Resources and Opportunities
Find help if a disability is preventing you from working, or which is endangering your present employment. Find a NJ Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services office near you.
Read about and connect to resources for people with disabilities, and link to the NJ Resources 2007 guide – a comprehensive guide for those with disabilities.
Find job seeker tools and connect with organizations and services to help you with your job search. EARN is an initiative funded by the Office of Disability Employment Policy under the US Department of Labor.
Learn about the NJ Statewide Independent Living Council (NJ SILC), whose mission includes providing persons who have a disability with an equal opportunity to contribute to the economy.
Read the NJ SILC on-line brochure to connect with their services in an office near you.
Locate a complete listing of NJ Department of Human Services disability program offerings here.
Learn all about the Ticket to Work program, a voluntary program offering help to those receiving Social Security disability benefits with obtaining vocational rehabilitation, training, job referrals, and other ongoing support and services.
Visual Impairment
Find out about services for the visually impaired, including services to obtain employment through the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired.
Hearing Impairment
Find out about services for the hearing impaired through the NJ Division of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
Developmental Disabilities
Find out about services for those with developmental disabilities (including disabilities such as mental retardation, cerebral palsy and autism). Locate a Community Services Office near you to apply for services through the NJ Division of Developmental Disabilities.
Contact your local One-Stop Career Center for additional information.