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Offers Medicaid coverage to people with disabilities who are working, and earning more than the allowable limits for regular Medicaid, the opportunity to retain their health care coverage through Medicaid.
A list of helpful education-related resources for the disability community.
Information on tax incentives for employers, job coaching and on-the-job training services, and contact information for the New York VESID Regional Marketing Representatives.
Links to employment and training resources for the aging community, including information on the Senior Community Service Employment Program and more.
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.
Provide a set of core services geared toward promoting self-help, equal access, peer role modeling, personal growth and empowerment.
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.
Information on New York's SBDCs, which offer one-stop assistance to individuals and small businesses by providing information and guidance in central and easily accessible branch locations. Web site includes an interactive map to help users find the SBDC closest to where they live.
Information on the Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID) program, which provides workforce preparation and qualified job candidates in New York at no cost to employers.
Supports New Yorkers with developmental disabilities and their families by focusing on community involvement, employment, recreation and housing issues.
Help individuals with disabilities navigate through available programs and services in the local One-Stop system by linking them to employers to achieve successful entry or re-entry into the workforce.
Provides specialized services for seniors to improve their quality of life, including case management, adult day care programs, housing services, senior employment programs, transportation services, in-home services, healthcare and advocacy services.
Offers services including vocational assessment, vocational counseling, assistance with transition from school to the world of work, job training and placement, job follow-up, and other services to support the individual's employment objectives.
Provides a link to each of the district offices within the state for the New York Office of Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID).
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.
Enforces many federal civil laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), that prohibit job discrimination. The New York District Office has jurisdiction over the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont and several counties New Jersey.
Enforces many federal civil laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), that prohibit job discrimination. The New York District Office has jurisdiction over the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont, and several counties in the State of New Jersey.
State-specific guide that provides thorough contact information on New York state agencies as well as state and local disability organizations for all age groups. Document is in Word format.
A nonprofit organization providing housing, employment assistance, advocacy and support services to people with disabilities.
