Youth with Disabilities Resources
To learn more about youth with disabilities and employment and to find information about planning your career, check out the links below:
Job Training & Career Opportunities
- Disability.gov: Education/Knowledge and Training for Future Success
- Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)/Youth Page
- National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth/Youth Page
- CareerOneStop
- National Business and Disability Council (NBDC)/Guidance for Job Seekers
- Federal Schedule A Hiring Authority Fact Sheet: Tips for Youth and Young Adults with Disabilities
- Workforce Recruitment Program
Mentoring, Internships & Leadership Opportunities
- Disability.gov: Education/Knowledge and Training for Future Success
- American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD)/Disability Mentoring Day
- American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD)/Internship Program
- American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD)/Greater Washington Internship Coalitions
- American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Entry Point! Program
- American Association on Health and Disability
- National Business and Disability Council (NBDC) Emerging Leaders
- Special Olympics/Get Involved: Athletes
- Special Olympics/Get Involved: Schools and Youth
- Special Olympics/Project Unify
- U.S. Business Leadership Network (USBLN) TOWER Initiative
- National Consortium on Leadership and Disability for Youth
- Workforce Recruitment Program
- Job Accommodation Network (JAN)/Information for Entrepreneurs
- Disability.gov: Employment/Self-Employment and Small Business Ownership
- START-UP USA/Information on Entrepreneurship for Youth with Disabilities
