This month, businesses across the nation will exhibit their commitment to tackling disability employment issues in support of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM).

Brought to you by the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), of the U.S. Department of Labor, NDEAM 2021’s theme is “America’s Recovery: Powered by Inclusion”. 

According to ODEP, this year’s theme “reflects the importance of ensuring that people with disabilities have full access to employment and community involvement during the national recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic”. 

At Chronically Capable, we’ve always been committed to creating equal opportunities for the chronic illness and disability community to find and retain meaningful work. That’s why we are proud to not only support NDEAM 2021, but to offer events and resources for both job seekers and employers to join us in our efforts to create a more inclusive workplace for all. 

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RESOURCES

For Job Seekers Living with Chronic Illness and/or Disability:

1. Tips for Disabled Applicants to Ace a Job Interview
2. 7 Ways your Disability is an Asset to You Becoming the Best Employee You Can Be
3. Working with a Chronic Illness or Disability: Accommodations, Disclosure, and More
4. 17 Employment Questions with Disability Rights Texas Supervising Attorney Lucia Romano
5. A Guide to Your Rights in the Employment Process
   

For Employers Committed to Disability Inclusion:

1. Person-First Vs. Identity- First Language
2. The Importance of Disability Disclosure Among Leadership
3. Why Hire Chronically Ill and Disabled Talent? The Proof is in the Numbers.
4. Other Free Employer Resources
5. Submit a Referral to Chronically Capable

‍EVENTS 

Community Meetup / Office Hours 

Have a question regarding accommodations or disclosing your disability? Looking to meet new friends who also live with chronic illnesses and/or disabilities? Want to know how to make your resume stand out when applying to jobs?

Join us for Office Hours on October 14th at 6 pm EST. In honor of NDEAM 2021, we're hosting a community meet up with our founder Hannah Olson. Register here for the event.

Live closed captions will be available at the event. For any other questions or access needs, please email us at hello[at]wearecapable[dot]org! ‍

Weekly Mindfulness Class‍

In this 8 week class series running from Sept 29th 2021 - Nov 17th 2021, Noa Porten, a meditation and mindfulness teacher in training living with chronic illness, will demystify meditation and mindfulness with accessible practices that can serve as tools for living and working alongside chronic illness and disability. 

Wednesday nights at 7 pm CDT / 8 pm EST / 5 pm PST from September 29th through November 17th. Register here. 

Live closed captions will be available at the event. For any other questions or access needs, please email us at hello[at]wearecapable[dot]org!
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COMMUNITY‍

Club Capable was designed to be a space for discovering and connecting with others in our community. Club Capable is the first community designed for chronically ill and disabled professionals to get advice, seek help navigating a job search, and access exclusive events and resources.‍

Why you should join us:

• Make friends who “get it”
• Access curated resources, news, events, and career advice
• Be the first to view new job postings
• Get daily support to thrive in your career
• and so much more!

Best of all? It's FREE for Chronically Capable members! To get started, simply login to your Chronically Capable account and click the "Club Capable" tab in your dashboard.

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ACCESSIBILITY‍

At Chronically Capable, we’re committed to building an inclusive workplace for all. To live out our mission, it was integral that our talent marketplace was fully accessible for those living with chronic illnesses and disabilities. 

This is why we are so excited to announce that we have chosen Ablr 360, a full-service digital accessibility and inclusion agency, as our exclusive accessibility-services provider.

After meeting with the Ablr team and Ablr’s CEO, John Samuel (he/him), we saw that our organization's’ mission and goals were perfectly aligned. Ablr has since been able to ensure that our website and digital assets are not only fully compliant with the ADA but are elevated to the worldwide standards of WCAG.

Together, we hope to change the mindsets of organizations and individuals, eliminate the digital divide, and create pathways to employment for people with disabilities and chronic illness.

To learn more about our partnership, please click here. If you’d like to learn more about how your company can become inclusive today, please send us an email at hello[at]wearecapable[dot]org!