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Resources for Job Seekers
When to Disclose a Disability?
Disclosing a disability may be a consideration when starting a new job; transitioning from school, another job, or unemployment; or retaining a job after acquiring a disability. For individuals who may still be struggling with accepting their medical condition, making the decision to disclose can be overwhelming, but here are some factors to consider before making your decision.
The ADA: Your Employment Rights as an Individual With a Disability
If you have a disability and are qualified to do a job, the ADA protects you from job discrimination on the basis of your disability. Find out other rights for people with disabilities under the ADA.
How to Find a Job
Looking for a job? Apply these tips to looking for a job regardless of your abilities or experience.
How to Find a Job
(with no experience)
Getting a job when you don't have any experience is probably one of the hardest things to do in life. Here are 11 Tips to help you get your first job.
Skill Building with Tulsa Library System
Math, reading, writing and more. Learning is its own reward! Build your brain and learn something new with these great resources. You will need your library card number to access these services when not in a library.
Opportunities for Individuals with Disabilities
Special Hiring Authorities and Programs
Career Assessments
Don't know what you want to do? Take these career assessments and get some ideas!
How to Dress for Interviews
You always want to dress to make the best impression because how we look is often the first judgement employers see. See these tips for a successful interview.
Resources for Employers
Workplace Accommodation Tool Kit
JAN’s Workplace Accommodation Toolkit is a free, comprehensive online resource for employers seeking to move beyond basic compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in order to create more disability-inclusive workplaces.
Reasonable Accommodation and Undue Hardship Under the Americans with Disabilities Act
This Guidance examines what "reasonable accommodation" means and who is entitled to receive it. The Guidance addresses what constitutes a request for reasonable accommodation, the form and substance of the request, and an employer's ability to ask questions and seek documentation after a request has been made.
Employers' Practical Guide to Reasonable Accommodation Under the ADA
Review a summary of some of the most frequent issues that employers have regarding accommodations and ADA compliance. Learn more about JAN's practical ideas for resolving them.
Tax Incentives
To help employers capitalize on the value and talent that people with disabilities can offer, the Federal Government offers three types of tax credits: Disabled Access Credit, Architectural Barrier Removal Tax Deduction and Work Opportunity Tax Credit.
Technology Assistance Resources
Oklahoma ABLE Tech
OKlahoma ABLE Tech's mission is to improve access to and acquisition of assistive technology for individuals with disabilities of all ages.
Oklahoma Assistive Technology Center
The Oklahoma Assistive Technology Center is dedicated to providing quality assistive technology services to Oklahomans with disabilities and their families; to providing professional and community education and technical assistance; and to research.
Job Accommodations
AskJan Job Accommodation Network
Free expert guidance on workplace accommodations and disability employment issues.
Advocacy
Americans with Disabilities Act
Various links describing the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 2008
Office of Disability Employment Policy
The Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) is an agency within the U.S. Department of Labor. ODEP provides national leadership to increase employment opportunities for adults and youth with disabilities while striving to eliminate barriers to employment.
Oklahoma Office of Disability Employment Policy
>The Office of Disability Concerns ( ODC ) provides accurate and timely information, referral and advocacy. We act as an intermediary to persons with disabilities and provide services for those with disabilities.
Oklahoma: Oklahoma City and Tulsa District Office
Wage and Hour district office for Oklahoma City and Tulsa.
Oklahoma Civil Rights
Takes employment discrimination complaints on the classification basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability.
Oklahoma Protection and Advocacy
The Oklahoma Disability Law Center's mission reflects a belief that people with disabilities are entitled to be treated with dignity and respect; to be free from abuse, neglect, exploitation and discrimination.
The ODLC mission also reflects the belief that people with disabilities are entitled to equal rights and to equally effective access to the same opportunities as are afforded to other members of society.
Resources for Small Business Owners
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
Assists, counsels, and advises small businesses of all types on procedures for contracting with Treasury.
Oklahoma Women's Business Center
The mission of REI Women’s Business Center is to assist Oklahoma’s enterprising women wanting to explore the opportunities of starting or expanding a business. REI WBC provides one-on-one business counseling, access to capital, quality business training opportunities and technical assistance.
Oklahoma Small Business Development Center
The OKSBDC provides confidential, high quality, no cost entrepreneurial and small business management advising in order to help Oklahomans start and grow businesses. We are committed to growing Oklahoma’s economy one small business at a time.