Disability (Re)Defined
Working with Disabilities
You are more than your disability.
Many people are reluctant to discuss their disability or medical condition in an employment situation for fear that potential employers will associate disability with limitation. Our mission is to find jobs for qualified individuals, especially for those with a disability.
How We Help
If you’re a job seeker and you have been afraid of being discriminated against because of your disability, now is the time to put that fear behind you. At Peak Performers, your status as a person with a disability can give you an advantage–-when we fill jobs, we give priority to qualified people who have a disability.
During our screening and application process, we will ask you whether you have a disability, chronic medical condition, or other physical limitations. The answer you give is 100% confidential. Moreover, once we have this information, we are better prepared to match you with jobs that suit your specific needs.
When you apply for a job with Peak Performers, you can be confident that there is someone in your corner who acknowledges your strengths and the value you add to the workplace.
If you’re a job seeker and you have been afraid of being discriminated against because of your disability, now is the time to put that fear behind you. At Peak Performers, your status as a person with a disability can give you an advantage–-when we fill jobs, we give priority to qualified people who have a disability.
During our screening and application process, we will ask you whether you have a disability, chronic medical condition, or other physical limitations. The answer you give is 100% confidential. Moreover, once we have this information, we are better prepared to match you with jobs that suit your specific needs.
When you apply for a job with Peak Performers, you can be confident that there is someone in your corner who acknowledges your strengths and the value you add to the workplace.
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Am I a "priority jobseeker"? Our recruiters are here to help you answer that question -
Priority job seekers are given first consideration of jobs as they become available -
Following the interview, you will be asked to send us proof of your disability/chronic medical condition; this can simply be a doctor's note -
Your information is kept confidential and not discussed with the client -
If you need an accommodation, we will work with you and the client to arrange this
Do you have a disability or chronic medical condition?
Many individuals don’t think of themselves as “disabled,” and yet they meet the criteria set forth by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA).
At Peak Performers, we use these guidelines to determine whether an applicant has a qualifying disability or condition. We encourage you to consult these guidelines, as well as the accompanying list of examples of disabilities.
Passed in 2008, the ADAAA dramatically changed the way disabilities were previously determined under the ADA. The ADAAA granted “disability” a broader interpretation, and therefore expanded the number of people covered under the Act. Under the ADAAA, a person with qualifying conditions meets the following criteria:
- ADD/ADHD
- Addiction
- AIDS/HIV
- Amputee
- Anxiety Disorders
- Arthritis
- Arrhythmias
- Asthma
- Autoimmune Disorders
- Back/Spinal Injury
- Bipolar
- Bronchitis, chronic
- Cancer
- Cardiomyopathy
- Carpal Tunnel
- Celiac Disease
- Cerebral Palsy
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary
- Disease
- Colitis
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Crohn's Disease
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Depression
- Diabetes
- Disfiguring Conditions
- Drug/Alcohol Recovery
- Dyslexia Eating Disorders
- Emphysema
- Epilepsy/Seizures
- Hearing Impairment
- Heart Disease
- Heart Valve problems
- Hemorrhoids, chronic
- High Blood Pressure
- Huntington's Disease
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Insomnia
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Learning Disabilities
- Lupus Mental Disorder
- Mood Disorders
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Nightmare/Sleep Terror Disorder
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (diagnosed)
- Osteoporosis
- Paralysis
- Parkinson's Disease
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
- Pulmonary Disease
- Renal Failure
- Respiratory Diseases
- Restless Leg Syndrome
- Sickle Cell Anemia
- Severe Allergic Conditions
- Sleep Apnea
- Sleeping Disorders
- Sleepwalking
- Spasms/Tremors
- Speech Impairment
- Thyroid disorders
- Ulcers
- Varicose Veins