eSight Careers Network:
Talking About Your Disability
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"There's a difference between what you have to tell an interviewer about your disability and what you should
tell. Explore the what, when and how issues about revealing such information in five key eSight articles..."
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disability.gov: Apply for disability benefits "For information about Social Security disability benefits
and other benefit programs visit Disability.gov's Benefits section. You can also find programs in your state
by visiting the Benefits section of the site and choosing your state from the from the drop-down menu on the
left side of the page that shows "Information by State"..." 091102
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disability.gov: Get help starting a small business "Today many people with disabilities are turning to
the flexibility of self-employment and entrepreneurship to meet both their career aspirations and financial
goals. Starting your own small business doesn't have to be difficult. The following information includes
useful tips to help develop your small business..."
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U.S. Office of Personnel Management: Federal Employment of People with Disabilities "This site
helps users with or without disabilities, better understand how to hire and retain persons with disabilities."
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Scientific American: Living with Cancer: 8 Things You Need to Know "Rather than surrendering to
despair and impersonal medical treatments, growing numbers of cancer patients are empowering
themselves with information and control over their therapies. The trend is finding acceptance in mainstream
medicine and helping people with cancer lead healthier lives." 080716
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Entrepreneur: Disabled Entrepreneurs "Self-employment pushed as option for the disabled. The
nonemployment rate of adults with severe disabilities is around 70 percent, according to the Presidential
Task Force on Employment of Adults with Disabilities. Now there is a growing movement to prepare these
Americans for self-employment. Several new resources available include..." 071214
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disabledperson.com: RecruitABILITY "Our commitment is to provide an online, targeted recruiting site
that effectively connects proactive employers with job seekers with disabilities..." 071124
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Yahoo HotJobs: Three Ways to Begin a Health Care Career "The growing population and Baby
Boomer exodus are making health care a fast-growing field. Comprising 15% of the gross national product
(GNP) in 2005, health care is opening the floodgates for entry-level health care practitioners -- as well as
mid-career professionals looking to update their skills and stay ahead of the curve..." 071029
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Yahoo News: Job strain raises risk of heart disease recurrence "New research shows that job strain
not only increases the risk of a first coronary heart disease (CHD) event, it increases the odds of further
events as well..." 071010
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eSightcareers.net is a career support Website for folks who are blind or visually impaired. "[They provide]
access to authoritative career management guidance geared toward those with disabilities who are
dedicated to learning how to manage their own careers..."
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DisabilityInfo.gov "...the federal government's one-stop Web site for people with disabilities, their
families, employers, veterans and service members, workforce professionals and many others. [This
Website] connects people with disabilities to the information and resources they need to actively
participate in the workforce and in their communities..."
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agrabilityproject.org: The AgrAbility Project "...created to assist people with disabilities employed in
agriculture. The project links the Cooperative Extension Service at a land-grant university with a private
nonprofit disability service organization to provide practical education and assistance that promotes
independence in agricultural production and rural living. The AgrAbility Project assists people involved in
production agriculture who work both on small and large operations..."
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