Located within Wisconsin's Workforce Development Areas, Disability Program Navigators (DPNs) help people with disabilities "navigate" through the challenges of seeking employment.
Organizations that help 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.
Enforces many federal civil laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), that prohibit job discrimination. The Chicago District Office has jurisdiction over the States of Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin and several counties in the State of Illinois.
Works for the independence, productivity and rights of citizenship of individuals with cerebral palsy and other disabilities and their families in Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Waukesha, Washington, Racine and Kenosha Counties. Provides assistance though employment services, respite care, and independent living programs and community.
Works to help people with developmental disabilities to be independent, productive and included in all facets of community life.
Helps obtain, maintain and improve employment for people with disabilities by working with VR consumers, employers and other partners.
Works to improve employment opportunities for people with disabilities and to promote public awareness of the needs and abilities of people with disabilities.
Provide peer support, information and referral, independent living skills training, and person and systems advocacy.
Directory of Job Centers throughout Wisconsin.
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.
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.
SBDCs offer one-stop assistance to individuals and small businesses by providing a wide variety of information and guidance in central and easily accessible branch locations. SBDC services include, but are not limited to, assisting small businesses with financial, marketing, organization and technical problems. Web site includes an interactive map to help users find the SBDC closest to where they live.
