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Arizona
Clear Path Job Internship Program for People with Disabilities is sponsored by the city of Phoenix Parks, Recreation and Library Department with support from the Arizona Rehabilitation Services. The program is for individuals between the ages of 17 and 39 that have disabilities. It is a 200-hour program in which 160 hours
is on the job in a paid internship as a city employee. For more information on eligibility requirements and program components visit their website or call (602) 495-5717 voice or (602) 262-5091 text.
Arkansas
Mays Mission for the Handicapped, Inc., located in Herber Springs, Arkansas, offers on the job training to people with disabilities. The Mission operates a large 4-color web press, designs packages in its prepress and graphic arts department, cuts, folds and stitches paper and books in the bindery department and inserts all this into envelopes in the lettershop department. There are also data entry and pen assembly departments. Each department offers employment opportunities to people with disabilities. For more information about their programs and services, call (501) 362-7526 or e-mail info@maysmission.org.
California
Lincoln Training Center offers a Supported Employment program in which people with development disabilities are placed in integrated work settings. Competitive work opportunities can be found
in groundskeeping, custodial services, food services and retail assistance. They also offer several work adjustment programs in which individuals can enhance their skills and employability. For more information, call (800) 949-4582 or
e-mail ltcmain@lincolntc.org.
OPARC serves Southern California residents by offering the Diversified Industries Program, which provides an opportunity for employees to develop work skills while employed in an industrial setting. Available positions include sub-assembly and packaging. For more information call (909) 985-3116 ext. 10.
Delaware
Kent-Sussex Industries,
Inc. (KSI) located in Milford, Delaware, offers rehabilitative and employment programs for individuals with disabilities. Such programs include a Facility-based Work Service Program, Community-based Work Service Program, the
Follow-Along Program as well as a Community Inclusion Program. KSI also offers full employment evaluation and training before placement is made. For the details of each program, visit their website or call (302) 422-4014.
Florida
Seagull Industries for the Disabled, Inc. is a private, non-profit social services agency serving individuals with physical, mental and emotional disabilities in Palm Beach County, Florida. They assist people with disabilities gain valuable employment skills and experience by providing temporary labor, piecemeal work and assembly, landscape maintenance, bulk mailing and other similar light labor services. For more information, call (561) 842-5814 or e-mail main@seagull.org.
Seminole Work Opportunity Program (SWOP) is a private non-profit organization providing sheltered vocational, educational and community based employment training to adults with developmental disabilities in Seminole and Orange Counties since 1980. SWOP creates employment opportunities by partnering with local businesses in need of contract work. For more information, call (407) 699-4419.
Indiana
Abilities Services, Inc., serving Montgomery and Clinton Counties in Indiana, provides training opportunities in work centers, as well as gainful employment options to people with disabilities. On-site work includes assembly, sub-assembly, packaging, and more. For more information, call (800) 362-4021 or e-mail abilities@wico.com.
Kentucky
New Vision Enterprises is a private not-for-profit corporation providing employment services to persons with blindness and visual impairments. Their comprehensive employment services program gives adults with disabilities a chance to receive employment training and services while, at the same time, earning wages in a competitive work environment. For more information, call (502) 893-0211.
Minnesota
ProWorks, located in Litchfield, Minnesota, is a private, non-profit corporation providing adult day training and habilitation services to persons with developmental disabilities and related conditions. On-site work has included assembly and product packaging, collating, bulk mailing coordination, paper shredding and more. For more information, call (320) 593-6257 or e-mail info@proworks-mn.com.
New Jersey
Midland Advanced
Programs is an independent, non-profit corporation providing employment training for young adults with developmental disabilities. They contract with various corporations throughout New Jersey and place candidates with appropriate work. Each employee is appropriately coached throughout the initial employment phase. For more information, call (908)-722-7727.
Ohio
TAC Industries, Inc., a non-profit corporation located in Springfield, Ohio, offers individuals with developmental disabilities an opportunity to "develop marketable skills by completing contract work in partnership with other industries." Work and self-help skills, social adjustment, and a variety of daily living experiences are offered to the workers by their specialized staff. For more information, visit their website or call (937) 328-5200.
South Dakota
DakotAbilities is a non-profit organization serving Sioux Falls, South Dakota residents with disabilities. In addition to vocational services they also offer on-site work opportunities to people with disabilities, including a variety of tasks, from the packaging of golf tees to the testing of keyboards. For more information, call (605) 334-4220.
Virginia
Friendship Industries, Inc. works to enhance the employment skills of people with disabilities through a series of hands-on training programs. The first program, offered to
new clients is the Work Adjustment Training (WAT) Program, in which clients learn appropriate work behavior and skills in a supported environment. If a client requires additional support, they then move into the Extended Sheltered Employment Program. As clients develop necessary skills they will then be placed by Friendship Industries with outside employers. For more information, call (540) 434-9586.
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