Self-Advocacy

Disclosing your Disability at Work

You can choose whether or not you share about your disability at work. The 411 on Disability Disclosure workbook can help you better understand disability disclosure and what it means for you. 

Job Accommodations

A job accommodation is an adjustment to a job or work environment that it makes it possible for a person with a disability to perform their job duties. In school, your IEP lists accommodations teachers need to provide to you in class. In the workplace, you must ask for needed accommodations, and employers must provide them as long as they are reasonable requests that do not cause undue hardship for your employer. The Job Accommodation Network is the leading source for expert guidance on workplace accommodations.

Working with a Disability

The CareerOneStop website provides information and links to additional resources to help you gain work skills, search for a job, prepare for an interview, disclose your disability if desired, and request accommodations if needed.