6 Tips on Entrepreneurship for Parents with Disabilities

If you’ve always dreamed of launching a business, but you’re living with a disability, you might worry that running your own company isn’t an option. Yet, for many parents with disabilities, entrepreneurship represents a path to freedom in their professional and family lives. Here are a few steps that you can take to get your business off the ground. Read …

Parents with Disabilities: Here’s How to Start that Business You’ve Dreamt About

Parenthood is a full-time job in and of itself, and living with a disability can present unique challenges to navigate each day. So, the thought of starting your own small business on top of that can be daunting. But the truth is that anyone can become a flourishing entrepreneur if they put in the time and energy necessary. The following …

Job Search Tips for the Differently Abled

If you’re a differently-abled individual, you may find it’s a challenge to find work that fits with your unique skill sets while still taking into consideration any limitations your disability presents. Your focus during a job hunt should center around finding a position in which you can excel, gain valuable experience, and have an impact. MORC, Inc. is an excellent …

Navigating the Workplace – Tips for Women with Disabilities

Although women and minorities — including people with disabilities — are making great strides in the name of equality, there is still a long way to go. Pursuing a thriving professional career isn’t always easy. Navigating a workplace environment as a woman with a disability is wrought with prejudice and inaccessibility. So we’ve pulled together some great resources to help …

6 best sites for job seekers with disabilities

Job websites list employment openings and other opportunities to help people find work. These websites centralize thousands of listings along with additional resources like career coaching, resume tailoring, and blog posts full of helpful tips, making them among the best and most efficient ways to search for job opportunities.  These services are even more vital for job seekers with disabilities, …

Students with disabilities: Your guide to landing a job

Many students think that finding a good well-paid job is the real challenge and it is indeed true considering a 37% unemployment rate among the civilian non-institutional population of 16 years and older. However, students with disabilities are the ones who face even more obstacles as barely 20% of them mentioned that they are employed, according to the 2018 annual …

34 Great Jobs for People with Disabilities

Good jobs for people with disabilities are possible to find. No matter what type of disability you might have, you can discover the satisfaction that often comes from realizing—and using—your strongest abilities and skills. Besides, more and more organizations are now actively creating jobs for disabled people. In fact, great opportunities can be found within nearly every industry.  Learn More

Bullying and Disability Harassment in the Workplace: What Youth Should Know

This InfoBrief is designed to help youth, including youth with disabilities, recognize signs of bullying in the workplace, and to recognize how bullying differs from disability harassment. The brief offers examples of bullying situations at work and offers strategies to help address the issue. Much is understood about the negative consequences of bullying at school, but youth should also be …

People with Disabilities in America’s Workforce: Time for Fresh Thinking

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects dramatic growth during the current decade in many industries and occupations in which people with intellectual and developmental disabilities have not typically been represented, including information technology, health care, scientific, and green jobs. As the business community and the labor force respond to the changing economy, people with intellectual and developmental disabilities must …