Employment and Disability: Glossary of Terms by Kim Donahue, Disaboom Employment and Disability: Glossary of Terms (The following information is drawn from The Red Book from the Social Security Administration.) Blind Work Expenses. If you are blind, the SSA does not count any earned income that you use to meet expenses in earning that income [...]

Goodwill Offers Job Resources for Those with Disabilities by Dan Lawton, Disaboom Wading back into the donation center at the Goodwill in Eugene, Ore. feels a bit like taking a tour of Santa’s workshop. Chock full of row after row of clothes, records, electronics and myriad other knick-knacks, the donation center hums with the enigmatic [...]

Disability Jobs: Freelance Writing Online by Debbie Marsh, Disaboom Freelance writing jobs on the web are easy to find, and as long as you’ve got a laptop and internet connection you can work from home. You can establish a web presence, get your freelance journalism career off the ground and stretch your writing talent without [...]

Disability Jobs: Virtual Call Centers – DisaboomJobs Virtual call centers offer people with disabilities one viable work-from-home option. Many companies today employ people to answer phones without ever having to come in to a central work location. The company saves on building space and equipment costs while retaining more of their workforce. You, the employee, [...]

Top Companies to Work for If You Have a Disability – DisaboomJobs An estimated 54 million people in the U.S. have disabilities—and that segment of the population represents a tremendous – if underutilized — workforce asset. Only 32 percent of working-age Americans with disabilities are employed although fully two-thirds of those who are jobless want [...]