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The NYS Department of Labor developed Career Zone with a grant from the US Department of Labor and by the exploring Career Web Group at Cornell University. Check out your interests at http://www.nycareerzone.org/index.jsp or http://www.ed.gov/ocr/transition.html.

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Career Development for People with Disabilities can be ordered on-line at DO-IT (Disabilities Opportunities Internetworking Technology) www.washington.edu/doit and offers strategies, resources, and tools for career development with all types of disabilities (including specific learning disabilities).

National Disability Resume Database -- The National Business & Disability Council invites all job seekers with disabilities to post your resume and search their FREE nationwide database! http://www.business-disability.com/ (click on Job Seekers!).

The Workforce Recruitment Program for College Students with Disabilities (WRP) is a resource for businesses nationwide to identify qualified temporary and permanent employees from a variety of fields. Applicants are highly motivated postsecondary students and recent graduates eager to prove their abilities in the workforce. http://www.wrpjobs.org/

Job Applicants and the American with Disabilities Act Fact Sheet
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released a new fact sheet designed to educate job applicants on how Title I of the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) protects the rights throughout the hiring process. The publication also explains the ADA's rules on when employers may seek medical information from applicants. The fact sheet reviews the types of questions that are prohibited during interviews and on the application, and discusses what questions an employer may ask of applicants with ovious disibilities, such as deafness, or loss of a limb.
http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/jobapplicant.html

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