Professional Development Resources
Each year we offer an impressive lineup of webinars, events and more designed for our community of students and professionals with disabilities as well as managers, mentors, university staff and others. One more reason The Lime Community is the go-to resource for talent, education, and community in the disability space. Create an account today to access our upcoming events calendar and full library of recordings.
Resources for students and professionals with disabilities
Scholarship Opportunities & Awards
Throughout each year, we offer several opportunities, in collaboration with our partners, for students and alumni with disabilities across the U.S. and Canada to earn significant awards supporting their goals.
Lime Connect Leadership Programs
Our team is excited to bring Lime Network members several robust professional development opportunities including our Fellowship Program (for students), our Foundations Program (for alumni/experienced professionals) and more!
Professional Coaching Calls
Members of can schedule a 1 on 1 call with Career Coach, Daisy! Daisy can support you in preparing for critical moments throughout your career including resume review, disability disclosure, pay negotiations, performance reviews & more.
Public Events, Webinars, and Resources
We have created a series of events to help our greater community of students and professionals with disabilities navigate life and career, as well as support university leaders, employers, and colleagues looking to better support those with disabilities.
Voices of Lime (Event series - open to all)
Voices of Lime: A Candid Conversation for Autism Awareness Month
From communication styles, to accommodations, to navigating expectations, this session will explore what truly helps Autistic professionals succeed.
Insights into life with a traumatic brain injury
Lime Connect Director of Engagement Jennifer Grauso moderates a powerful discussion with professionals who are living and working successfully with traumatic brain injuries.
Insights into life with ADHD
Kulin Matchhar, MBA, Lime Connect Canada board member, moderates a discussion with Lime Network members who are living and working successfully with ADHD.
Insights into life as a deaf or hard of hearing person
Through this engaging session, attendees will gain a deeper understanding of hearing disabilities as well as ways in which to support individuals on both personal and professional levels.
Voices of Lime: Insights into life with a learning disability
Through this engaging session, attendees gain a deeper understanding of learning disabilities as well as ways in which to support individuals on both personal and professional levels.
The intersecting identities of Asian and Pacific Islander people who are disabled
Explore how disability intersects with a person’s race and how this intersection can impact an API person’s approach to disclosure, networking, the career search, and work in general.
Insights into life on the Autism spectrum
Viewers will gain a deeper understanding of Autism as well as ways in which to support individuals on both personal and professional levels.
The intersecting identities of Black people who are disabled
We explored how disability intersects with a person’s race and how this intersection impacts a Black person’s approach to disclosure, networking, career search, and work in general.
Insights Into Chronic Health Conditions
Goldman Sachs managing director, and Lime Connect board member, Suzanne Gauron engages with a panel of Lime Network members about living and working successfully with a chronic health condition.
Insights into Life with a Communication Disability
George Daquila, Engineering Manager at Google speaks on owning your disability narrative as well as ways in which to support individuals with communication disabilities.
Insights into life with a mobility or dexterity disability
Gain a deeper understanding of mobility and dexterity disabilities as well as ways in which to support individuals on both personal and professional levels.
The Intersecting Identities of LGBTQIA2S+ and Disability
Explore how disability intersects with a person’s experience of gender and sexuality, how that intersection the workplace, and how employers can support LGBTQIA2S+ employees with disabilities.
Research
Lime Connect is committed to the development and furthering of research focused on students and professionals with disabilities. Take a look below at some of the ground-breaking studies we have helped bring to the world.
Access to Success Report: The State of Disability Inclusion in MBA Programs supported by Lime Connect
The MBA is a gateway to leadership roles, but is it accessible? Lime Connect has been honored to support Access to Success, the Non-Profit Organization created by Lime Connect Network Member and inaugural Tom Wilson Leadership in Disability Award winner, Varun Chandak, in the world’s first report on the State of Disability Inclusion in MBA Programs.
Center for Talent Innovation's (now Coqual) 2017 Disabilities and Inclusion Report sponsored by Lime Connect
This groundbreaking report explores the unique opportunities and challenges professionals with disabilities face in the professional workplace and highlights ways employers can signal inclusion to employees with disabilities and showcases best practices from companies.
It also uncovered the fact that 30% of white collar corporate employees are disabled.
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