Isadora
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Hello everybody,
as some of you might remember, I am not a US citizen, just a new immigrant of the US, and I am HoH (completely deaf in my right ear, and with a loss of over 90 dB in my left ear). I am currently browsing for job openings in my field (Engineering) and I came across a website (https://www.disabledperson.com/) with jobs listings.
Since I am not familiar with disability & work in the US, can you please tell me if there are jobs reserved for disabled people and if so, what makes you disabled?
In my home country (Italy) there are jobs reserved for disabled people and your disability is ascertained by a medical commission that examines your medical paperworks and "rate" your disability. That rating is very important when looking for jobs for disabled people since some jobs require people to have a disability rate above a certain number. Companies with a staff over a certain number, are required by law to have at least X disables, otherwise they are fined.
I tried to find these answers myself on the forum and the internet, but all I can find are definition of "disabled person" for financial support - which I am not interested into. I just want to know if I can qualify for the job listed on https://www.disabledperson.com/
Thank you!
as some of you might remember, I am not a US citizen, just a new immigrant of the US, and I am HoH (completely deaf in my right ear, and with a loss of over 90 dB in my left ear). I am currently browsing for job openings in my field (Engineering) and I came across a website (https://www.disabledperson.com/) with jobs listings.
Since I am not familiar with disability & work in the US, can you please tell me if there are jobs reserved for disabled people and if so, what makes you disabled?
In my home country (Italy) there are jobs reserved for disabled people and your disability is ascertained by a medical commission that examines your medical paperworks and "rate" your disability. That rating is very important when looking for jobs for disabled people since some jobs require people to have a disability rate above a certain number. Companies with a staff over a certain number, are required by law to have at least X disables, otherwise they are fined.
I tried to find these answers myself on the forum and the internet, but all I can find are definition of "disabled person" for financial support - which I am not interested into. I just want to know if I can qualify for the job listed on https://www.disabledperson.com/
Thank you!
