Educators, do you know students with disabilities who have questions about finding employment or making the transition into college? Check out this video.

What do you want to do after you graduate? That's often the question students hear as their high school years come to a close. Preparing youth with disabilities for the transition process may seem overwhelming and yield many questions, but there are tools and resources to help students enter the workforce or continue their education. We found another great video produced by our friends at Works for me, a resource funded under the CMS Medicaid Infrastructure Grant, in which students share their questions and explain how the Works for me program can help make the transition easier and help youth reach their goals.

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Employment Solutions for People with Disabilities

By Diane Cashman,
Works for me

Launched in October 2009, the Works for me campaign provides free resources for job seekers, transitioning youth, educators and advocates, service providers and employers in Pennsylvania.  The Works for me educator resources provide the tools students need to:

Join the workforce by helping them:

• Find a job
• Identify a job coach to work hand-in-hand with the employer and youth
• Understand Social Security and health care benefits and programs
• Find assistive technology for work
• Determine transportation options
• Hear success stories of employees with disabilities
• Find other needed support
• Discover how to increase income

Pursue a degree by helping them:

• Identify accessible colleges
• Acquire assistive technology
• Go through the admissions process
• Find transportation options
• Get financial aid information
• Keep health insurance
• Connect with undergraduates with disabilities
• Minimize any learning or living barriers
• Ensure a smooth transition into college life

If you are an educator in Pennsylvania, visit www.worksforme-pa.org for more information, and sign up for a monthly e-newsletter by emailing Works for me at educator@worksforme-pa.org.   Outside Pennsylvania, visit www.askearn.org, a service funded by the Office of Disability Employment Policy, U.S. Department of Labor.

And of course, join the GettingHired.com community and be part of the most comprehensive national employment and networking resource connecting talented job seekers who happen to have disabilities, employers and jobs, educators, agencies providing services to the community of people with disabilities, veterans groups and disability advocacy groups.