Disabilities & work

Services & resources for persons with disabilities

Career Services
- Guidelines for student with disabilities
  Information for students with disabilities seeking work experience positions, and general employment.
Accessibility Services
- Accessibility Services - home page
- Web resources for students with disabilities
Policies and procedures
- Academic accommodations for students with disabilities (POL 517)

Government

Government of Alberta

Alberta Community Development
- Help make a difference
  Initiative to create awareness about the importance and benefits of diversity, including 34 tips on how to help make a difference in the community
- Human rights and diversity
  A list of programs and services supporting human rights and diversity in the province
- Related links & resources
  Related links to information on developmental disabilities, women and diversity, and ethnocultural and multiculturalism
Alberta Employment and Immigration
- Career and employment
  Programs and services including links to jobs, career fairs, employment connections, career resources, and programs
- Disability related employment supports
  Disability related employment supports provide assistance to Albertans in overcoming the barriers to employment created by their disability
Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission
- Interpretive Bulletin ‘Duty to Accommodate’
Alberta Learning Information Services (ALIS)
- Employment tips
Service Alberta
- Programs and Supports for Persons with Disabilities

Employment and Supports
Resources available for individuals having employment or financial difficulties
Youth Services Guide
Refer to the sections on ‘Special Needs’ and ‘Employment and Training’

Human Resources & Social Development Canada (HRSDC)
- Workplace Equity - Resources for Persons with Disabilities
Service Canada

Champions Career Centre
Champions Career Centre is a non-profit organization providing career and employment services to persons with disabilities who are ready, willing and able to work.
Linkup
Provides a myriad of employment services for persons with disabilities
National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS)
Prospect
They offer employment and career development services to help people prepare for, acquire and retain employment.
Symmetry Solutions
Specializes in providing students with disabilities, accessible and up-to-date career information enabling individuals to make an informed choice.
WORKink
The largest virtual employment resource centre for job seekers with disabilities, WORKink offers a unique range of employment and recruitment services. Explore WORKink and learn about how qualified job seekers and employers get connected.