Creative Enterprises for Disabled Individuals
Conclusion of the jobs for the disabled series
Seek out employers who hire disabled people
Look for the Positive and Disabled People's icon in the job ads that you find on line and in the local papers.
Contact your local job centers and speak with a disability employment counselor.
Contact government agencies and disability advocate groups in your state to provide you with the various resources available such job seeking and job training programs and or any financial assistance you may be entitled to.
Social Networking
Don't be afraid to tell your family and friends that you are looking for work. Let them know what kind of work you are looking for. Often time they may know of a position in their company that is vacant or soon to be vacant that you may be qualified to do.
Online Opportunities
Don't ignore online jobs like writing, editing, medical transcriptions, web building, online teaching
Start your own business
What were you good at before you became disabled?Accounting - start an income tax business filing business
Cooking or sewing, or knitting -offer a course at your local community center for remuneration
Sell your cakes and baked goods for special occasions such as birthdays and weddings,Mechanic or a handyman - run an ad in the paper advertising your skills, incorporate your own company, apply for a federal tax number - sometimes you are not able to do backbreaking work but you still can putter around with a car and so on. Think of how you can provide by using your skills to start a business.
Most of all don't give up. Remember disabled or otherwise, you are still a useful vital person to your community. Never lose sight of that.
Note to readers - Do not lump all disabled people in one basket. Some do not work and collect a pension because of severe disabilities, while others are anxious to work and need that big break. Do not judge disabled people, remember you do not really know what is like, until you walk in a disabled person's shoes.
If you live in the Montreal area are disabled and looking for work here are some sites that may help you in your search:
Les Services Opuswww.servicesopus.caHandicapEmploiwww.handicapemploi.comOffice des personnes handicapées du Québecwww.ophq.gouv.qc.ca
Published by Carol Roach
Carol Roach holds a masters in counselling psychology. She worked as a therapist at the Douglas Hospital in Montreal before becoming a professional writer.Carol is the author of the book Picking Up The Piece... View profile
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10 Comments
Post a CommentGreat information, Carol.
Carol. Thanks for speaking for the underdog. I am disabled and like your prospective. Many people can grasp this and apply it to present needs...survival.
"Do not lump all disabled people in one basket"...how true! For one thing, it's rare to find two people with identical disabilities. A neighbor of mine was declared "totally disabled" in Vietnam and has been working around multiple injuries, mostly doing physical labor, since then.
Good work on this Carol.
Good ones, cheers
keep up the good work
Excellent article as always. Thanks!
excellent work, thanks for sharing ♥
Thanks, Carol.
great job