National Resources
Vocational Rehabilitation
By contacting your local vocational rehabilitation
office, you will tap into a wealth of resources related to employment
options for people with disabilities. Vocational Rehabilitation, a state-supported
division of services, assists individuals with disabilities who are pursuing
meaningful careers. VR assists those individuals to secure gainful employment
commensurate with their abilities and capabilities through local job
searches and awareness of self-employment and telecommuting opportunities.
There is a
state
listing for each office.
Independent Living
The
ILRU (Independent Living Research Utilization) program is a national
center for information, training, research, and technical assistance
in independent living. Its goal is to expand the body of knowledge
in independent living and to improve utilization of results of research
programs and demonstration projects in this field. It is a program
of TIRR (The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research), a nationally
recognized medical rehabilitation facility for persons with disabilities.
Employment
Career
Opportunities for Students with Disabilities (COSD)
is a unique
consortium composed of large and small universities, well - known
national employers and US Government agencies focused on the career
employment of college graduates with disabilities. COSD is funded
through a grant provided by the U. S. Department of Labor's Office
of Disability Employment Policy.
Following additional
links go to Web sites with lists for contact information within
each state.
Developmental
Disabilities
National
Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities
American Federation for
the Blind
National
Mental Health Information Center
Washington State Resources
Vocational Rehabilitation
Division
of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR)
is a Washington State
employment resource for businesses and people with disabilities,
whose mission is to enable individuals with disabilities to obtain
and keep employment.
Services for the Blind
The
Department of Services for the Blind (DSB)
for Washington
State provides a variety of programs to blind and visually impaired
persons of all ages. People whose vision is not correctable by ordinary
eye care are likely candidates for services.
Developmental Disabilities
The
Washington State Division of Developmental Disabilities strives
to develop and implement public policies that will promote individual
worth, self respect, and dignity such that each individual is
valued as a contributing member of their community.
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