Cal State Northridge officials are hoping to make job hunting a little easier for the deaf and disabled by hosting a career fair on Thursday, April 25.

"There are an estimated 1.23 million people with disabilities in the Los Angeles area, about 60 percent of them are unemployed. We hope that this job fair will open doors and provide opportunities," said Terri Goldstein with CSUN's National Center on Deafness, which is hosting the event. "This is an opportunity for people with disabilities to learn about working and for employers to learn about people with disabilities."

In addition to companies offering jobs, the university will have people at the fair demonstrating adaptive technology to show employers how to effectively use their disabled employees.

"It's a two-way process," Goldstein said. "We hope this event opens doors not only for those who come, but for those who may come behind them."

The fair is scheduled to take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Shoshone Room of the Satellite Student Union on the northeast corner of the campus at 9851 Zelzah Ave. in Northridge.

Among the employers expected to take part are The Boeing Co., Sony Entertainment, American Red Cross, Kaiser Permanente, Federal Express, National Park Service, Social Security Administration, Twentieth Century Fox, AmeriCorps and NASA.

More than 30 companies are anticipated to be on hand distributing information and recruiting to fill jobs, internships and volunteer opportunities at their organizations.

For more information, call Terri Goldstein at (818) 677-6355 (voice/TTY).