Hoping to make job hunting a little easier for those with disabilities, Cal State Northridge officials are hosting a "Career Information Exchange" on Wednesday, April 23.

"There are an estimated 1.23 million people with disabilities in the Los Angeles area, and about 60 percent of them are unemployed," said Merri C. Pearson, director of CSUN's National Center on Deafness (NCOD). "This is an opportunity for people with disabilities to learn about employers' needs and for employers to learn about people with disabilities."

In addition to featuring companies offering jobs, the university will have people at the event demonstrating adaptive technology to show employers how to effectively provide accommodations for their disabled employees.

"We hope this event opens doors not only for those who come, but for others who may come behind them," said Mandy Sherlock, placement specialist for the NCOD's Increasing Career Choices, a special project funded by the federal government to expand the career knowledge of college students who are deaf and hard of hearing.

The job fair is scheduled to take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the patio of the Student Services Building on the west side of the campus at 18111 Nordhoff St. in Northridge.

More than 30 companies are anticipated to be on hand distributing information and recruiting to fill jobs, internships and volunteer opportunities at their organizations. Among those employers expected to take part are SBC, Sony Entertainment, Kaiser Permanente, Washington Mutual and Workplace Hollywood.