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Provides employment opportunities to the blind and visually impaired citizens of North Carolina through the operation of vending and on-site food service locations.

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DPNs assist people with disabilities through the state's JobLink Career Center system by helping them to find and keep employment.

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Provides specialized services for seniors and disabled adults and their families, including case management, adult day care programs, housing services, senior employment programs, transportation services, in-home services, healthcare and advocacy services.

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Designed to increase opportunities and choices for Social Security disability beneficiaries in obtaining employment, vocational rehabilitation (VR) and other support services from public and private providers, employers and other organizations.

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Provides services that enable individuals with disabilities to live and function in the homes and communities of their choice.

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Each center provides career counseling, resume assistance, direct job placement, classroom and on-the-job training, and information about local and national labor markets and unemployment compensation.

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Helps small business owners (and those interested in starting a business) meet the challenges of today's business environment, manage that ever-changing world and plan for the future of their business. Web site includes contact information for all regional offices in the state.

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Promotes employment and independence for people with disabilities through customer partnership and community leadership.

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Provides businesses across North Carolina with a reliable source of trained applicants and other related employment services.

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If you receive disability benefits from the Social Security Administration and are interested in working or learning more about how working would affect your benefits, you can get help from a community organization known as a Work Incentive Planning and Assistance (WIPA) project.

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Enforces many federal civil laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), that prohibit job discrimination. The Charlotte District Office has jurisdiction over the state of North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.

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A not-for-profit organization located in Fayetteville, NC, Employment Source is an affiliate of the ServiceSource Network and offers rehabilitation and employment services to people with disabilities. It also offers outsourcing labor options to businesses and government agencies in a variety of fields, including food service and mail management.

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Helps people in North Carolina who are blind find jobs, live more independently. Employment services are individualized and can include training, adaptive technology and job placement.

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Offers rehabilitation services for students who are blind or who have a visually impairment from junior high to high school, possibly on to training after high school, and ultimately into work.

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