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Useful Links for Job Seekers

Job Search

For Younger Job Seekers

  • BLS Career Information
    Job recommendations for kids who like reading, music, P.E., science, and more
  • Workforce Recruitment Program
    Offers college students with disabilities the opportunity to market their skills and abilities to top employers throughout the US

Other 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.
  • National Collaboration on Workforce and Disability/Youth
    Programs and resources that foster employment and experience
  • 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