Whether you are a person with a natural disability looking for a work from home job or you met with an unfortunate accident that caused the disability, these job ideas will work for everyone. We have taken all kinds of jobs/work/business into consideration.
In other words, these are a couple of ways how disabled people can make money.
We are here with some of the good-paying job ideas for people with disabilities. No matter whatever disability you are having, one of these disabled jobs will be perfect for you.
Things to keep in mind
Before we get into the top jobs for people with disabilities, here are a couple of things to keep in mind.
Please note that disability changes from person to person. Hence, we have made the list keeping in mind all the possible disabilities. Not all the jobs will be suitable for you. For instance, if you have eye problems, you should not go with the jobs where you might strain your eyes more. Instead, you should choose jobs that have something to do with either hearing or speaking.
In the same way, some of the disabilities differ from person to person. If a person has Cerebral Palsy, one can’t directly know which part of their body is working. For that, you will need to go to the respective doctors or physiotherapists.
Also, it is recommended to consult your caretaker before you proceed with any of the jobs. This will ensure that it is safe for you to do the job. The guide will only provide you the job or online earning ideas (work from home ideas) for disabled people.
We will see all kinds of jobs whether you are looking for part-time income or you want to make a full-time income. The post is specially dedicated to all the specially-abled people.
Work from home for Disabled people
We will start off by checking out some of the work from home jobs for disabled people. These are the jobs in which you can work from home.
Start a blog
No doubt, one of the best things you can do despite being disabled is to start a blog. If you are good at writing, you can start a blog and make good money from it. You will need to learn a couple of things and you should be able to type in your keyboard.
It might invite some investment if you want to start a blog. However, it surely has a lot of income opportunities. You can make money through advertising, affiliate marketing, or you can simply sell your own products.
Writing, Translation, and Proofreading
One of the best jobs for Disabled people is writing. You can do content writing, technical writing, copywriting, etc. Further, you can also get a freelance job for translation. So, even if you are not a native speaker like me, you can translate it to your own Language. There are a ton of people who are looking to translate their content to other languages too. You can be one of the translators.
The next thing is the proofreading. This also includes other things such as eBook formatting where you can convert an eBook to different formats such as PDF, EPub, etc.
Testing Products/Customer Support
Testing can be the best job for almost any person with a disability. You can either test products or you can go with the software/services testing. A product testing is where the company will send you a specific product, you need to use the product to test it. Companies will give you the product for free and will also pay you extra money.
The next type of testing you can do is website/app/game testing. There are thousands of websites, apps, and games that are launching on the internet every single day. You can start testing one of those websites and get good money in return.
Start a Youtube Channel
If for some reason, it is not possible for you, you can surely start a Youtube channel sharing your daily journey. You can create videos in the skill that you are an expert.
Here, I would like to take the example of Sparh Shah. The kid has Osteogenesis Imperfecta where bones are fragile (a small handshake can also break the bones). Despite having this disease, he is a Singer, Motivational Speaker, and a lot more. Here is a video from his Youtube Channel, it’s the clean version of “Not Afraid” by Eminem. Also, the next thing to learn from him is that age is just a number.
Digital Marketing
How can we forget the evergreen business or work? Anyone can do digital marketing. It does require some skills but once you learn how to do it, you can make good money online.
The good thing is that anyone can do it whether you are a disabled person looking for a work from home job or you are a helper.
You can learn a couple of things in digital marketing such as Facebook ads, Instagram ads, Google ads, etc. Thereafter, you will get a better idea of how it works.
Further, you can either market your own product or you can also handle your client’s campaign. Digital marketing is a very competitive field and hence, you will need to learn the skill properly before you apply anywhere.
Public Speaking
Do not think that Public speaking is not an option for you. You can easily be a motivational speaker if you want. One of the greatest example here is Hitesh R (Goes by the name “Better Than Normal”. He is a motivational speaker, author, and a lot more. He doesn’t let his Cerebal Palsy stop him from being the best. Here is a video of him (taken from his Youtube channel) that you can check out.
IT Jobs/Freelancing for people with disability
IT jobs are the best for any people can do. However, most of the jobs will require a couple of skills. You can learn those skills online with ease. All the things are available on the internet.
Further, you can be a virtual assistant or do data entry. Both of these are counted as a freelancer. You won’t require much computer skills to do these tasks. With basic knowledge about computers and documentation tools, you can start the job.
Resources
How to start Freelancing and find your first Project
Best Freelancing sites to find Projects
Consultant
Consultancy or agency is also one of the good things that you can start. It can be an accountant, marketing consultant, or something similar. This might not be possible for all the people out there.
Further, you will need to have expertise to start your career as a consultant. So, you need to learn a skill before you start.
Jobs for Disabled People
Now, let’s talk about some of the jobs for specially-abled people. There are thousands of jobs available for each and every people out there. Whether you are physically disabled person looking for a government job or you want a job in a private company.
Most of the huge companies offer special benefits for people with disability and the same goes for government jobs for disabled people.
You can head over to the respective government’s website to know more about the jobs.
Talking about private companies, there are many job portals for disabled people from where you can find jobs with ease.
Temporary disabled to work
Now, let’s talk about the people who don’t have a disability by birth but they are temporarily disabled. If you met with an accident, you might be temporarily disabled to work. Being a workaholic, it will start to annoy you.
So, here is something you can do to use your time productively. If you already have a job and, you are temporarily disabled to work, we suggest you to learn a new skill instead of getting a job.
Learning a skill only takes 8 hours (a full working day). If you have read Outliers, you might have read that it takes 10,000 hours to master a skill. However, that’s the number of hours to be the top performer of that particular skill. If you want to learn the basics of any skill, it hardly takes 8 hours to learn it. Constant practice will make you unbeatable.
So, you need to dedicate X hours of your quarantine time in learning, practicing, and mastering almost any new skill. Make sure the skill will somehow enhance your work performance and give more opportunities. If you can’t find anything, you can always master communication, calculation or management skills. These skills are useful for any type of work profile. Therefore, it will help you in getting faster promotions when you continue your work.
Final words
To conclude, these are a couple of work from home ideas for disabled people. Once again, it is always a better option to ask the doctor before you start doing any of the tasks. Consult your doctor and if they give a green signal, you can surely try any of the jobs or work from home ideas given above.