Career Development for Students with Disabilities
Whether you are preparing for your first job, learning about accessible workplaces or exploring how accommodations can support career success, here you can find tools and opportunities to support your next steps. Explore resources and event materials designed to help you navigate career planning, workplace accommodations, disclosure and inclusive employment.
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Resources: Navigating Your Career Journey
Transitioning from the classroom to the workplace can be challenging, but you don’t have to do it alone. Discover resources designed to help you prepare for your career and support your unique needs as a student with a disability.
The Co-op & Career Centre provides support at every stage of your employment journey. Students can book one-on-one career advising appointments for personalized guidance tailored to their goals. You can also explore a range of equity resources or connect with a career advisor to get answers to your job-related questions.
Experiences from the Canadian workplace: Meet Ellie Rebarbar
We sat down with Ellie, a fourth‑year Bachelor of Business Administration student, who spoke about her diverse career journey including experiences in retail, consulting, student clubs at York and more!
National AccessAbility Week at York
National AccessAbility Week (NAAW) is an opportunity to recognize the contributions of people with disabilities, raise awareness about accessibility and inclusion and highlight the work still needed to remove barriers to employment in our communities. Through York’s NAAW programming, students learned about workplace accommodations, disclosure, inclusive hiring, allyship and how to navigate future careers with accessibility in mind.
Explore past National AccessAbility Week events
2026: Accessibility at work
NAAW 2026 featured a lively Career Resource Fair, employer networking, hands-on workshops, conversations about disclosure and accommodations and immersive VR experiences. These opportunities helped students build confidence and explore careers with accessibility in mind.
2025: Access, inclusion and community
NAAW 2025 brought together students, staff, faculty, partners and community members for events focused on accessibility and inclusion. Look back at the conversations, resources and people that shaped the week and highlighted York’s ongoing commitment to accessibility.
Our Partners
Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work (CCRW)
The Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work (CCRW) is a non-profit organization dedicated to easing the transition into the workforce for people with disabilities. CCRW provides a range of services including job search assistance, workshops and employment opportunities. They also offer incentives for employers to hire students with disabilities and spearhead initiatives that focus on disability awareness, autism alliance and National AccessAbility Week.
Email Us
If you would like to access past resources, or have any questions about accessibility at York, reach out to Angela Lecompte.
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