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

Adjusted Lobby Hours: Aug 21, 24-27 - 9:00-3:30

Lobby Closure: All day August 18, 28.

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

Practical Job Search Tips for Individuals with Disabilities

Posted by Tanya Lee from Disability Solutions

Looking for a job is already a high-wire act—but for individuals with disabilities, it’s often a balancing act performed on a platform that wasn’t built for you. The process isn’t just about applications …

By Rachel Leong-Sato (She/Her)
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13 Autism-Friendly Jobs That Work With Autistic Strengths, Not Against Them

Posted on Life Skills Advocate.com, written by Chris Hansen

Most lists of autism-friendly jobs are really just lists of job titles. Software developer. Accountant. Data-entry clerk. The trouble is that a job title cannot be autism-friendly. A workplace can.

The …

By Rachel Leong-Sato (She/Her)
Rachel Leong-Sato (She/Her)
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Overcoming Workplace Disability Issues – Queer Money Ep. 189

Are you taking full advantage of ALL your workplace benefits? Most of us don’t think we need disability insurance, assuming it applies only to catastrophic events. But what if you had to miss work for a few weeks to recover from, say, a broken leg? Or having your appendix taken out? Would you be able …

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Living at Intersections: Hearing from Autism and LGBTQ+ activists

Asking ‘who do you identify as’ is a seemingly simple question, but comes with a far more complicated answer. We can choose to identify ourselves with a seemingly endless range of attributes from anything focused on gender, age, sexual orientation, …

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Undiagnosed Learning Disabilities in Adults: The Hiring System Wasn’t Built for You Either

The current system for identifying neurodivergent talent relies on a process that systematically excludes the people it is trying to support. Right now, if you want to access neurodivergent-friendly hiring, workplace accommodations, or targeted career support, the first thing you …

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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 transparency

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 …