Any disabled individual who wishes to begin or return to work can receive assistance with acquiring gainful employment. Companies state that employees with disabilities have better retention rates, thereby reducing the cost of high turnover. These employees possess valuable problem-solving skills because they are experts in finding creative ways to perform tasks others may take for granted.
Role of Employment Advisor
The employment advisor works as a counselor, with full participation of the job seeker, and designs strategies for placement through planning, trouble-shooting, improvising, bringing in resources (including employer contacts/potential job leads through networking), and developing options for the job seeker.
Role of Person with Disability
The job seeker will work with an employment advisor to identify your strengths and abilities, explore employment options and discover your area's employer's requirements. You will develop and implement an employment plan and attend trainings and seek social inclusion and plan for advancement and promotion.
Services Provided by the Employment Network
For more information, contact Kathie Kearbey, Vocational Advisor or go to our Contact Us page and complete and submit our short form to Request Services.
The Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program is an employment program for people with disabilities who are interested in going to work. The Ticket Program is part of the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999 – legislation designed to remove many of the barriers that previously influenced people’s decisions about going to work because of the concerns over losing health care coverage. The goal of the Ticket Program is to increase opportunities and choices for Social Security disability beneficiaries to obtain employment, vocational rehabilitation (VR), and other support services from public and private providers, employers, and other organizations.
For more information, contact Kathie Kearbey, Vocational Advisor or go to our Contact Us page and complete and submit our short form to Request Services.
