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- International business and career news, networking, and strategies for women in the workplace.
- Twenty years of promoting the advancement of women in computing. "You'll discover camaraderie in our group that you won't find in any other professional organization."
- Helping women achieve success in their careers and lives. The Career Exposure Network is a privately held e-recruiting network of premier niche sites that has been helping Fortune 1000 employers find top quality Women, Diversity and MBA candidates since 1996.
- Nontraditional Employment for Women is a nonprofit organization that trains women for skilled jobs in construction and other blue-collar industries. Most of the female hardhats at work today in New York City are NEW graduates.
- Career and Job Resources for Women Job-Seekers. Everything from job searches to what to wear to an interview, from how to write a great cover letter to the most effective way to introduce yourself.
- Resources for women, minorities, and other audiences
- Career advice, jobs, and news for women engineers.
- Women in Technology International-Women Advancing Technology. Read news about careers, health, and wealth; voice opinions; search jobs; and more. National Business and Disability Council. Resume database for job seekers with disabilities. Call 1-800-839-6163
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- A network of current and returning professional women who are seeking work-life balance and flexibility. This site connects and serves women who are interested in both part-time and full-time work and the employers who need their top-notch skills and expertise. This is for women at every stage of the workforce reentry process.
- Job board, resume promotion, and career advice for women.
- This site provides resources for women interested in starting home based businesses and other ways to work at home.
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- Promoting excellence in scholarship, networking, and activism.
- Find resources, tips and job opportunities on this website.
- Cutting-edge information on career resources for Black collegians. Jobs, news, and articles of interest.
- "Where African Americans live online." Search jobs and read news of the African American community. Selected Scholarships and Educational Programs for Students/Alums of Color.
- Focusing on African American community issues with links to organizations serving the arts, education, business, and more.
- The goal of GMS is to promote academic excellence and to provide an opportunity for outstanding minority students with significant financial need to reach their highest potential.
- Offers a variety of business services such as career placement, recruitment services, business research, surveys and advertising. HISPANIC BUSINESS® magazine won the prestigious Maggie Award for "Best Business & Finance Magazine," and is syndicated by the New York Times Company.
- Chat rooms, message boards, news, and events of interest to the Latino community.
- The mission of INROADS is to develop and place talented minority youth in business and industry and prepare them for corporate and community leadership. Need GPA of 3.5 or better to qualify.
- A national resource organization committed to assisting schools and organizations in the identification and recruitment of minority students and professionals.
- Resources for women, minorities, and other audiences
- Hispanic employment service promoting diversity in the workplace.
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- “International Student Job Search and Career Center.” Online job searching information for students around the world.
- Resources for women, minorities, and other audiences
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As a student with a disability there are important factors for you to consider as you search for internships or employment. You may have questions about your rights, disclosure, accommodations and which laws might apply to you.
Below are resources to help you in the career exploration and preparation process, this list is by no means exhaustive but will hopefully help you as you develop and achieve your career goals. Please feel free to schedule a one-on-one advising appointment with the Career Development Office or the Office of Disability Services to discuss the disclosure process and any additional questions you may have.
- A guide for individuals with disabilities seeking employment.
- A non-profit organization dedicated to empowering Americans with disabilities. Website features employment opportunities as well as internships and fellowships.
- A unique professional association comprised of more than 600 colleges and universities and over 500 major national employers. COSD's mission is to improve the employment rate of college students and recent graduates with disabilities on a national basis.
- Job search and employment information for people with disabilities. Compiled by the University of Minnesota Disability Services.
- A website connecting the disability community to information and opportunities.
- For millions of people with disabilities, a stable and sufficient job may seem out of reach. Nearly 70 percent of adults who have some type of disability would like to work. That’s a staggering 18 million people who could be joining the workforce. Here you will find resources that could be of assistance to those with disabilities seeking employment.
- eSight Careers NetworkTM provides online information and guidance for job seekers, career counselors, job developers and prospective employers about what works best for a range of disability employment issues.
Guide to Disability Rights Laws: This guide provides an overview of Federal civil rights laws and federal agencies that ensure equal opportunity for people with disabilities.
- JAN's Searchable Online Accommodation Resource (SOAR) system is designed to let users explore various accommodation options for people with disabilities in work and educational settings.
- Includes employer regulations, types of jobs, legal assistance, job board links and more!
- A not for profit corporation founded in 2006 to represent a fresh, out-of-the box business approach in the disability talent space.
- “Moving people with disabilities into the workplace." A website containing articles of interest for the disabled community and job placement services in DC and Texas.
- The National Business & Disability Council is the leading resource for employers seeking to integrate people with disabilities into the workplace and companies seeking to reach them in the consumer marketplace.
- The Riley Guide is a directory of employment and career information sources and services on the Internet. It is primarily intended to provide instruction for job seekers on how to use the Internet to their best advantage, but recruiters and other career service industry professional will find information here to help them also.
- This section of The Work Site contains information on the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999 (Public Law 106-170), and the Ticket to Work Program. Since the establishment of the office in 1999 and The Work Site in 2000, the goal has been to provide a focus within the Social Security Administration on matters affecting the employment of Social Security beneficiaries with disabilities.
- A collection of websites with information regarding employment for people with disabilities. The sites vary from job posting sites to sites relating to Social Security or workplace rights.
Network
Create an account on the online professional networking site and join groups such as the Minority Professional Network.
Professional associations are groups of people who work in a specific industry or field of study. You can attend meetings, special events or get to know professionals in some of the following organizations:
Relevant Publications
Careers & the Disabled Magazine – Since 1968, (EOP) has led the way from affirmative action to diversity recruitment by publishing career-guidance and recruitment magazines for women, members of minority groups, and people with disabilities.
Relevant Books
- Resources for People with Disabilities, 2001
- Living Well with a Hidden Disability: Transcending Doubt and Shame and Reclaiming Your Life by Stacy Taylor, M.S.W., L.C.S.W. and Ph.D. Robert Epstein, 1999
- Six Steps to Employment for People with Disabilities by Wayne Forster, 2000
- Job-Hunting for the So-Called Handicapped by Richard Nelson Bolles and Dale S. Brown, 2001
- Job Search Handbook for People with Disabilities by Dr. Daniel J. Ryan, 2000
- Successful Job Search Strategies for the Disabled: Understanding the ADA by Jeffrey G. Allen, 1994
- Workplace Accommodations Under the ADA by Barbara Gamble Magill, 1999
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