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Answering Your Questions

What is an employment barrier?

An employment barrier is defined as an impairment that interferes with the

  • Physical Disability (of the body).
  • Cognitive Disability (of thinking).
  • Learning Disability (trouble learning).
  • Developmental Disability (of the intellect).
  • Psychiatric Disability (of the brain).
  • Attention Deficit Disorders (trouble focusing on one task).
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders (trouble focusing on one task and trouble staying calm).
  • Anxiety Disorders (trouble with strong, stressful and worrisome feelings).

Job Quest also helps people who have:

  • Difficulty expressing themselves, communicating with others, reading or writing, following instructions, completing tasks, solving problems and/or multi-tasking (doing more than one thing at a time).
  • Chronic stress, anxiety and / or depression.
  • Chronic pain or illness.
  • Visual, hearing or other physical impairments.
  • Need extra time to do a good job.