Saint Joseph's University - Career Development Center

Americans with Disabilities Act: Civil Rights for You - by Dale S. Brown - From Chapter 12: Learning A Living: A Guide for Planning Your Career and Finding A Job for People with Learning Disabilities, Attention Deficit Disorder and Dyslexia. Woodbine House 2000.

Association on Higher Education And Disability - a professional organization that serves the educational, information and networking needs of its members. While they doesn't serve parents and students directly, they can point you in the direction of some possible resources.

Career Opportunities for Students with Disabilities

Careers and the DisABLED Magazine – Resume Database; List of companies that actively recruit college graduates with disabilities, including Annual Survey of "Top 50 Employers."

CHADD - leading non-profit organization for children and adults with ADHD.

Disability Info.gov - Employment advice and resources.

Disability Resources

DO-IT (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology) - works to increase the successful participation of people with disabilities in academic programs and careers.

Emerging Leaders - Summer Internship opportunities.

ENTRY POINT! - a program of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) offering Outstanding Internship Opportunities for Students with Disabilities in Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, and some fields of Business.

Federal Employment of People with Disabilities - helps Americans, with and without disabilities, better understand how to hire and retain persons with disabilities.

Guide to Disability Law - a general primer on the various federal laws that impact the lives of people with disabilities.

HEATH Resource Center - national clearinghouse on postsecondary education for students with disabilities.

Hire Ability - Matches people with disabilities to job openings at Delaware Valley businesses at no cost. The Project Link program is a college to work transition program designed for college students with disabilities. Philadelphia Office – 215-587-3080/ Southern NJ Office – 856-374-4921. For more information about Project Link – contact Michael Looney at 215-587-3344 or mlooney@mageerehab.org.

Job Access – Working with Companies, Non-Profits, and others to employ people with disabilities

Job Accommodation Network - Free consulting service that provides information about job accommodations, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the employability of people with disabilities.

Learning Disabilities Association of America - provides general information about learning disabilities, while local chapters provide referrals to physicians and treatment centers. Provides information and referral to state chapters, parent resources, and local support groups. Publishes news briefs and a professional journal.

National Business & Disability Council – Resume Database, Job Postings, Internships

National Center for Learning Disabilities - dedicated to improving the lives of those affected by learning disabilities. National information and referral, public outreach and communications, and legislative advocacy and public policy.

Office of the Disability Employment Policy – Job Links - List of employers that are interested in hiring individuals with disabilities

Office of Personnel Management – Information on federal employment

Tips for Self Advocacy in the Workplace - by Dale S Brown, in Linkages, Fall 1997 Vol. 4, No. 2, pp 13-17.

United Cerebral Palsy Employment

Workforce Recruitment Program - creates a database of screened candidates with disabilities seeking summer and permanent positions.

Women:

Career & Job Resources for Women & Minorities

Career Women

PhillyCampusWIT

Womans-Work

Women for Hire

Students Identifying as GLBT:

GayWork.com

Human Rights Campaign Foundation

Job Resources for GLBT Persons (UNL)

Job Search Resources for GLBT People (Grinnell)

Queer Resource Directory

Address: 101 Overbrook Hall (corner of City & Overbrook)
5600 City Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19131-1395
Phone: 610.660.3100, Fax: 610.660.3032
E-mail your quick questions to: careerhelp@sju.edu