Web Resources for Individuals with Disabilities
Contacts at local and National Organizations to assist individuals with disabilities in finding support and employment:
Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities
Contact: Brian McLane, Assistant Commissioner
NYSED/VESID Room 1600, 1 Commerce Plaza, Albany, NY 12234
Phone: 518 426-8850
Local Contacts: Mort Goldstein, Senior Counselor
VESID, 55 Church Street, 3rd floor, White Plains, NY 10601
Phone: 914 946-1313
Perry Ratner, Regional Marketing & Placement Services Coordinator
Phone: 914 946-7437
A government funded agency that provides career counseling, job placement
services, and job coaching to disabled people with the purpose of helping them
become independent through employment.
Westchester
ARC
Contact: Kathy Carrieo, Employment Specialist, 914
681-0650
74 Westmoreland Avenue, White Plains, NY 10606
Phone: 914 428-8330
Provides and finds jobs for area residents with developmental disabilities.
CAREERS For People With Disabilities
Contact: Al Codrato, Job Coach
121 Lafayette Avenue, North White Plains, NY 10603
Phone: 914 328-1892, 914 225-8007 (Carmel office)
Not-for-profit organization that finds productive employment for individuals
with learning, developmental, psychiatric and/or physical disabilities by
providing extensive on-the-job training and ongoing support services.
The
Lighthouse, Inc.
Contact: Janice O'Connor, President
170 Hamilton Avenue, White Plains, NY
Phone: 914 683-7500
Organization funded through the Commission for the Blind that provides low
vision services and places people with visual impairments and blindness into
jobs. Also provides job development and job coaching.
The Job
Accommodation Network (JAN)
1-800-JAN-7234
A federal agency sponsored by the President’s Committee as an international
toll-free consulting service that provides information about job accommodations
and the employability of people with functional limitations. They assist in the
hiring, retraining, retention or advancement of persons with disabilities by
providing accommodation information. Also has information regarding the ADA.
Questions regarding accommodations, solutions and
strategies can be answered immediately.
The Connecticut
Association for Children & Adults with Learning
Disabilities
18 Marshall
St. South Norwalk, CT 06854
Phone: (203) 838-5010
A private, non-profit organization that offers one-to-one counseling,
conferences, workshops, information and referrals for learning disabled people
and their families. They have an extensive bookstore. Career advising is
coordinated through Independent Educational Consultants Association.
C.H.A.D.D. (Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder)
Careers & the
disAbled
Provides a career magazine for people
with disabilities. Published five times a year.
To subscribe write to: Equal Opportunity Publications, 1160 East Jericho
Turnpike, Suite 200, Huntington, NY 11743.
Website has a list of employers who are actively recruiting college graduates
and professionals with disabilities. Also has a Career Fair schedule.
Americans
with Disabilities Act Document Center (ADADC)
Full-text government documents and legal
resources on the ADA which is maintained by volunteers.
America’s
JobLine
A personalized job search possible by
telephone. Developed by the National Federation of the Blind in cooperation with
the U.S. Department of Labor. 1-(800) 765-8692
Careers
On-Line
Site provides job search and employment information to people with disabilities
through accessible, up-to-date computer networks. 1-(888) 879-2651
DO-IT (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology)
Produces
free and low-cost educational publications and videotape presentations that help
educators, students, and employers learn about access issues related to people
with disabilities. Write to: DO-IT, Box 35, University of Washington, Seattle,
WA 98195-4842, 1- (888) 972-DOIT. Email:
doit@u.washington.edu.
The
National Business and Disabilities Council
Click on "Job Seekers" and
post your resume. A job search for positions in all areas, with companies who
are actively recruiting individuals with disabilities, is also available.
The
Disability Source
Job Search tips and advocacy for individuals with disabilities and their
families.
Just One
Break, Inc.
Contact: Andrea Francis
120 Wall Street, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10005
212 785-7300 ext. 300 TTY 212
785-4515 Fax: 212 785-4513
A Non-Profit, No-Fee Employment Service for people with disabilities. They
provide career direction, resume building, advice on disclosure issues and help
with accommodations, and job placement in Fortune 500 companies, as well as
other fields. They place people in internships as well as full-time positions in
the New York City area.
Presidential
Task Force on Employment of Adults with Disabilities
A site created to mark the 10th
anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act. It provides
one-stop online access to resources, services, and information available
throughout the Federal government. It also highlights current events of general
interest, such as Americans With Disabilities Act success stories, and
information about employment trends.
Mentalweb
A website specializing in creating links between employers and employees
in the mental health field. Job listings for job seekers in organizations like
Hospitals, Community Mental Health Centers, Universities, Nursing Homes and
more.
America’s Job Bank
This site
provides information for employers and job seekers on the job market. Includes
information on resume writing, and other associated links.
Career Mosaic
Information on resumes,
online job fairs, colleges, and a database of available jobs.
Career Path
A site to research careers,
post a resume, and find a job.
Career Resources Center
An extensive
index of career-related Web sites.
Career Web
A job database and
information for job seekers and employers.
New
Career Zone
Detailed information on job titles. Can be organized by level of
education.