Students with Disabilities

DE&I Ambassador Emily introduces the Students with Disabilities Affinity Community.

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Featured Articles

Trends, advice, and experiences in this community, written by Career Center staff and subject matter experts.

UConn Hartford Micro-Internship Program: Empowering Students Through Community-Focused Learning 

Graduate School Admissions: Key Insights From Students

Empowering Future Leaders: Henkel and UConn’s Center for Career Readiness and Life Skills Forge Strategic Partnership 

5 Ways to Advocate at Work as a Neurodiverse Employee

I’m passionate about Disability Rights, but how can I combine that with my degree? Part 2: Business and Law

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Resources

Focused job boards, educational content, and other tools designed specifically for this community.

Workforce Recruitment Program

The US Department of Labor’s Workforce Recruitment Program connects employers with highly motivated college students and recent graduates with disabilities.

Job Applicants and the ADA

Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) makes it unlawful for an employer to discriminate against …

Job Accommodation Network

JAN helps employers recognize the valuable contributions that qualified workers with disabilities add to the workforce by providing accommodation solutions, …

Lime Connect

Lime Connect is a global 501(c)(3) not for profit that’s rebranding disability through achievement. They connect high-achieving students and professionals …

Podcasts for Your Affinity Group

Podcasts can open a window into someone else’s world. They’re a quick way to hear how people from different backgrounds navigate school, work, ambition, …

Disability:IN

Disability:IN is the leading nonprofit resource for business disability inclusion worldwide. They offer resources to help students make decisions about employer …

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Alumni Mentors

Alumni mentors who are willing to be contacted for career advice and industry insights.

Jake Lampron

Alumni Mentors
  • Windsor, CT
  • Technical Sourcing Program Manager Medtronic
Meet Jake

Cassandra Lavin

Alumni Mentors
  • New Haven, CT
  • Data Coordinator Yale University
Meet Cassandra

Steve Nelson

Alumni Mentors
  • Cambridge, MA
  • Senior Manager, Open Learning Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Meet Steve

Michael O’Brien

Alumni Mentors
  • Houston, TX
  • Account Executive Microsoft
Meet Michael
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Campus Resources & Student Organizations

Visit offices and organizations on campus to meet other students with shared identities and learn together.

Office for Diversity and Inclusion

Horizons

Creating Caring Communities

Delta Alpha Pi

Diversability

Center for Students with Disabilities

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Professional Organizations

Join organizations of professionals who work in this community to expand your network.

Job Accommodation Network

National Organization on Disability

Disability:IN

American Association of People with Disabilities

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