{"id":51631,"date":"2025-10-06T08:44:33","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T13:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/?p=51631"},"modified":"2025-10-06T08:44:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T13:44:36","slug":"build-your-career-confidence-this-october-disability-employment-awareness-month-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/2025\/10\/06\/build-your-career-confidence-this-october-disability-employment-awareness-month-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Build Your Career Confidence this October: Disability Employment Awareness Month Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), and Austin Community College (ACC) is celebrating with a full month of career-focused events designed to help you prepare for your future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you identify as having a disability or not, all Riverbats are welcome \u2014 no disclosure of disability is required to participate. These sessions are created and hosted by Access &amp; Disability Services and Career Services teams at ACC to give you tools, confidence, and connections that can make a difference in your job search.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The series wraps up with a special <strong>Reverse Career Fair <\/strong>at Highland Campus, where we flip the tables \u2014 giving you the chance to meet and interview disability-friendly employers to find out about the opportunities they offer and get their advice for your career path.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Event Schedule&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 1: Resume Review<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thursday, October 9 | 11 a.m. &#8211; 12 p.m. | Virtual<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 2: Interview Preparation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thursday, October 16 |11 a.m. &#8211; 12 p.m. | Virtual<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 3: Job &amp; Internship Search \u2014 Tools &amp; Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thursday, October 23 |11 a.m. &#8211; 12 p.m. | Virtual<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 4: Prepare for the Fair \u2014 Know Your Rights, Navigate Disclosure, Accommodations &amp; More<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thursday, October 30 | 11 a.m. &#8211; 12 p.m. | Virtual<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 5: Reverse Career Fair<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thursday, November 6 | 11 a.m. &#8211; 1 p.m. | ACC Highland Campus, Building 2000 Presentation Hall<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To receive an email with the link for any virtual session you wish to attend, please register\/RSVP <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfq2y1TNDVGm6G2jivFoquUvVkkeaGiy2vJWdrLuURUvEeMsw\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a>. If you have questions or need more information, email <a href=\"mailto:SAS@austincc.edu\">SAS@austincc.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), and Austin Community College (ACC) is celebrating with a full month of career-focused events designed to help you prepare for your future. Whether you identify as having a disability or not, all Riverbats are welcome \u2014 no disclosure of disability is required to participate. 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