Disability Employment Resources
Career Services has compiled a variety of helpful resources for students dealing with disability issues.
Find help with how to request accommodations, when to disclose a disability, and where to find disability-friendly businesses.
Articles
What topics are off-limits for an interviewer to ask about? Health, age, race, and marital or parental status, for starters.
Should you disclose that you have a disability? If so, when is the appropriate time to do so?
Workers with disabilities may face significant gaps in pay and compensation, compared to workers with no disability, and may be even more challenging.
Online Resources
is a website and jobs board that helps disabled people and veterans find jobs that match their skills and career goals.
The website has good advice and resources about requesting accommodations. Download JAN's Guide to Requesting Reasonable Accommodations
The promotes equal opportunity, economic power, independent living, and political participation for people with disabilities.
The , signed into law in 1990, is a law that prohibits discrimination and guarantees that people with disabilities have the same opportunities as everyone else.
The has information about disability discrimination and your legal rights.
The prepares and assists eligible South Carolinians with disabilities to achieve and maintain competitive employment.
The is a private, nonprofit organization that supports opportunities for disabled people, with a focus on increasing employment opportunities for the 79% of working-age Americans with disabilities who are not employed.
The is a state agency that plans services for South Carolinians with severe, lifelong disabilities of intellectual disability, autism, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, or related conditions.
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