Financial assistance, offered on an international level, includes fellowship grants, advisory services, loans, and periodic equity financing. Applications are currently being accepted through the use of an online template on The Ovation Fund website. Ovation Fund offices are located in Virginia and Connecticut. National Ability Forum offers an on-line Jobs Center at which individuals with disabilities and employers can be brought together. Potential employees can benefit from a job database as well as from an opportunity to post a resume on-line.
Employers can locate qualified applicants by posting job openings free of charge.
Their website also features a chat room designed to offer on-line interviews to those individuals unable to attend an interview on site. They also offer employee and employer toolboxes designed to assist employees with resume and cover letter creation and to assist employers understand the ADA and various issues associated with hiring the disabled. Job links for employees with disabilities can be found on the site. For employers interested in recruiting and hiring individuals with disabilities, you can request to have the address of your Internet employment page listed. There are many links offered to other government websites and employment related sites.