extensive links to resume writing, job banks, company information, careers in education and academics and career planning. An amazing resource!
U.S. Department of Labor • Job Accommodation Network (JAN): A free consulting service of the Office of Disability Employment Policy. Comprehensive source for job accommodation.

Interviewing Skills - Disclosure Issues

DisabilityInfo.gov • Employment: Federal site for disability-related resources including: Employment, Education, Housing, Transportation, Health, Income Support, Technology, Community Life, and Civil Rights.
Learning Disabilities Association of America: Assessment, Civil Rights, Workplace Issues, Post Secondary Options.
The Riley Guide • Employment Resources for the Disabled: These are resources specifically set up to meet the needs or address the interests of the disabled. You are certainly not limited to these resources, but they may have ideas or topics which speak directly to you.
The Riley Guide • Network, Interview, & Negotiate: How to prepare for interviews as well as how to handle tough interview questions. MANY resources listed here.
UC Berkeley Career Center: Disclosure, your rights, accommodation, benefits and other helpful links.
University of Tennessee • Disability Careers Office Job Search: Resources, disability-related questions and objections, disclosure options for employment, disclosure process, disability presentations, elements of the disclosure process, financial scholarships, how to write a cover letter, developing a script for disclosure, rules for a good disclosure, rules for appropriate language, section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, self-advocacy, and thank you letters.
U.S. Dept.of Labor • Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP): ODEP provides national leadership by developing and influencing disability-related employment policy and practice.
U.S. Dept.of Labor • Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) • FAQs
WWW Virtual Library • Internet Disability Resources: An amazing list of disability resources available on the Internet.

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