Employment and Vocational Rehabilitation

Many people with disabilities want to work, but face barriers: discrimination, inaccessible work places, insufficient adaptive technologies, inflexible job duties, unavailable services to prepare for work, and, if hired, loss of essential benefits and medical insurance that can not be replaced by working incomes. OLRS offers information, publications, referrals, advocacy, legal counsel and representation to assist people with disabilities to prepare for, to enter, and to remain in the work place.

OLRS Employment Programs and Resources

• Client Assistance Program (CAP)
• Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security (PABSS)
• Work Incentives Planning and Assistance (WIPA) Program
• Ticket to Work
• Vocational Rehabilitation Services and Motor Vehicles Modifications, Replacements and Upgrades: A Guide for Ohioans (OLRS publication)
• Vocational Services and Independent Living: Programs and Services Available in Ohio through the Rehabilitation Act (OLRS publication)

Links to Other Resources

Ohio resources:

• Ohio Civil Rights Commission (OCRC)
• Employment Discrimination Information
• OCRC Publications
• Filing a Charge with OCRC
• Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission
• WrightChoice, Inc.

National resources:

• Accessible Employment
• Disability and Employment
• DisabilityInfo.gov - Employment
• DisabilityInfo.gov - Vocational Rehabilitation
• EARNWorks.com
• eSight Careers Network
• Family and Medical Leave Act
• Job Accommodation Network
• National AgrAbility Project
• Partners in Employment
• Partnership for Workplace Mental Health
• PEPNet
• Social Security Administration's (SSA) Hiring Plans for 2009: Linking Candidates with Disabilities to SSA Jobs
• The Red Book: A Summary Guide to Employment Support for People with Disabilities Under the Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income Programs
• U.S. Department of Labor - Office of Disability Employment Policy
• U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
• Workforce Recruitment Program for College Students with Disabilities (WRP)
• Worksupport.com

Some links on this page are to other resources that may be of assistance to people with disabilities. OLRS does not guarantee that the information provided within the destination link is accurate or right for the particular needs of the person. Once you follow a link away from the OLRS Web site, refer to that site's privacy policy and disclaimer statements.

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