O*NET OnLine is an online tool for career exploration and job analysis! It has detailed descriptions of the world of work for use by job seekers, workforce development and HR professionals, students, researchers, and more!
National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability (NCWD)
NCWD/Youth is website full of information about employment and youth with disabilities. Their partners are experts in disability, education, employment, and workforce development.
Living a Healthy Lifestyle
Eating healthy can sometimes be tough. After all, teens are busier and busier with school, part-time jobs and other activities. What a teen eats is not always high on the priority list. For many teens, nutrition consists of whatever can be eaten in the car, shuttling between activities. Learn more about teen nutrition.
Budgeting Tips
Most people who earn money find that unless they have a plan, it gets spent quickly. A budget is simply a plan on how you manage your money. A budget tracks all the money that comes in and how you want to use it.
Keep Your Money Safe
Why is it important to know how to protect your personal and financial information? If people illegally get your information, they might use it to steal your money. This is called identity theft and it is against the law.
Work Incentives
Work incentives are rules that make it possible for people with disabilities to receive income from work and still receive Social Security benefits, Medicare, or Medicaid.
Benefits Counseling
Benefits counseling provides information about how working may affect your financial and health benefits. In Maryland, these counselors are called Community Work Incentives Coordinators (CWICs) and they work for Work Incentives Planning and Assistance (WIPA).
How to Prepare For and What to Ask the Benefits Counselor
Your benefits counselor is there to help you navigate these complex topics and ensure you have all the information you need to make informed decisions about work and your benefits.
Changes in Benefits when You Turn 18
If you or your family receive a monthly check from the government because you have a disability, there are several things you need to be aware of as you approach your 18th birthday.
Employment Supports and Services
You do not have to find a job all by yourself! There are a number of places where you can get a lot of good services. These four agencies are a good place to start.
Career Planning
You probably started looking at different careers when you were in middle and high school. Not only did you learn what a person in that career did, but also what education or training the career required.
Getting the Job You Want
Let’s explore some of these questions to help you find and keep a job as well as moving ahead in your career. If you have someone helping you, they can work with you as you consider these questions and develop skills for successful employment.