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

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Yale Club & Scholarship Foundation of Greater Hartford Fellowship Opportunity

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The Yale Club and Scholarship Foundation of Hartford, Inc. intends to sponsor a limited number of paid fellowships/internships with Greater Hartford area non-profit or government offices this summer.  The club can assist applicants with finding a suitable placement (remote, …

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Vanderbilt University’s Picture Your Career Workbook

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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 …

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Employing People with Disabilities Shouldn’t Be a Challenge

Employing People with Disabilities Shouldn't Be a Challenge

This article originally appeared at www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2019/09/19/employing-people-with-disabilities-shouldnt-be-a-challenge/

Employing People with Disabilities Shouldn’t Be a Challenge

While there has been an increased effort over recent years to create a more diverse and inclusive workforce, the focus has been primarily on gender and …

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Post-Graduate Fellowship Opportunity: Yale-China Fellowship

Post-Graduate Fellowship Opportunity: Yale-China Fellowship

Experience two of the most life-changing, career-enhancing, service-oriented years of your life by joining a 112-year-old Yale tradition. Additional perks include Mandarin or Cantonese to the intermediate or high advanced level with a summer of intensive language study followed by …

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Summer Experience Award

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The Summer Experiences Award (formerly the DSA) provides a stipend for a range of domestic and international opportunities to Yale College first-years, sophomores, and juniors on Yale financial aid. Students eligible for this award can use it for either:

A …

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Career Resources

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The Workplace Initiative is a national network of foundations, companies, nonprofits and government agencies that works to remove barriers to …

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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.