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Employment Resources
A list of free resources for job seekers and employees with disabilities.
Illinois Division of Rehabilitation Services
The Department of Human Service’s Division of Rehabilitation Services is the state’s lead agency serving individuals with disabilities. DRS works in partnership with disabled people and their families to assist them in making informed choices to achieve full community participation through employment, education, and independent living opportunities.
DRS offers free or low-cost assistance vocational rehabilitation services to eligible individuals with disabilities. They provide supports to help people find, get, and keep a job. They also have a Work Incentive Planning and Assistance Program to help people who receive SSI/SSDI benefits understand how working will affect their benefits.
To find your nearest DRS office, call toll-free: 877-581-3690.
For general questions, you can email DRS at: DHS.DRS@illinois.gov.
Colorado Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
DVR believes that anyone with a disability who wants to work, can work, regardless of the type or severity of their disability. DVR provides a wide variety of individualized services for people with disabilities. These services may allow you to reach your employment goals and live independently.
Services can include: benefits planning; vocational guidance and counseling; short or long term training; job seeking skills; job development and job coaching; assistive technology; needed accommodations to participate with DVR and on the job.
DVR staff has specific expertise in many aspects of disabilities. They work to support you in employment, your community and living independently.
Email: cdle_voc.rehab@state.co.us
Phone: 303.318.8571
Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
JAN is the leading source of free, expert, and confidential guidance on job accommodations and disability employment issues. JAN provides free one-on-one practical guidance and technical assistance on job accommodation solutions, Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act and related legislation, and self-employment options for people with disabilities.
Call toll-free: 800-526-7234
Social Security Ticket to Work Program
Social Security’s Ticket to Work program supports career development for Social Security disability beneficiaries ages 18 through 64 who want to work. The Ticket program is free and voluntary. The Ticket program connects job seekers with free employment support services that best fit their needs. The Ticket program allow SSI/SSDI beneficiaries to keep their benefits while they explore employment, receive vocational rehabilitation services, and gain work experience. Cash benefits and Medicaid or Medicare often continue throughout their transition to work, and there are protections in place to help individuals return to benefits if they are unable to continue working due to their disability.
Call the Ticket to Work Help Line: 866-968-7842
Work Incentive Planning & Assistance Program (WIPA)
WIPA provides information about work and benefits to people who receive Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) because of a disability. WIPA helps beneficiaries by providing information about the availability of work supports. WIPAs also provide accurate and individualized information about the effect of work on benefits and health insurance.
For a referral to the WIPA that serves your area, call the Ticket to Work Help Line: 866-968-7842
Work Incentive Seminar Events (WISE)
Free online webinars for people who are 18 through 64 and receive Social Security Disability benefits who are interested in learning about how work will affect their benefits.
Ability Links
The leading web-based community for job seekers with disabilities, Veterans, and inclusive employers.
Illinois State Jobs for People with Disabilities
The leading web-based community for job seekers with disabilities, Veterans, and inclusive employers.
Federal Employment for People with Disabilities
U.S. Office of Personnel Management | Disability Employment
To find Federal jobs, visit: www.usajobs.gov
Most Federal agencies have a Selective Placement Program Coordinator or a Special Emphasis Program Manager who helps to recruit, hire, and accommodate people with disabilities at that agency.
ADA National Network
The ADA National Network provides informal guidance on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other disability-related laws. The 10 regional Centers that comprise the ADA National Network staff a toll-free information line and respond to inquiries submitted online via email.
All requests for assistance are strictly confidential.
Toll Free Voice or TTY: 800-949-4232
Great Lakes ADA Center
The Great Lakes ADA Center provides free information, materials, technical assistance, and training on the ADA. Topics addressed include the non-discrimination requirements in employment, the obligations of state and local governments and businesses to ensure that programs, services, and activities are readily accessible to and usable by people with disabilities.
Region 5 serving: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin
Email: adagreatlakes@uic.edu
Rocky Mountain ADA Center
The Rocky Mountain ADA Center provides free information, materials, technical assistance, and training on the ADA. Topics addressed include the non-discrimination requirements in employment, the obligations of state and local governments and businesses to ensure that programs, services, and activities are readily accessible to and usable by people with disabilities.
Serving: Colorado, Utah, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, and South Dakota
Voice/TTY: 800-949-4232
Deaf/Hard of Hearing: 719-358-2460