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Resources for GLBT Job-Seekers

DO-IT --- Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology
DO-IT Serves to increase the success of people with disabilities in college and careers.

Monster Diversity & inclision
When you're seriously engaged in finding a job in this competitive market and you have a disability, you have some soul-searching to do. If you have a physical disability that will be obvious as soon as you meet someone, the question is: At what point in the job-seeking process do you address the disability? If your disability is outwardly invisible, the question is: Do you tell or not?

Office of Disability Employment - U.S. Department of Labor
Acomprehensive, government-sponsored web portal as a part of the President's New Freddom Initiative.

Online Recruiting with recruitABILITY!
disABLEDperson Inc has received Employment Network status from the Social Security Administration on 10-25-04. The services that they offer to the Social Security beneficiary Ticket holder are web based only. These services include an online job matching board, recruitABILITY and content related to job interviewing, accommodations and resume writing.

www.hiredeaf.com

Office of Disability Employment Policy
The Job Accommodation Network is a service of the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) of the U.S. Department of Labor. JAN is one of several ODEP projects. JAN's mission is to facilitate the employment and retention of workers with disabilities by providing employers, employment providers, people with disabilities, their family members and other interested parties with information on job accommodations, self-employment and small business opportunities and related subjects.

Equal opportunity Publications, Inc
Since 1968, Equal Opportunity Publications, Inc. (EOP) has led the way from affirmative action to diversity recruitment by publishing career-guidance and recruitment magazines for women, members of minority groups, and people with disabilities.

Veterans Affairs Vocational Rehabilitation and Employement Services
A list of offices providing variety of employment services for veterans who have U.S. Armed Forces-connected disabilities.

Disability-Careers Office at University of Tennessee
The Disability-Careers Office is a grant-funded initiative at the University of Tennessee, designed to assist college students, with all types of disabilities, in receiving career planning and guidance through the Career Services office. The office provides assistance to all students with a documented disability as evidenced by funding from Tennessee Vocational Rehabilitation Services.

Northren Illinois University
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Resources for Employers:

Kentucky Business Leadership Network
KYBLN is a business-led organization that serves as a clearinghouse for busy Kentucky employers who are interested in hiring qualified employees with disabilities or retaining employees who recently may have acquired a disability. Included within our area of expertise are resources and access to information regarding accommodating and retaining older workers.

Employer's Guide to Hidden Disabilities
Office of Career Development and Placement, Muhlenberg College

National Business & Disability Council.
The National Business & Disability Council (NBDC) has developed training to assist organizations in reaching this “new growth” market. “Our Serving Customers with Disabilities program gives restaurants, hotels, retailers, banks and other service industries practical and cost-effective tips that will enable them to create a welcoming environment and accommodate people with hearing, vision, orthopedic and learning disabilities in their establishments and have a significant impact on the bottom line. Call 516-465-1476 for more information.
   
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