Assisting Individuals with disabilities obtain and maintain employment has been a mainstay of employment programs for a number of years. While the traditional course of obtaining employment was to work for an employer in the community, research is suggesting that self-employment also works well for workers with disabilities. Yet many programs are not equipped with the knowledge to assist individuals move toward this route. Exploring Non-Traditional Employment Options focuses on multiple paths to employment (self-employment, apprenticeships, "gig economy” work) as a direction for individuals to pursue and how programs can assist in the process of helping individuals to be successful in this arena.  Using the tools provided, providers will become experts at assisting individuals with disabilities gain and maintain self- employment, side hustles and new pathways into the workforce.