Career counselling for students with disability

• You have already started to plan your career or you wonder where to start;
• You are looking for more information in order to carry out your future professional path;
• You are looking for job search tools or techniques.

Explore the following resources and do not hesitate to come and meet a Professional Career Counsellor. Contact us by email at [email protected], drop by the Career Corner (UCU216) or chat with us.

• Canadian Relocation Systems – Ontario Disability Issues
  Help and advice for relocation purposes.
• Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
  A leading source of free, expert, and confidential guidance on workplace accommodations and disability employment issues.
• Service Commission of Canada
  Automated process for assessment accommodation requests

• Ability Edge
  National paid internship program for graduates with self-declared disabilities to assist them in gaining career-building work experience.
• Handicap Emploi.com
  Find a job where you will be able to use your full potential and expertise by taking into account your disability or the characteristics of your handicap.
• Jobs Abilities
  Canadian Abilities Foundation's web site for job seekers to gain exposure to employers who are committed to diverse work places.
• Job Opportunity Information Network (JOIN)
  Employment network of choice in the Greater Toronto Area for persons with disabilities and for employers.

• Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work
  Canada-wide network of organizations and individuals. Our mission is to promote and support meaningful and equitable employment of persons with disabilities.
• Canadian Association of Professionals with Disabilities
  A federally incorporated non-profit dedicated to maximizing the inclusion, job retention, and advancement of current and future professionals with disabilities.
• Disability Doorway
  Assists persons with disabilities and/or their families by providing information on resources and services that can help improve the quality of life for everyone involved.
• LEADS Employment Services
  
  Assistance to people with barriers to develop skills and obtain employment, enabling a higher quality of life.
• LinkedIn
  A networking tool where professional contacts can be created.
• National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)
  Association established to increase the awareness of the positive outcomes of hiring persons with disabilities in Canada.
• National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS)
  A Consumer organization, with a mandate to encourage the self-empowerment of post-secondary students with disabilities.
• Northern Lights Canada
  A Canadian company with a team of over 220 employment and rehabilitation specialists, case managers, corporate trainers, and support staff whose primary goal is to help you achieve yours.
• Ontario Disability Employment Network
  
  A professional body of employment service providers united to increase employment opportunities for people who have a disability.
• Ontario Disability Program: Employment Support
  Employment support or for starting own business.
• Ontario March of Dimes
  Helps people with disabilities achieve greater independence by providing job training and finding them employment.
• Ontario Self-Employment Benefit Program (OSEB)
  Business advisor counselling services and income support for up to 42 weeks while you develop and implement a business plan.
• Service Canada: Opportunities Fund for Persons with Disabilities
  Provides funding for national, regional and local projects that assist people with disabilities in preparing for and finding employment or self-employment, as well as acquiring the skills necessary to maintain that new employment.
• Service Canada: Canada Pension Disability Vocational Rehabilitation Program
  Helps people who receive a Canada Pension Plan disability benefit return to Canada's labour market.
• WORKINK
  Vast number of resources and information on employment for persons with a disability. This website is managed by the Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work.