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The specific resources below may be helpful to students with disabilities. Please be sure to check the many other resources available on the Career Services website, including those for specific industries and the “learn how to” pages. Students are also encouraged to schedule an appointment through Handshake with a Career Services advisor to discuss any career-related concerns they might have including those around disability disclosure to employers.
Individuals with disabilities often have questions about whether to disclose a disability to an employer (and if so, when and how) as well as how to request an accommodation for an interview or once hired. The Job Accommodation Network (JAN) is the leading source of free, expert, and confidential guidance on workplace accommodations and disability employment issues. Accommodations can also be requested for graduate school testing such as the GRE, LSAT, MCAT, and GMAT.
In addition to searching for opportunities via Handshake (Penn Career Services job board), know that many organizations are interested in specifically recruiting students from diverse backgrounds including those who happen to have a disability. We have linked some of those organizations here. Read more about searching for a job or internship.
Student Disabilities Services which is part of the Weingarten Learning Resources Center work closely with Penn students who self-identify with a disability, in order to ensure equal access to all University programs, activities and services. Students might also want to connect with the Disability Advocacy@Penn student group.
There are many other resources available for individuals who happen to have disabilities. You can find some of them here.
Have you heard? Penn Career Services offers Summer Funding awards to support select students participating in work experiences that are unfunded or underfunded this summer.
You are invited to apply if you meet the following eligibility requirements:
You are a …
With the summer internship search and post-graduation job search in full swing for many students, I couldn’t help but think about a NACE (National Association of Colleges and Employers) report I read in back in November 2021.
According to NACE, …
As you explore your career interests through jobs and internships, assessing the culture of an organization is an important part of the process. Is this a place where you can learn, grow and thrive by being yourself? Or will you …
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Most social impact organizations today express a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).
The National Council of Nonprofits encourages organizations to not only articulate their values, but to be guided by them and to integrate them …
It’s tough to believe that we are winding down our first semester back in person! It feels like just yesterday that first year students were moving in, the sun was shining down on Locust Walk, and we had an entire …