Welcome to the Students with Disabilities Community!

Affinity communities are identity-focused groups that provide specialized resources and content that centers diversity, equity, and inclusion within the career development journey for students with minoritized identities. This page contains information on professional and student organizations you could get involved in, success story and advice blogs, and events and other resources centered around Students with Disabilities and professionals throughout their career development journey. 

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Featured Articles

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

Resources

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

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

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

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

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

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
Meet Michael

Campus Resources & Student Organizations

Professional Organizations