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An important aspect of career development for a college student with a disability is to consider the impact of one’s condition in employment and to begin and plan for a successful transition into the workplace. The same disability laws that ensure non-discrimination and equal opportunity in education apply in the workplace. There are many resources that students can use to learn more about employment and disability. Importantly, many businesses and organizations are quite committed to employing people with disabilities and take affirmative efforts through their diversity programs to offer opportunities such as internships, mentoring programs, and scholarships. Many businesses are very interested in offering these opportunities specifically to Cornell students.
Student Disability Services
Cornell Health, Level 5
110 Ho Plaza
+1 (607) 254-4545
sds_cu@cornell.edu
Featured Article: Employment With a Disability Resource Guide – This guide covers the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and summarizes transitional programs, job seeking strategies, resources, organizations, podcasts and blogs.
hanks to recent government efforts, companies are now more open to hiring employees with disabilities. This, coupled with regulations that ensure equal employment opportunities, makes it a lot easier to find a job as a disabled worker.
Even then, when you’re disclosing a …
As businesses increase their hiring efforts post-pandemic, there’s been a notable uptick in the inclusion of workers with disabilities on their staff. Recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey reveals that the employment rate among adults with …
