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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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