Employment

The What Can YOU Do Campaign offers a multitude of resources for employers, including information about recruiting and hiring people with disabilities, tax incentives, and workplace accommodations. The site also includes resources for job seekers and employees. 

A fact sheet from the United States Department of Labor describes key considerations around the transition from youth to adulthood for people with disabilities. 

From the National Parent Center on Transition and Employment, tools for youth-to-adulthood transition planning and developing self-determination. Also provides an index of Centers for Independent Living and information about finding housing.  

From the National Parent Center on Transition and Employment, information about finding a career path, getting a job and employment supports, and disclosing disability at work. Includes information about employment rights and reasonable accommodations. 

The Employment Tracker from the National Organization on Disability is a free, confidential tool to assess the accessibility of your workplace. 

EARN, or the Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability Inclusion assists employers with recruiting, hiring, retaining, and advancing people with disabilities in the workplace. Resources include strategies for disability inclusion, a mental health toolkit, and facts about neurodiversity in the workforce. 

An initiative of the United States Department of Labor, Workforce GPS provides a multitude of resources for building a more inclusive workforce. Includes online trainings for serving people with disabilities, building and working across partnerships, and providing inclusive business services.  

From USA.gov, this page provides job search advice, information about the Social Security Administration's Ticket to Work Program, job postings for people who are blind, and advice on finding and applying for federal jobs. 

The Work Matters Report outlines policy options to enhance employment opportunities for people with disabilities. This webpage also provides advice on disability etiquette.  

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission provides information about disability discrimination and fact sheets on legislation protecting the workplace rights of people with disabilities. The EEOC also explains the employment rights of people with disabilities.