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user-inactivated  ·  3174 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Finding Work

Links you may find worth a read (though I know how frustrating it can be for people to point to links like this and say, see, there are jobs for you, like it's easy):

http://www.forbes.com/sites/susanadams/2014/11/04/the-best-jobs-for-people-with-disabilities/

http://www.rileyguide.com/abled.html

http://nod.org/disability_resources/employment_resources

Also, for instance, in my city there is an organization, with a building you can visit, that has a wide variety of career services and help for people with disabilities, including severe ones. The counselor I saw for help finding a job was in a wheelchair and breathing through a tube attached to a mobile oxygen tank, which was awesome to see. It might take a bit of work to find one in your area, but it's worth looking for.

I just googled "center disabled advocacy" looking for centers like the one I described, and here's one: http://www.advocacyla.org/index.php/get-help.html

If the center you find on google isn't in your area, but it looks to be a good one, they'll probably be okay with you contacting them, asking if they know of any resources in your city.

Oh, also, search meetup.com or similar for meetups in your area for people with disabilities in general, or disabilities somewhat similar to your own. Even if they're just social, adult support groups, it's a good resource to talk about difficulties finding work, networking, and so forth.