Building an Accessible Workforce Development System: Recommendations to American Job Centers on Supporting Autistic Peopleand Others with Disabilities to Promote Successful Employment

American Job Centers (AJCs) serve as destinations for people in search of career counseling, job connections, and employment-related services. This brief examines actions that (AJC) staff can take to make their services more accessible to autistic people and others with psychosocial, cognitive, intellectual, and developmental disabilities (DD). It outlines six specific recommendations for AJCs to promote equal opportunity and increase access for job seekers.