Career Resources
Disabilities & Neurodiversity
Explore resources, career search advice, and workplace best practices for individuals with disabilities and/or neurodiversity.
Welcoming and inclusive workplaces will value individuals with disabilities and those who are neurodivergent. Sometimes individuals may need to advocate for their needs in the workplace, depending on their disability. Deciding how and when to disclose a disability or neurodiversity – visible or invisible – is an individual choice based on your needs and goals. Your workplace needs may change over time based on your disability or based on your role. Depending on the disability or neurodiversity needs, some individuals may seek workplace accommodations and others won’t. Regardless, it’s important to know about the resources available to you, including the advocacy organizations that focus on disability rights in the workplace.
Pro Tip
Best Practices
Understanding Your Rights
Understand your rights and the laws that protect individuals with a disability/disabilities.
Source: 10,000 Degrees
Disclosing a Disability to an Employer
Know why and when to discuss a disability with an employer.
Source: 10,000 Degrees
Reasonable Accommodations in the Workplace
When and how to request reasonable accommodations.
Source: 10,000 Degrees
Neurodiversity
Individuals who are neurodivergent may benefit from accommodations and/or utilizing resources to support their success in the workplace.
Source: 10,000 Degrees
Job Websites for Students with Disabilities & Neurodiversity
Job and internship search sites for students who have disabilities and/or neurodivergence.
Source: 10,000 Degrees
From the Web
Your Accommodation Request Was Denied. What Now?
What to do if your accommodation request is denied
Source: JAN
Neurodiversity Career Connector
Employers committed to neurodiversity-focused hiring initiatives
Source: Simplify hire
Career Preparation: Neurodiversity Network
Resources for neurodivergent job seekers and students, employers & universities, & the community
Source: Neurodiversity Network
Neurodivergent Job Seeker Resources
Resources to help you at every stage of your employment journey
Source: enna
Opportunity: ADHD at Work
Search for jobs and learn tips for seeking work through this opportunity
Source: Adda
Employment Opportunities: Getting Hired
Expanding opportunities for diverse talents, including job seekers with disabilities
Source: Getting Hired
Employment Opportunities: AbilityJOBS
Providing opportunities to people with disabilities since 1995
Source: abilityJobs
Employment Opportunities: Chronically Capable
Opportunities for people with chronic illness and disabilities
Source: Chronically Capable
Mental Health Conditions in the Workplace: Your Legal Rights
Learn about mental health legal guidance
Source: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Disability Equality Index
About the Disability Equality Index
Source: American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) & Disability:IN
Financial Education & Empowerment for People with Disabilities
Learn about financial inclusion
Source: National Disability Institute
Early Career Talent Accelerator
Opportunity for people with disabilities
Source: Disability:IN
Office of Disability Employment Policy: Accommodations
Overview of accommodations in the workplace
Source: Office of Disability Employment Policy
Proof of Disability Letter from a Doctor
What is proof of disability documentation?
Source: U.S. Office of Personnel Management
Disclosing a Disability
When and how to disclose a disability to your employer
Source: CareerOneStop
Sample Language for Accommodation Request Letters
Examples of Accommodation Request Letters
Source: Job Accommodation Network
Sample Request Letter for Accommodation
Sample Accommodation Request Letters
Source: Legal Aid at Work
Resources for Californians
An Introduction to State and Federal Laws regarding disabilities in the workplace
Source: Legal Aid at Work
Reporting a Disability Rights Violation
Everything about filing a complaint
Source: Ada.gov
Job Opportunities
Connect to a dynamic talent pool of applicants to a network of employers that values inclusion
Source: AbilityLinks
Job Opportunities
Find jobs with companies committed to hiring individuals with disabilities
Source: DisabledPerson
U.S. Dept of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy
Resources for people with disabilities
Source: U.S. Dept of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy
Your Rights as a College Student
Resources & Support for College Students with Disabilities
Source: Student Training & Education in Public Service
Employers Committed to Disability Inclusion
Empowering diversity in the workplace
Source: Inclusively
Reasonable Accommodations in the Workplace
Basic overview of reasonable accommodations in the workplace
Source: ADA National Network
Americans with Disabilities Act
Everything you need to understand your rights and responsibilities under the ADA
Source: ADA.gov
Requesting Accommodations during a Job Search
How to Request Disability Accommodations During a Job Search
Source: The Muse
Legal Advocacy for Disability Rights in Utah
Utah disability rights resources
Source: Disability Law Center - Utah
Disclosing a Disability
When and How to Disclose Your Disability to Your Employer
Source: Indeed
How to Ask for Accommodations
Your Guide to Requesting Accommodation Support
Source: Indeed
Reasonable Accommodation
Ensuring Equal Opportunities: Understanding Reasonable Accommodation
Source: Civil Rights Department of California
Protection and Advocacy for People with Disabilities
Learn About Advocacy for Disability Rights Nationwide
Source: National Disability Rights Network
Guidance on Workplace Accommodations
Source for Workplace Inclusion
Source: Job Accommodation Network
Know Your Disability Rights
Discover your rights as a person with a disability, whether at work, renting a home, navigating public spaces, voting, or even while incarcerated
Source: ACLU
ADA Act of 1990
Understanding Titles I and V of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)
Source: U.S Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Workforce Disability Inclusion
Advocating for Inclusive Opportunities for All
Source: National Organization on Disability
