How to Find a Job Following a Disability Period
Dealing with a disability can be a challenging experience, especially as you attempt to re-enter the workforce. To aid this process, state and federal agencies are available to assist people with disabilities to find employment opportunities. If you need help in the area of job planning, career counseling or job research, you have a variety of options.
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Instructions
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Obtain a certificate of health from your physician. In addition to undergoing a physical fitness test, you may need to undergo additional stress-testing. This step may be necessary to test your ability to respond to stress and meet the specific physical requirements of the job for which you are applying.
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Complete a job training and career counseling program to evaluate the job market.
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Create a plan of action and find employers who hire people who have temporarily left the workforce due to a disability. Establish short-term and long-term goals for employment with the assistance of a career counselor. Vocational rehabilitation is also available, which includes vocational counseling, rehabilitation planning and employment services such as resume development and work readiness assistance.
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Update your cover letter with a brief account of your absence from the workforce. Explain that you have taken the rehabilitative measures necessary to restore your health and have a certificate of health from a physician. State any minor assistance you may require such as predetermined times to take medicines.
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Take advantage of federal employment resources such as job banks, mentoring, internship programs, and employment programs. These programs are available on the Disability.gov website. Use the job bank to send out cover letters and resumes.
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Tips & Warnings
Contact the developmental disability agency in your state for additional help finding employment after a disability period. These non-federal agencies are available in all 50 states and provide a variety of resources to people with disabilities.
Contact or visit the United States Department of Labor for additional employment assistance.
Always submit a resume, cover letter and reference(s) when seeking new employment.
