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Career > Interviewing
Post-Interview Follow-Up and Accommodation Requests After Job Offer
...disability and asking for accommodations is real....what if bringing this up costs me the offer?...differently than the interview process. Employers...functions of the job, even with reasonable accommodations....to move you forward for almost any reason without...enthusiastic, can disappear for a dozen reasons that...have nothing to do with you. Once you have...
Career > Advancement
Skills Transferability: Reframing Disability Experience as Professional Assets
...specialists, advocating for accommodations, and...Most professionals with disabilities undervalue...professionals with disabilities undervalue the competencies...constraints. You've negotiated with institutions. You've...claim to want when they post jobs requiring "strategic...reality doesn't show up on your resume as "stakeholder...Transferable Skills. Start with the systems you've...
Global Insights > Employment
When (and How) to Tell an Employer About Your Disability: A Decision Guide
...accommodation during the interview itself. Post-hire,...interview itself. Post-hire, disclosure...essential functions, with or without accommodation....and consistent with business necessity....under the Americans with Disabilities Act...Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Other...whether you need interview accommodations....accommodations. Post-hire, they can only...
Career > Discrimination
Medical Inquiries and Disability Disclosure: What Employers Can and Cannot Ask
You're in a job interview and the hiring manager...offer. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)...The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) sets strict...when. Pre-Offer vs. Post-Offer: The Timing Changes...specific job functions, with or without accommodation,...only if they do so for everyone entering the...job functions, even with reasonable accommodation,...
Career > Finding Jobs
Disability Job Boards: Where to Find Employers Committed to Inclusive Hiring
...employers aren't set up to hire someone who...connect job seekers with employers who've signaled...either by paying to post on these platforms...wide net. Anyone can post. Employers don't have...company has engaged with the question. When...requires. The pay-to-post model filters out the...recruiting support, interview prep resources, and...
Career > Skills Training
Pre-ETS for Students with IEPs: Workplace Skills Before Graduation
...the team discusses post-graduation goals. What...students ages 14-21 with IEPs can access a separate...isn't a replacement for IEP transition services....activities to students with disabilities ages 14-21,...activities to students with disabilities ages 14-21, all of...arrange informational interviews with professionals...informational interviews with professionals in fields...
News > Advocacy
Minnesota Just Disenrolled 61% of Its Medicaid Disability Providers. Other States Are Running the Same Audit. Here's What Families Need to Do Now.
...Families woke up Monday morning...The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...Supports (ICS) for people with spinal...(ICS) for people with spinal cord injuries...injuries and disabilities. Matthew Barry's...transformative for our family,"...Barry told the Post Bulletin. Superior...(in-unit assistance for people with spinal...assistance for people with spinal cord injuries...injuries and disabilities). DHS terminated...
Lifestyle > Recreation
Inclusive Playground Design: What Makes a Park Truly Accessible
...everyone's talking about, the one with the accessible parking and...Compliance Requires. The Americans with Disabilities Act sets minimum...Requires. The Americans with Disabilities Act sets minimum standards...Act sets minimum standards for playground accessibility. Those...tic-tac-toe panel mounted on a post. Compliance creates a floor,...
Career > Accommodations
Job Sharing and Reduced Hours as Accommodations
...Here's how to frame the request, back it with medical documentation, and address the...applies: Chronic fatigue syndrome or post-exertional malaise that makes 40-hour...necessary medical care Autoimmune disorders with unpredictable flares that don't fit...responsibilities. How to Frame the Request with Medical Backing. You don't walk into...
Education > K-12
Transition Planning Through K-12: Preparing Your Child for School Changes
Your child's IEP follows them from school to school....know exactly what to advocate for, those supports slip away before...early enough. Not the formal post-secondary kind that kicks in...and new social expectations. For your child, this isn't just...doesn't. None of that moves with the file. Request a transition...
Global Insights > Culture
Person-First or Identity-First? What Parents Should Know About Language in the Disability Community
...meeting. A child with autism. A person...autism. A person with Down syndrome....syndrome. A student with a learning disability....read a blog post by an autistic...me a person with autism. I'm autistic."...reject "person with a disability"...total. A child with cerebral palsy...Individuals with Disabilities...Individuals with Disabilities Education Act...Act (IDEA). For many families,...
Education > Special Education
Aging Out of Special Education: A Parent's Guide to Transition Services and 18-22 Programs
...services should begin at any age if appropriate for your child. Transition planning isn't a separate...16 (or earlier), the IEP must include measurable post-secondary goals in these areas: Post-secondary...measurable Post-secondary goals in these areas: Post-secondary education or training: what comes after...