Employment
Employment Overview
Below you will learn about accessing supported employment services, as well as information about finding a job vendor. This page also features tools to help find a job and keep a job, all while managing public benefits. You will also discover links to local college programs designed for people with developmental disabilities.
Resources Created By The Arc
Information and Reading Materials on Employment
- ADA: Disabilities & Your Rights as an Employee
- Applying for a job with a disability or impairment
- A step by step guide to becoming an autism friendly employer
- Career Guide for People With Disabilities
- Choosing a Supported Employment Vendor
- Employ Your Abilities Video from DVR
- Employment from Informing Families Building Trust
- Employment With a Disability Resource Guide
- DVR (Division of Vocational Rehabilitation) & DDA (Developmental Disabilities Administration)
- King County DDD Guide to Employment
- How companies can better understand neurodivergent employees
- Job Foundation
- Life Skills Advocate
- Neurodiversity Hub Resources for Employers
- Real People, Real Jobs: Stories from the Front Line
- Resume and Employment Guide for People With Disabilities
- The Long and Short of Employment Services
Community Resources on Employment
- Alyssa Burnett Adult Life Center
- Bellevue College: Associates Degree in Occupational & Life Skills (OLS)
- Cares of Washington
- Department of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR): Services for Individuals with Disabilities
- Disability Solutions
- Foundational Community Support Provider Map
- Foundational Community Supports Temporary Provider Directory
- Highline Community College: Community & Employment Services
- James Emmett and Company
- Jobs Accommodation Network
- Neurodiversity in the Workplace
- Plan to Work
- School to Work (S2W): Helping students leave school with a job
- Seattle Jobs Initiative
- Shoreline Community College Community Integration and Employment Program (CHIP)
- YMCA Job Openings - Updated Regularly
- University of Washington Employment Program
- WISE: Promoting Equitable Employment for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Offers consultation and technical assistance to people who are seeking/maintaining employment, but need assistance to move beyond a specific barrier