Career Success Center

People with disabilities are active and contributing members of our society. With technological and other advancements and the reduction of physical barriers and false perceptions there is more opportunity in the 21st century workforce for those with disabilities and special needs. This section provides a variety of links and resources related to employment of people with disabilities. These links and resources provide advice for individuals with disabilities seeking work; employment opportunities with various employers; help for employers looking for hard-working and dedicated employees; information on employment rights, laws and regulations; resources for employment programs and job accommodations for people with disabilities.

Disability & Special Needs Links

•	Guide to Disability and the Workplace From Cornell University This guide provides various links (along with summaries) to Disability Listservs, Government Sites, International Sites, Job Hunting, Law & Legislation, Organizations, Return to Work, Starting Points, Statistics and Workers Compensation.
•	Job Access From Job Access JobAccess indicates that they provide a place where people with disabilites can seek employment and be confident they will be evaluated solely on their skills and experience. Persons with disabilities can find jobs, post their resume and find education opportunities.
•	Job Accommodation Network (JAN) From the Job Accommodation Network (JAN) The Job Accommodation Network is a service of the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) of the U.S. Department of Labor. JAN's mission is to facilitate the employment and retention of workers with disabilities by providing employers, employment providers, people with disabilities, their family members and other interested parties with information on job accommodations, self-employment and small business opportunities and related subjects. JAN's efforts are in support of the employment, including self-employment and small business ownership, of people with disabilities.
•	Disabled Person.com From disabledperson.com disABLEDperson, Inc. goal and a purpose is to help reduce the extremely high unemployment rate amongst disABLED Americans. This is done this through their online recruitment application, recruitABILITY. Job seekers can search for jobs and post their resume. Employers can post jobs for Free. There are also a number of helpful articles on career topics as well as a community chat area and discussion board.
•	Federal Employment of People with Disabilities From the United States Office of Personnel Management (OPM) This site from the Office of Personnnel Management provides a simple and straightforward mechanism to help Americans, with and without disabilities, better understand how to hire and retain persons with disabilities. The site targets applicants and employees with disabilities, Federal managers and supervisors, and human resources professionals. The site can help users understand disability hiring and retention programs, address under-representation, enhance awareness, better integrate people with disabilities in the workplace, provide reasonable accommodation, and more.
•	DiversityWorld.com - Disability From diversityworld.com DiversityWorld.com provides content on employment issues for people with disabilities. Here you can find a number of resources on career, job development, job searching, legal issues, recruiting and self employment.
•	I Can! - Employment Section From I Can! I Can! was founded and built by Heidi Van Arnem, who became paralyzed at age 16. It is now a trusted online community that belongs to people affected by disabilities. It has a number of channels that cover everything from News & Opinion to Automotive to Employment to Health & Fitness and more. In the employment section you can find a number of articles on getting a job, creating a resume, succeeding at work, improving the workplace, being an entrepreneur and more.
•	National Collaborative on Workforce & Disability for Youth From the Institute for Educational Leadership NCWD/Youth is a source for information about employment and youth with disabilities. It provides information on disabilities, education, employment, and workforce development through its partners and experts. On the site you can find materials developed to help young people be successful in the workplace. The site also provides "The Guideposts for Success" and advice on how employers, businesses and practicioners can help steer families, institutions, and youth themselves through the transition process.
•	Enable: The Person Centered Planning Learning Site From the Program on Employment and Disability (PED) at Cornell University Person-centered planning is an individualized and empowering approach to educational, life, and career planning for people with disabilities. Through skill development and resource training, it places practitioners in a secondary role and enables people with disabilities to direct and tailor their own plans. In this site, you will find: an overview of the person-centered planning process, a catalog of self-study courses covering the basic process involved, a quiz section to help you focus on areas you may need to cover more thoroughly, a compendium of readings and activities for you to use on your own, and various links and downloadable resources for each course.
•	Employment Strategies for Youth and Young Adults with Disabilities From the Parents Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights (PACER) The Employment Strategies for Youth and Young Adults with Disabilities area of PACER's Web site provides links to practical and informative online resources that can help youth and families explore and prepare for future careers. Information is provided on Transition IEP and Employment, Preparing for Employment, The ADA: "Know Your Rights", Vocational Rehabilitation, and more. The Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights (PACER) is a nonprofit parent training and information center that assists youth with disabilities and their families and provides technical assistance on transition issues both regionally and nationally.
•	National Business & Disability Council: Job Seeker Services From the National Business & Disability Council (NBDC) NBDC is a leading resource for employers seeking to integrate people with disabilities into the workplace and for companies seeking to reach them in the consumer marketplace. Students have access to (1) the NBDC National Résumé Database®, used by employers to recruit individuals with disabilities for positions in their organizations; (2) job posting pages of NBDC members, Fortune 1000 companies, and federal agencies committed to diversity in the workplace; (3) NBDC yellow pages listing local recruitment for people with disabilities; (4) career events; and (5) internship/targeted recruitment opportunities available to students and graduates with disabilities.
•	DisabilityInfo.gov From DisabilityInfo.gov DisabilityInfo.gov contains links to information of interest to people with disabilities, their families, employers, service providers and other community members. This Web site connects people with disabilities to the information and resources on employment, education, housing, transportation, health, income support, technology, community life and civil rights.

Inspiration for You

"Don't fear failure so much that you refuse to try new things. The saddest summary of a life contains three descriptions: could have, might have and should have."

- Louis Boone

Dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you want to be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do.

- Author Unknown

The man who reaches the top is the one who is not content with doing just what is required of him. He does more. Every man should make up his mind that if he expects to succeed, he must give the honest return for the other man's dollar.

- Harriman