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AHEDD is a private non-profit employment agency with a mission to serve the community as a catalyst in the employment and development of persons with a disability.
Provides the latest information on programs and services, including employment resources, for people with disabilities, their families and support providers.
A nonprofit organization providing housing, employment assistance, advocacy and support services to people with disabilities.
Committed to supporting individuals with disabilities in their pursuit of interdependence and inclusion through training, technical assistance, services and supports, research, dissemination and advocacy.
A not-for-profit, nonsectarian social service agency that provides a broad range of employment, education, training, health and rehabilitation programs and services to people in the Philadelphia area.
A two-week program that gives special education high school students from the Philadelphia area the opportunity to gain valuable job and life skills and improve academic goals by serving as camp counselors.
A statewide, employer-driven program designed for business leaders to promote hiring practices that enable qualified people with disabilities to enter and succeed in the workplace.
Contact information for centers for independent living throughout Pennsylvania. CILs provide people with disabilities advocacy and support services, including assistance with employment, transportation, housing, health care and living skills.
Council dedicated to the independence and empowerment of persons with disabilities. Seventeen individual Centers for Independent Living (CILs) throughout the state serve a total of sixty-seven counties.
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.
Works to create favorable conditions for people with developmental disabilities and their families in Pennsylvania.
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.
Works to improve the quality of life of Pennsylvanians with disabilities by promoting opportunities to work and live in an environment free of imposed barriers by architecture, communication or attitude.
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.
Provides a wide range of services just for employers, including recruitment and hiring services.
Information on Pennsylvania's SBDCs, which offer one-stop assistance to individuals and small businesses by providing information and guidance in central and easily accessible branch locations.
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.
Provides employment and training for people with disabilities in Pennsylvania and 9 other states.
Enforces many federal civil laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), that prohibit job discrimination. The Philadelphia District Office has jurisdiction over the states of Delaware, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and several counties in Maryland and New Jersey.
Contact information for the local field office of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The Pittsburgh Area Office has jurisdiction over the state of West Virginia and several Pennsylvania counties.
Assists Veterans and their family members in their job searching efforts, and provides customized services including vocational counseling, resume preparation, workshops, job fairs, assisted job placement, PTSD readjustment group counseling and traumatic brain injury assistance.
Assists Pennsylvanians with disabilities to secure
and maintain employment and independence.
Information and resources regarding reasonable accommodations for employment of people with disabilities in Philadelphia, including the reasonable accommodation request form, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) grievance form and Braille and alternative format policies.
Information and resources for business owners with disabilities in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia-based foundation finds employment opportunities and provides job coaching and training for people with disabilities.
Advises the Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) about how well its programs and services match the needs of people with disabilities. Fifty percent of the Rehabilitation Council members are either persons with disabilities or have family members who are persons with disabilities.
