Resource Links

• UCLA Home Page
• UCLA Disability Access Web
• The Chancellor's ADA & 504 Compliance Office (ADA)
• The Disabilities and Computing Program at the UCLA Office of Academic Computing (DCP)
• University Extension, Services for Students with Disabilities
• UCLA Library, Service to Library Users with Disabilities
• Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD)
• California Department of Rehabilitation
• National Business & Disability Council
  • Which oversees the NBDC National Resume Database®. The National Resume Database is used by employers to recruit individuals with disabilities for positions in their organizations. It is used by Fortune 1000 companies and Federal government agencies currently seeking to fill open positions.
  • Job Posting Pages. All students and graduates with disabilities can access the job listings of National Business & Disability Council members, Fortune 1000 companies and Federal government agencies committed to diversity in the workplace.
  • NBDC Yellow Pages. A comprehensive listing, by state, of local recruitment resources for people with disabilities.
  • Internship/Targeted Recruitment Opportunities. Information on internship programs and targeted recruitment opportunities available to students and graduates with disabilities.
• Living Independently in Los Angeles (LILA)
  • The LILA project's purpose is to empower disabled residents of Los Angeles in their efforts to successfully and independently integrate into the social, physical and political fabric of their communities.
  • LILA is a consumer-directed and regionally focused online project to benefit people with disabilities living in Los Angeles County. LILA uses a GIS-based (Geographic Information Systems - a map formatting tool), interactive information resource database, created by local residents with disabilities using their personal "expert knowledge" to identify and map local independent living resources. Through collaborations with local governments and private non-profit community service agencies, the LILA information system incorporates a variety of databases relevant to the Los Angeles disability and senior community. These may include the locations of services and programs benefiting people with disabilities, local businesses serving the community, accessibility features of publicly subsidized housing, inclusive recreation programs, independent living resource information, etc.
• Educational Testing Services (ETS) has developed a new brochure called "Tips for Test Takers with Disabilities."
  • Many of you will be taking the GRE, GMAT, PRAXIS, TOEFL, or some other high stakes examination this year. To help you prepare more effectively, the Office of Disability Policy at Educational Testing Services has developed a new brochure, "Tips for Test Takers with Disabilities." This brochure can be found on the ETS Office of Disability Policy website at www.ets.org/disability/tips.html

• UCLA Career Center - Feature Articles

  • The UCLA Career Center has several resources for UCLA students to develop a career strategy. Written by our staff, colleagues, UCLA students, and associated authors, these online publications should stimulate new thought as you investigate cutting edge ideas to enhance your career.

  • A new Career Feature Article is posted on our home page at career.ucla.edu on a regular basis, so check back with us. An archive of previously published articles is listed below for your reading enjoyment.

    • A Guest of the UCLA Career Center: OSD Test-Taking in the Strathmore Building, by Linda Stolt

    • Job Search Handbook for People with Disabilities, Book Review by Shari Cohen