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Michigan residents with disabilities can apply for loans for equipment and home modifications to either start a home-based business or work for an employer from home.
The Indianapolis District Office has jurisdiction over the States of Indiana, Kentucky and Michigan and certain counties in the State of Ohio.
Information on programs, services and benefits for military veterans and their dependents living in Michigan.
Contact information for all ILCs in Michigan. ILCs provide people with disabilities advocacy and support services, including assistance with employment, transportation, housing, health care and living skills.
Provides opportunity to individuals who are blind or visually impaired to achieve employability and/or live independently in their homes and communities.
Administers the Workers' Disability Compensation Act of Michigan, which includes carrier and employer compliance, timely benefit payments and the prompt and fair adjudication of claims involving Michigan's injured workers.
Helps Michigan residents who are legally blind become employed in a career that suits their current or potential skills and abilities. The program provides diagnostic evaluations, vocational counseling and training in skills of blindness at no cost to the client.
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 WIPA.
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.
A business-led organization that serves as a resource center for employers who seek to understand, utilize and benefit from the valuable resources that people with disabilities represent in both the consumer and labor markets.
Services that help employers to retain and/or hire new employees who are blind or visually impaired.
Helps students age 14 and over to successfully make the transition from high school to postsecondary education or employment.
Part of the Michigan Commission for the Blind that provides statewide employment-related services and/or training in skills for independent living to adults and high school students who are legally blind and have moderate to profound hearing loss.
Michigan's Business Enterprise Program offers employment opportunities in food service entrepreneurship residents of Michigan who are blind.
Provides counseling, training, research and advocacy for new ventures, existing small businesses and innovative technology companies. Web site includes a list of all regional offices in the state.
Partners with individuals and employers to achieve quality employment outcomes and independence for persons with disabilities.
