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Remote Job Boards Specifically for People with Disabilities
You're searching for remote work, and...you've landed on a job board with a "disability-friendly"...it supports disabled job seekers. The question...jobs you can't find by searching Indeed with a remote...difference. What Makes a Job Board Disability-Specific....these things standard job boards don't: Verifies...that supports disabled job seekers. Every listing...
Education > Special Education
Working with Special Needs Children
Many people spend their lives searching for a career that be not only financially lucrative, but also emotionally...popular options for working with special needs children is to procure a job as a teacher in a special needs school. While almost all public schools...
Career > Finding Jobs
Volunteering to Build Work Experience When Employment Gaps Are Long
Using volunteer work strategically to fill resume gaps, develop skills, and create references while job searching.
Career > Finding Jobs
LinkedIn for Job Seekers with Disabilities: Profile Optimization and Networking
...nothing back. Meanwhile, recruiters are searching LinkedIn for candidates with your exact...people actively looking to hire. For job seekers with disabilities, LinkedIn...the same keywords employers use in job postings. If you're a data analyst,...terms recruiters search for. Read five job postings in your field, note which...
Lifestyle > Self-Care
Sharing Caregiving Responsibilities: Division of Labor for Couples
...first call. That parent continues because they already know the therapist's availability and the child's progress notes. Over time, this becomes "their job," and the other parent loses visibility into what's involved. The same pattern repeats with school communication, medical appointments, equipment tracking,...
Lifestyle > Independence
Medication Management Independence for Teens with Chronic Conditions
...reminders, handed over pills at breakfast and dinner without thinking twice. But high school ends in three years, and you can't follow them to college, to a job, to the life they're building. At some point, this has to become theirs. The question isn't whether they should take over. It's how to hand it off without...
Career > Skills Training
Problem-Solving and Critical Thinking Skills for Workplace Success
You know you're supposed to "problem-solve." Your manager mentions it in reviews. Job descriptions list it as a required skill. But what does that mean when the printer jams ten minutes before a client meeting, or a coworker calls in sick...
Career > Skills Training
Personal Hygiene and Professional Appearance in the Workplace
...Legally Require. Dress codes and hygiene policies are job-specific. A front desk role may require business...appearance standards when they're necessary for the job, but employers must modify those standards as an...with the role's public interaction level. If your job involves customer or client contact, visible hygiene...
Career > Skills Training
Getting to Work Independently: Transit and Paratransit Training for Employees with Disabilities
You've secured the job. You know what time you need to be there. The question nobody warned you about is how to get there reliably when driving isn't an option. For adults...
Career > Skills Training
Work-Based Learning and Internships Through VR Programs
...experience: internships, on-the-job training, and structured...career skills before you're job-ready. This isn't volunteer...you earn wages, develop job-specific skills, and build...transportation, and provides job coaching if needed. On-the-job...coaching if needed. On-the-job training (OJT). Paid employment...manufacturing, or skilled trades. Job tryouts. Short-term placements...
Career > Skills Training
Pre-ETS for Students with IEPs: Workplace Skills Before Graduation
...(Pre-ETS), are designed to build job skills while school supports...workplace readiness training, job exploration counseling, work-based...services your student can request. Job exploration counseling helps...curious about, or coordinate job shadowing in workplaces that...apprenticeships, or structured job sampling in businesses that have...
Career > Skills Training
Interview and Job Search Skills Workshops for People with Disabilities
...explaining why you left your last job after three months, or how to...career advice falls short. Most job search workshops teach the basics:...Disability-Specific. A general job search workshop might cover interview...essential functions of this job?" without sounding defensive....These programs acknowledge that job seekers with disabilities face...