Employment
Self-help information about employment rights and advocacy
Tools to Help You Category:
DRW Information Sheets
Discover how to access and fund Assistive Technology (A T) for employment.
Explore self-advocacy options to address employment discrimination.
An explanation of whether and when an employer can ask about disabilities or require a medical examination.
Self-advocacy strategies when faced with disability-based employment discrimination.
Learn about rights and resources while developing a "Plan to Achieve Self-Support" for Social Security beneficiaries.
Learn what a reasonable accommodation is and how to request one.
How to resolve a dispute with DVR.
Learn about Social Security benefits and how work affects them.
An explanation of the services provided by Washington Client Assistance Program.
Links to External Sites
Choose Work is the United States Social Security Administration's website for beneficiaries who want to work.
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation provides individualized employment services and counseling to people with disabilities in Washington.
The website includes EEOC employment discrimination charge procedures.
EEOC enforces federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or an employee because of the person's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.
JAN provides free, expert, and confidential guidance on workplace accommodations and disability employment issues.
The Northwest ADA Center provides information and guidance for consumers with disabilities about the Americans with Disabilities Act
The ULP provides free legal assistance and information to people in Washington State who have been denied unemployment benefits or whose award of benefits is challenged.
Washington LawHelp is the online legal information source maintained by Northwest Justice Project, Washington's legal aid program for low income persons.
WSHRC enforces the Washington State Law Against Discrimination.
Workforce Explorer is a website administered by the Washington State Employment Security Department that offers information about employment in Washington.