Employment resources
Resources for success at work and beyond
Making the most of your employment opportunity includes understanding your benefits, growing your skills, managing your money, and getting the support you need. This guide connects employees with disabilities in the Southeast to selected resources that can help them move forward with confidence.
Employers can share this guide with new employees or include it in their onboarding resources.
How do I compare and choose health coverage?
HealthCare.gov
HealthCare.gov explains the Summary of Benefits and Coverage, a standardized document for comparing health plans, including coverage offered through work. Use it alongside your employer’s plan documents to compare costs, covered services, and limitations. Ask your benefits team or insurer whether your doctors, prescriptions, therapies, and equipment are covered.
Learn how to compare health-plan benefits and coverageWhere can I build skills and advance my career?
Coursera
Explore structured courses and professional certificates from universities and companies to deepen your knowledge or prepare for your next career step. Costs vary by course and program.
Explore Coursera courses and certificatesLinkedIn Learning
Build skills in communication, leadership, project management, business software, and technology. Individual access through a paid LinkedIn Premium Career subscription also includes networking tools such as InMail, which lets you contact people outside your connections.
Check whether your employer or another organization already provides Learning access before paying. Organization-provided access does not necessarily include Premium networking features. LinkedIn Learning offers subtitles and transcripts for most courses; check your chosen course and any exercises for your access needs.
Explore LinkedIn LearningHow can I manage my money and begin investing?
Bank of America: Better Money Habits
Find free education on budgeting, saving, credit, retirement, and beginner investing. The public learning resources are available without signing into a bank account. Bank of America’s online and mobile services also support everyday banking, including bill payments, transfers, alerts, and mobile check deposits.
Build your financial knowledge with Better Money HabitsReview Bank of America’s accessible banking servicesFidelity
Learn about investment accounts, investment choices, diversification, and getting started. Fidelity offers live representative support and appointments to discuss financial goals. Its accessibility services include an Accessibility Help Desk, alternative-format statements, and captioning or ASL interpreters for Zoom meetings with advance scheduling.
Explore Fidelity’s beginner investing resourcesConnect with Fidelity supportAccount support differs from personalized investment advice. Advisory services may have fees or eligibility requirements. Investing involves risk, including loss. If you receive disability benefits, consult a benefits counselor about how savings and investments could affect your eligibility.
How do I get the workplace support and accommodations I need?
Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
The Job Accommodation Network (JAN) offers an employee guide to identifying, requesting, and negotiating workplace accommodations, including what to do when a request is denied. JAN also provides free, confidential guidance on accommodation options and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Read JAN’s employee accommodation guideContact JAN at 800-526-7234.
How could working or earning more affect my disability benefits?
Work Incentives Planning and Assistance (WIPA)
Benefits counseling can help eligible employees receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) understand how earnings may affect their benefits and healthcare coverage. Availability and eligibility depend on the program and your circumstances.
Find Georgia benefits-counseling providers through GVRAFind benefits counseling in your state through Social SecurityWhere can I get help if I experience disability discrimination at work?
Southeast ADA Center
Get information about your ADA rights and guidance on workplace questions and possible next steps. The center serves Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. It provides guidance rather than handling discrimination charges.
Get ADA guidance from the Southeast ADA CenterCall 800-949-4232.
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
The EEOC handles employment discrimination charges and explains how to begin the filing process. Georgia employees can contact the Atlanta District Office. Employees elsewhere in the Southeast can find the office serving their location.
Contact the EEOC Atlanta District OfficeFind your local EEOC officeCall 800-669-4000. Contact the EEOC promptly about filing deadlines; federal employees have a separate complaint process.