Students with Disabilities

Yale’s Office of Career Strategy is positioned to support students with disabilities as they pursue career opportunities that align with their professional goals. With specialized programming, resources, and advice, OCS advisors can guide students through the process of securing positions.

Yale’s Student Accessibility Services is the key Yale campus resource for students with disabilities.

Some employers may offer diversity recruitment programs aimed to address gaps in the workforce, and students are encouraged to research those programs to learn more.

Workforce Recruitment Program

Yale is registered for the Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP), a recruitment and referral program that connects federal and private sector employers with college students and recent graduates with disabilities who are eager to prove their abilities in the workplace through summer or permanent jobs. Contact Stephanie Waite, Yale’s WRP campus coordinator, to learn more.

Knowing Your Rights

Know your rights when seeking employment. The Americans with Disabilities Act provides A Guide for People with Disabilities Seeking Employment.

Every U.S. state is mandated to have statewide disability services. Search for your state’s posted legal disability rights by using the search terms ‘Disability Rights [name of state]’.

What is a Reasonable Accomodation?

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission provides resources and policy guidelines for job applicants with disabilities, including details on reasonable accommodations.

Additional Career Offices on Campus

Yale’s Office of Career Strategy is positioned to support Yale College (students and alums), Graduate School of Arts & Sciences (students and alums), and Postdoctoral Scholars. For other Yale University Career Offices, please consult the list below:

Interested in pursuing graduate programs?

Yale’s Office of Career Strategy provides robust advice on how to apply for graduate and professional school programs. Visit the Applying to Graduate & Professional School page on the OCS website to learn more. Additional considerations for Students with Disabilities who are thinking about applying to graduate or professional schools include:

  • Identify which exams are needed and how far in advance exam accommodations must be requested
  • Recent documentations regarding your disability will likely be needed for exam accommodations

Sidebar

Forage’s Virtual Work Experiences

Foragelogo

Forage offers virtual work experiences, which are online programs built and endorsed by leading companies. Each virtual work experience contains a series of resources and tasks designed to simulate the real-world experience of starting a career. They are 5-6 hours …

By Robyn Acampora
Robyn Acampora Director of Strategic Initiatives and Public Service Careers Robyn Acampora
Send Email
Read more »

Yale College: Leverage SEA Funding to Land a Summer Opportunity

SEA Logo Final-03

Yale College students who receive any amount of financial aid from Yale are eligible to use their Summer Experience Award (SEA) to help with the expenses of an unpaid or underfunded summer experience (less than $1,500). The SEA can be …

By Robyn Acampora
Robyn Acampora Director of Strategic Initiatives and Public Service Careers Robyn Acampora
Send Email
Read more »

Helping Those With Disabilities Navigate Job Transitions

Helping Those With Disabilities Navigate Job Transitions thumbnail image

By Brian J. Rybarczyk and Allison Gose, in the Inside Higher Ed Carpe Careers series.

For a graduate student, the job market is an intimidating space full of uncertainty. Add to that a disability, and the navigation of the professional world …

By external content
external content external content
Send Email
Read more »

What I’ve Learned First-Hand About Getting Ahead at Work With a Speech Impediment

What I’ve Learned First-Hand About Getting Ahead at Work With a Speech Impediment thumbnail image

“Did you forget your name?” someone asked me at a networking event for marketing professionals a few years ago after it took me almost a minute to say it.

“No, I stutter,” I politely replied.

“Oh my gosh. I’m so …

By The Muse
The Muse
 Expert advice to answer your career questions.
Read more »

Vanderbilt University’s Picture Your Career Workbook

2011_08_04_15-40-52_AD0193

Vanderbilt University has written and publicly shared a 132-page workbook, Picture Your Career, for using visual thinking with careers!

Students and alumni are encouraged to download it — anyone who might find the information helpful.  It is a great way to …

By Yale Office of Career Strategy
Yale Office of Career Strategy Yale Office of Career Strategy
Send Email
Read more »
View More

Career Resources

Guide for Job Seekers & Workers with a Disability

Because of the undeserved stigma attached to disabled workers, individuals with disabilities often face incredible odds when searching for employment. …

Read More
View All Resources

Community Resources

Guide for Job Seekers & Workers with a Disability

Because of the undeserved stigma attached to disabled workers, individuals with disabilities often face incredible odds when searching for employment. …

Read More
View All Resources

CONTACT & LOCATION

Phone
(203) 432-0800
Email
careerstrategy@yale.edu
Address

55 Whitney Avenue, 3rd Fl.
New Haven, CT 06510

SERVICE HOURS

  Academic Year Summer Hours
M 8:30am - 5pm 8:30am - 4:30pm
T 8:30am - 5pm 8:30am - 4:30pm
W 8:30am - 5pm 8:30am - 4:30pm
TH 8:30am - 5pm 8:30am - 4:30pm
F 8:30am - 5pm 8:30am - 4:30pm

The office is closed weekends, holidays, and recess days.