Our lobby  is open 9:00-4:30, Monday-Friday. We also offer virtual appointments.

At the UW Career & Internship Center, we are committed to helping all disabled, D/deaf, and neurodivergent-identifying students find satisfying experiential learning opportunities and gainful employment. To this end, we’ve compiled a list of resources for you, both on and off campus, which we hope will help answer questions you may have about disclosure, accommodations, your legal rights, and ways your employer can support you. This list is by no means exhaustive.

We’ve also provided some sites where you can expand upon your search for a job or internship and learn more about finding support in the workplace. Finally, we encourage you to schedule a one-on-one appointment with one of our career coaches through Handshake.

We are here to assist you with every step of this process, so feel free to ask us: 

  • When and how to disclose your disability to employers
  • Where to learn about companies’ equity and inclusion policies
  • How to request accommodations during the hiring process and beyond

NeuroQueer Virtual Summit 2026: Free Registration

September 26–27, 2026 | Free Registration

A free two-day virtual summit for queer, neurodivergent, disabled, and multiply-marginalized professionals ready to reimagine work, success, and sustainability.

The standard career advice you’ve been given wasn’t built for you.
A lot of career advice …

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AAPD Summer Internship Program (Summer 2027)

The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) Summer Internship Program is a professional and career development opportunity for disabled students and recent graduates to access meaningful employment, gain leadership skills, and connect to the broader disability community.

In 2002, …

By Rachel Leong-Sato (She/Her)
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Sensory Overload in Adults: Unlocking Neurodivergent Performance

TLDR: The most honest feedback loop in product development is the one you build with your users, not on top of them. Neurodivergent users surface edge cases and friction points others never report, which makes them the best product testers …

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Autistic Masking: What Autistic Masking Really Costs (And Why Burnout Follows)

Masking isn’t just exhausting, it’s a daily performance that quietly drains the energy autistic workers need to actually do their jobs. Here’s what that toll really looks like, and why burnout is often the predictable result.

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How AI Quietly Became the Best Assistive Technology Ever Had Neurodivergent Workers

AI tools weren’t built with neurodivergent workers in mind, but they’re quietly becoming the accommodation many never had access to. Here’s how that shift is playing out in real workplaces.

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Featured Classes

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Featured Resources

Below you will find job search platforms, comprehensive job search and interview resources, opportunities to connect with employers and recruiters, …

Salary Transparent Street is a street-interview series created by Hannah Williams in April 2022, built around a simple format: she …

Accessible Futures is a summer internship program for UW students with physical disabilities. Read on to learn about the program. …

Below you will find trainings, programs, and coaching that is designed specifically for job seekers with disabilities and/or neurodivergence. These …

The Job Readiness workbook, created by Neurodiversity Hub, is designed as a guide to prepare autistic jobseekers to:

For more …

When you leave school and enter the workforce, you are required to share information about your disability if you want …