Print Resources for
Students with Disabilities

Job-Hunting for the So-Called Handicapped or People Who Have Disabilities
Richard Nelson Bolles and Dale Susan Brown, 2001

Offers practical advice on how and where to find a job; explains the reasons behind employers' reactions to disabled persons; and provides useful tools for challenging stereotypes.
 

Learning a Living: A Guide to Planning Your Career and Finding a Job for People with Learning Disabilities, A.D.D., and Dyslexia
Dale S. Brown, 2000

Offers information and tips on: understanding the impact of learning problems, researching appropriate educational programs, getting feedback, developing mentor relationships, and securing accomodations on the job.
 

Job Search Handbook for People With Disabilities
Dr. Daniel J. Ryan, 2000

Provides a complete career planning and job search guide identifying your strengths and abilities. Explore career options, locate job openings in the hidden job market, when and how to tell a potential employer about your disability, write powerful resumes, cover letters, and follow up correspondence.
 

Coffee Breaks and Birthday Cakes: Evaluating Workplace Cultures to Develop Natural Supports for Employees with Disabilities
David C. Hagner, 2000

The first part of this book gives an overview of workplace culture and how it impacts all workers. It then goes on to outline 31 elements of workplace culture and what each means for people with disabilties.
 

Tales From the Workplace
Patricia H. Latham, J.D., Peter S. Latham, J.D., Nancy A. Ratey, Ed.M., 1997

This easy to read book offers an enjoyable way to learn legal rights, effective strategies, and useful accommodations in the workplace.
 

ADD in the Workplace: Choices, Changes, and Challenges
Kathleen G. Nadeau, Ph.D., 1997

This unique guide is packed full of helpful advice and practical suggestions on everything from day-to-day problems to career issues that can affect a lifetime-and it emphasizes that people with ADD can be just as successful in their jobs and careers as anyone else.
 

A.D.D. on the Job: Making your A.D.D. Work for You
Lynn Weiss, Ph.D., 1996

This book gives you stories of real people with real ADD issues in the workplace.
 

Adventures in Fast Forward: Life, Love, and Work for the ADD Adult
Kathleen G. Nadeau, 1996

For all adults with ADD, as well as those who care about them, this book is designed as a clear and practical guide for day-to-day life.
 

Successful Job Search Strategies for the Disabled
Jeffrey G. Allen, J.D., 1994

This book explains your legal rights under ADA, offers expert practical advice on how to land a job, and coaches you on how to overcome negative perceptions and "sell" yourself to an employer.