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Job Search
- American Foundation for the Blind's Job Listings
Job openings posted on AFB's community bulletin board
- American Council of the Blind's Job Listings
Job listings organized by type of employer
- CareerJet
An employment search engine that allows you to access thousands of jobs published on web sites from around the world
- Careeronestop
Hosted by the U.S. Department of Labor, this web site allows you to search job banks in every state nationwide
- CareerSite
Thousands of new jobs posted daily, a convenient source for career information that includes automatic matching of jobs against resume
- Chronicle of Higher Education
Features thousands of current job listings for people in academic institutions
- The Employer Assistance & Recruiting Network (EARN)
This site can connect you with local employment service providers who can help you with your job search; network providers include colleges, universities, non-profit organizations, state and private vocational and rehabilitation agencies, Career One-Stop Centers, professional associations, and Veterans service organizations
- Employment Solutions
A division of Hire Disability Solutions LLC, ES provides comprehensive career services to facilitate employment for people with disabilities and veterans; supports job-seekers throughout the hiring process
- Equal Opportunity Publications
Provides a resume database where, upon submission, your resume is sent free to major participating corporations and government agencies that are actively recruiting people with disabilities
- eSight™ Careers Network
Get job alerts for new postings of current Job Listings
- GettingHired.com
Job listings, tools, and resources for job seekers with disabilities
- HotJobs
A well-known, but non-disability-specific job search site, where you can search through various job categories or locations
- Indeed
Very simple to use, search new jobs posted within the last 7 days on job sites, newspapers, associations, and company career pages
- Job Search USA
Connects employers and job seekers, provides job search tools, allows browsing of jobs by career, industry, company, etc.
- Monster
Specific support for people with disabilities is lacking, but it is one of the original and biggest job banks available
- NIB CareerNet
An employment resource created in collaboration with AFB CareerConnect® for people who are blind or visually impaired and interested in employment with the National Industries for the Blind
For Younger Job Seekers
- BLS Career Information for Young People
So what do you like? Math, reading, science, music & art, building & fixing things? Check here to see how to get a job doing things you like. Also includes a Teacher's Guide and an A-Z list of careers.
- National Collaboration on Workforce and Disability/Youth
A source of programs and resources for employment and youth with disabilities that foster employment and good work experiences
- Workforce Recruitment Program
A recruitment and referral program that connects federal and private sector employers with highly motivated postsecondary students with disabilities who are eager to prove their abilities in the workplace through summer or permanent jobs.
- YouthRules!
Use this site to help provide early work experiences that can be rewarding for young workers, even those under the age of 13. You can also provide great opportunities for teens to learn important work skills and promote positive and safe work experiences that help prepare young workers to enter the 21st century workforce.
Other Important Resources
- Able to Work
A consortium of business leaders focused on facilitating a fundamental shift in
attitudes and awareness about the abilities of people with disabilities
- Art Beyond Sight
Art Education for the Blind is dedicated to creating opportunities for employment and access in museums and arts agencies as one way towards making a lasting change in the arts and museums for people with vision loss.
- Bender Consulting Services
Information technology consulting service that specializes in placing people with disabilities in computer programming or network engineering positions
- CAP
Computer/Electronic Accommodations Program (CAP) provides assistive technology and accommodations to ensure people with disabilities have equal access to the information environment and opportunities in the Department of Defense (DoD) and throughout the Federal government
- Career Builder
One of America's most popular job search sites
- DisabilityInfo.Gov
A comprehensive listing of disability-related Federal government resources
- DisabledPerson.Com
This nonprofit site connects disabled individuals with employers who are
proactive in hiring them, through the "recruitABILITY" job matching system
- eSight™ Careers Network
A bridge connecting business leaders to talent in the disability community
- Exceptional Nurse
A nonprofit resource for nurses with disabilities
- Hadley School for the Blind
Offers tuition-free distance education courses in
academic and vocationally relevant content areas, including
a job-seeking skills course, Principles of Job Acquisition
- HirePotential
A national consulting and employment firm that works with
corporations committed to diversity by helping them create a universally
accessible work environment
- Job Accommodation Network
A free consulting service that provides information about job
accommodations, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the
employability of people with disabilities
- JobHuntersBible.com
A supplement to Richard N. Bolles' book, the 2002 edition of
What Color Is Your Parachute? A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and
Career-Changers, which is available to people who are blind or visually
impaired through the National Library Service for the Blind and
Physically Handicapped and Recording for
the Blind and Dyslexic in alternative formats.
- U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Disability Employment Policy
Find out how the U.S. government is encouraging employers to hire persons with disabilities, and about policies that relate
- The Work Site
Information from the Social Security Administration on vocational
rehabilitation, employment services, or other work-related matters
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