Additional Resources
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Employment for People with Disabilities
In the past decade, thousands of individuals with disabilities have entered employment. Many individuals are contemplating getting a job. According to the Rehabilitation Act, individuals have the right to exercise informed choice throughout the entire rehabilitation process. Therefore, they need information to make the right choices. These choices include understanding the effect of earned income on cash benefits, Medicaid, Medicare, Housing subsidy, Food Stamps, and other types of assistance. Other decisions may include choosing a Vocational Rehabilitation provider or Employment Network to help secure access to career opportunities; and, maintaining support (such as accommodations, and assistive technology) in choosing, getting and keeping a job.
There are a variety of disability and employment resources in Indiana and nationally for individuals with disabilities, their family members, advocates, and providers. These resources are categorized below:
- Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities
- Disability Advocacy Work with Networking
- Governor’s Council for People with Disabilities
- Health and Disability Advocates
- Indiana Parent Information Network
- Knowledge Empowers You (KEY) Consumer Organization (mailto:keyconsumer@aol.com)
Aging:
- Indiana Area Agency on Aging
- Indiana Institute on Disability and Community - Center on Aging and Community
Americans with Disabilities Act:
- Job Accommodations Network
- Office of Employment and Disability Policy
- The ADA Technical Assistance Program
- The ADA Home Page
Assistive Technology:
Autism:
Centers for Independent Living:
Children with Disabilities:
- Benefits for Children with Disabilities
- Indiana Institute on Disability and Community - Early Childhood Center
- Parent Education Network
- Developmental Disabilities Guide
- Indiana Association of Rehabilitation Facilities
- Indiana Institute on Disability and Community
- The ARC of Indiana
Disabilities:
Disability Determination Service:
Division of Family Resources:
Earned Income Tax Credit:
Education and Training Opportunities:
Employment:
- APSE: The Network on Employment
- Health and Disability Advocates
- Indiana Institute on Disability and Community - Center on Community Living and Careers
- Indiana Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
- Supported Employment Consultation & Training (SECT) Center
- Work Support.com
- A Place to Call Home: Strategies for Affordable and Accessible Housing
- HUD Earned Income Disregard Packet
- Indiana Public Housing Authority
- National Housing Law Project
Information and Referral on Local Resources:
- Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services
- Indiana Medicaid/Healthcare
- M.E.D. Works: Medicaid for Employees with Disabilities
Medicare:
- Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services
- Kaiser Family Foundation
- Official U.S. Government Web site for People with Medicare
Mental Health:
- Division of Mental Health and Addiction
- Indiana Chapter of the National Alliance for Mentally Ill
- Indiana Mental Health Resources
- Supported Employment Consultation & Training (SECT) Center
Self-Employment Resources:
- Griffin- Hammis information on self-employment for people with disabilities
- Indiana Department of Workforce Development
- Indiana Economic Development Corporation
- Indiana Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
- Indiana Small Business Administration
- Indiana Small Business Development Center
- New Ventures in Food and Agriculture in Indiana
- SCORE: Counselors to America’s Small Business
- Social Security Administration
- U.S. Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy
Social Security:
- Benefits for Children with Disabilities
- Indiana Social Security Office Directory
- Social Security Administration
- Social Security Administration’s Work Site
- Social Security On Line Benefit Application
- Social Security Region V
Transition from School to Work:
- Indiana Department of Education
- Indiana Division of Exceptional Learners
- Indiana Institute on Disability and Community - Center on Community Living and Careers
- Indiana Institute on Disability and Community - Center on Education and Lifelong Learning
- Interagency and Community Systems for Serving Youth with Disability
- National Transition Network
- Work Incentives Transition Network
Indiana Department of Veterans Affairs
Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment:
- APSE: The Network on Employment
- Indiana Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
- IIDC - Center on Community Living and Careers
- Supported Employment consultation and Training Center
Work One (Office of Workforce Development):
Work Incentives:
Disclaimer for Hoosiers Ready to Work Web site
This site is intended for informational purposes only. Individual situations vary widely and must be evaluated on an individual basis by Division of Family Resources eligible caseworkers, or Social Security Claims Representatives and/or Indiana Works benefits counselors. Links from this site are provided to help people research various topics and do not constitute endorsements by the State of Indiana or its partners.
