Employment

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. Ohio Legal Rights Service (LRS) 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.

LRS employment programs and resources

• Client Assistance Program (CAP)
• Employment Discrimination: Rights and Remedies for People With Disabilities
• Frequently Asked Questions: RSC's Order of Selection
• Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security (PABSS)
• Medicaid Buy-In for Workers with Disabilities
• Mental Disabilities and the ADA: Questions and Answers to Employment Issues
• Ticket to Work
• Vocational Rehabilitation Services and Motor Vehicles Modifications, Replacements and Upgrades: A Guide for Ohioans
• Vocational Services and Independent Living: Programs and Services Available in Ohio through the Rehabilitation Act
• Work Incentives Planning and Assistance (WIPA) Program

Information from other organizations

Ohio resources:

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

National resources:

• Accessible Employment
• Disability and Employment
• Disability.gov - Employment
• EARNWorks.com
• Entrepreneurship: A Flexible Route to Economic Independence for People with Disabilities
• eSight Careers Network
• Family and Medical Leave Act
• Green Jobs: A Resource Guide for Individuals with Disabilities (PDF file)
• Integrated Employment Toolkit
• Job Accommodation Network
• JobTIPS
• National AgrAbility Project
• Partners in Employment
• Partnership for Workplace Mental Health
• PEPNet
• Real People, Real Jobs
• Return-to-Work Toolkit for Employees & Employers
• Social Security Administration: Working While Disabled — How We Can Help
• The ABCs of Schedule A for Applicants with Disabilities (PDF file)
• The Red Book: A Summary Guide to Employment Support for People with Disabilities Under the Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income Programs
• Think Beyond the Label
• U.S. Department of Labor - Office of Disability Employment Policy
• U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
  • Federal Laws Prohibiting Job Discrimination Questions And Answers
  • Filing a Formal Complaint with the EEOC
• U.S. Office of Personnel Management - Diversity and Inclusion
• USAJOBS - Individuals with Disabilities
• Workforce Recruitment Program for College Students with Disabilities (WRP)
• Worksupport.com