Careers and Disability
The Career Service provides information and support for the entry into the job market for students with disabilities. In particular:
1. Career & Disability Counselling
It is possible to book an individual Career Counselling session focused on soft skills for entering the job market, by making a request here.
Se siete in possesso di certificati medici o altri documenti importanti per il processo di consulenza vi preghiamo di portarli con voi.
2. Regulations
Below are the main regulations supporting the placement of students with disabilities:
In Switzerland:
- Legge sui Disabili (LDis) (particularly articles 1, 3 letter g, 13, 16).
Note: The law is currently undergoing partial revision: Revisione parziale della Legge sui Disabili (LDis) (particularly Articles 1 paragraph 2, 3 letter g, 6a, 8a, 9a, 9b, 12, 13).
In Italy:
3.Contacts and Support Associations for Professional Integration
Below is a list of some associations that deal with professional integration for students with disabilities.
In Switzerland and Ticino:
- Pro Infirmis (servizio “InAzienda”)
- Fondation IPT (servizio “La Consulenza sociale in funzione dei limiti di salute”)
In Switzerland:
- myAbility (Talent® program)
- MyHandicap (Enableme.Myability.jobs)
4.Dedicated Internships
We highlight that several companies offer dedicated internships (for example: ESA, Google, Microsoft, UBS, Intesa San Paolo, Procter&Gamble, KPMG, European Council...). In Italy, companies are required to offer tailored opportunities, marking them as "Opportunities for Protected Categories (L 68/99)."
Additionally, many organizations have a Diversity, Equity & Inclusion department, which we recommend contacting to check for opportunities and career support benefits.
Finally, there are some cooperatives that aim to hire people with disabilities (for example, in Lugano: La fonte, Canvetto luganese…)
5. Borse e agevolazioni per stage
If you wish to do an internship abroad, the Movetia SEMP program offers scolarships for internships aimed at people with disabilities (see p.7,13).
6. Other USI Services
For issues not directly related to career matters, we invite you to check the support offered at USI through other services:
