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The Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD) seeks to meet the diverse needs of the more than 600,000 people with disabilities who live and work in Chicago.
Contact information for Disability Resource Coordinators who assist job seekers in obtaining employment throughout the state.
Works to increase the economic and employment opportunities of people with disabilities while meeting the workforce needs of businesses located in the state of Illinois by promoting a collaborative partnership between the private and public sectors.
Program helps people with disabilities receive services by advocating for their interests and helping them identify resources, understand procedures, resolve problems and protect their rights in the rehabilitation process, employment and home services.
Assists veterans and their dependents and survivors in obtaining the benefits they are entitled to under the laws of the United States, and the State of Illinois.
Works in partnership with people with disabilities and their families to assist them in making informed choices to achieve full community participation through employment, education and independent living opportunities.
Contact information for ILCs throughout Illinois. ILCs provide people with disabilities with advocacy and support services, including assistance with employment, housing and living skills.
Statewide information resource and referral for advocacy and services for people with developmental disabilities. Site includes a searchable database, contact information for electronic and phone assistance and an advocacy "toolbox."
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.
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.
Helps people with disabilities find and keep quality employment that pays a living wage and offers a chance for advancement.
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.
Workers' compensation is a no-fault system of benefits paid by employers to workers who experience job-related injuries or diseases.
The WIA program combines federally-funded job training programs in Illinois into a workforce development system where individuals can find a job or train for a new career. Services are provided through the state's one-stop delivery system or the Illinois Employment & Training Center network.
Works to increase employment opportunities for people with disabilities by expanding access to training, education, employment supports, assistive technology and integrated employment.
List of organizations that provide job placement services or occupational job skills training in the Northeast Region of Illinois.
Offers services for older people living in Illinois, including its Senior Community Services Training and Employment Program, which assists adults age 55 and over entering or reentering the workforce.
Contact information for all Illinois Department of Human Services rehabilitation services offices and service providers throughout the state.
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.
Enforces many federal civil laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), that prohibit job discrimination. The St. Louis District Office has jurisdiction over the states of Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma and many counties in the state of Illinois.
Links to national and Illinois state resources and organizations related to workforce development.
Helps low-income residents of DuPage County, IL secure and maintain employment.
