Career Resources for Students with Disabilities

In addition to the jobs listed for Laurier students and alumni in Navigator, the following websites may be of use in conducting your job search:

Job Search Resources

Career Edge: Geared for qualified, new graduates with disabilities, offering four to 12 month internships in a variety of fields.

Disabilities Mentoring Day: This program offers an opportunity to job shadow with a local employer in your field of interest.

disABLEd Person: A resource for job listings and scholarship information; includes resources around disability, disability employment, and disability regulations.

Hire Disability Solutions: Job opportunity website for people with disabilities and employers that are seeking to recruit them.

Federal Student Work Experience Program: A federal program that recruits students following Employment Equity guidelines.

Lime Connect: Open to students and alumni with any disability for scholarships, co-ops/internships and full time opportunities with Lime’s corporate partners; includes professional development webinars and more.

Ontario JOIN: An organization that works with job searchers with disabilities and assist employers in creating an accessible workplace environment. 

Workink: Canada’s largest virtual employment resource centre for job seekers with disabilities.

Additional Job Search Websites

Workplace Accommodation and Accessibility Resources

Canadian Abilities Foundation: Includes link to Abilities magazine and information related to education and employment issues.

Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work: Provides up-to-date information and relevant articles in the disability field and the Job Accommodation Service (JAS) is a Canadian fee-based consulting service developed for employers to assist with accommodation.

Discover Ability Network: Join the Discover Ability Network to access a variety of resources that will help you gain and keep meaningful employment.

JAN Network: A free consulting service that provides information about accommodations (note that legislation will differ as the site is based in the U.S.).

Mental Health Works: Provides resources for managing mental health issues in the workplace.

National Educational Association of Disabled Students: NEADS is a consumer organization with a mandate to encourage the self-empowerment of postsecondary students with disabilities.

Partners Program: A service that helps with career exploration, upgrading of skills, job searching strategies, disclosure support, and ongoing job maintenance and support. 

Respect Ability: Provides news, education, training, and a variety of resources about issues people with disabilities faces 

Community and Government Resources

• Canadian Hearing Society
• Canadian Mental Health Association 
• Canadian National Institute for the Blind 
• Disabilities Mentoring Day
• K-W Access-Ability: Offers a variety of social, recreational, educational programs and services.
• Learning Disabilities Association of Canada 
• March of Dimes 
• Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) 

Know Your Rights and Responsibilities

• Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act 
• Canadian Human Rights Code
• Ontario Human Rights Commission
• Ontario Human Rights Commission - Duty to Accommodate
• Patient Doctor Ring: Free disability rights and resources.
• The Employment Equity Act

Professional Associations

Canadian Association of Professionals with Disabilities: A federally incorporated non-profit organization dedicated to maximizing the inclusion, job retention and advancement of current and future professionals with disabilities.