Careers Partnership with EmployAbility
Careers, Employability and Opportunity works in partnership with EmployAbility, an award-winning organisation that supports disabled and neurodivergent students and graduates as they move into employment.
If you have a disability, neurodivergent condition, mental health condition, long-term health condition, or any physical or sensory impairment, EmployAbility can help you feel more confident and informed throughout the recruitment process.
By registering with EmployAbility, you can access free support, including:
- Advice on your rights in recruitment and employment
- Support with applications and interviews
- Guidance on requesting workplace adjustments
- Information about disability-inclusive employers and opportunities
- Individual support tailored to your circumstances
- Advocacy with employers to help ensure you receive any adjustments you need during recruitment
To access one-to-one support, you'll need to register with EmployAbility first and then contact them directly at info@employ-ability.org.uk.
Please note: EmployAbility specialises in disability and workplace inclusion support. For advice on career options, career planning, or choosing a career path, please book a career coaching appointment with one of our Careers Advisers.
View recordings of past information sessions with EmployAbility:
- Neurodivergence - Navigating the recruitment process, March 2026
- Mental Health - Your rights to privacy and adjustments during the recruitment process, March 2025
External Organisations
The UK has many disability-specific organisations that support disabled job seekers to find work.
When looking for jobs, keep an eye out for the Disability Confident logo. Disability Confident is a government scheme designed to encourage employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with health conditions.
Here are some useful resources for further information:
- Access to Work: Access to Work can support people attending interviews and can also provide support once you are in work if you have a disability or health condition
- Association of Disabled Professionals: Forum for disabled people in or entering work
- Blind in Business: Assists visually impaired students into employment
- British Sign Language (BSL): Students can access the YouTube Access to Work BSL resources
- Scope - DIAL: Local advice line for disabled people
- Disability Action: Promoting the rights of disabled people
- GOV.UK: Disability employment rights
- EmployAbility: Careers & Global Opportunities partnership with EmployAbility to support disabled students and graduates
- Equality and Human Rights Commission: Employing people with disabilities and what the law requires an employer to do
- Myplus Students Club: Maximise your chances at each recruitment stage
- NAS Scotland - The National Autistic Society: Offers work experience and a graduate programme
- Scope: Support for disabled graduates including a work placement scheme
- Shaw Trust: Focusses on getting into employment
- TargetJobs Disability and Mental Health: General advice on rights, support and disability-positive employers
- Glasgow Centre for Inclusive Living: Graduate opportunities