- YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES:
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What WILL you do?
- Work is an important part of people’s lives. It means more than just getting paid. It means being able to make your own choices about how you want to live your life.
- At work, it’s what people can do that matters. If you are a young person with a disability, only you can decide your limits. You can work in a wide variety of jobs and play an important role in America’s economy. In fact, experience with a disability can help in a job or in starting a business. Today more than ever, businesses need people who can think differently about how to solve problems and get the job done. People with disabilities do this in America’s workplaces every day – and so can you. So set your sights high! Along the way, remember that resources are available to help you seek employment, succeed on the job, and understand your right to be judged on your ability, not disability.
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Tell us what you WILL do! - If you are a young person with a disability, we’d like to hear from you!
- Please take a moment to share your career aspirations. By doing so, you will help increase employer awareness about the many ways today’s youth plan to be tomorrow’s leaders and will encourage others to dream big!
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I WILL...
Daniela says: I aspire to work in offices saving information to files in a computer. I also aspire to work teaching children who don’t know Spanish to learn Spanish and children who don’t know English to learn English.
Robert says: Get my GED.
Jailyn says: This could not possibly have been more helpful!
Aaron says: I am a 3rd year college student majoring in history. After I graduate I want to go on law school and specialize in ADA type and work on access to service and changing ppl’s attitudes particularly in education.
asgar says: I aspire to do work with any braille printing/publishing houses since i am a blind person. In this way, i want to prove that any blind person like me can do such kind of work as like a sighted person.
Margaret says: I aspire to be a hairdresser. I was born with unknown cause of deafness. I have a bilateral cochlear implant and grew up orally. I also want to be involved helping out people with disabilities.
Emileigh says: I have a debilitating pain disorder, a terrible sleep disorder, and very serious anxiety/depression/ADD problems. I find it hard to get to school every morning- once I was kicked out of a school after not being informed of my rights.
In the future, I plan to make films. It’s my passion.
james says: im funny and i want to have a food job and i want to go to toco jons to work and eat
Greg says: I have autism, I work at a dollar store and when I get out of high school, I want to work at a video game store with a paid job in the summer.
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- Well, its hard for me because I'm disabled. I am not working and also I want to go back to school to do hair or nails. I do have more goals and I know I want to do more than that. But I need help.
Daniela
Rego Park, NY
- I aspire to work in offices saving information to files in a computer. I also aspire to work teaching children who don't know Spanish to learn Spanish and children who don't know English to learn English.
Robert
Pontotoc, MS
- Get my GED.
Jailyn
eoisYOsrA, AR
- This could not possibly have been more helpful!
Aaron
Pittsburgh, PA
- I am a 3rd year college student majoring in history. After I graduate I want to go on law school and specialize in ADA type and work on access to service and changing ppl's attitudes particularly in education.
Well, its hard for me because I’m disabled. I am not working and also I want to go back to school to do hair or nails. I do have more goals and I know I want to do more than that. But I need help.