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Skills of Central PA - Employment Services

Provide vocational assessment, job development, job training, job placement, specialized job situations and/or other support services that help people with intellectual disabilities prepare for, find and retain paid employment.

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Disability Related Center Based Employment
Prejob Guidance
Comprehensive Disability Related Employment Programs
Job Development

Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry - Altoona Vocational Rehabilitation Services

The Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, or OVR, provides vocational rehabilitation services to help persons with disabilities prepare for, obtain, or maintain employment. OVR provides services to eligible individuals with disabilities, both directly and through a network of approved vendors. Services are provided on an individualized basis. The OVR counselor, during face-to-face interviews, assists customers in selecting their choice of vocational goals, services and service providers. An Individualized Plan for Employment (IPE) is developed, outlining a vocational objective, services, providers and responsibilities. Certain services are subject to a Financial Needs Test (FNT) and may require financial participation by the customer. Counseling and guidance, diagnostic services, assessments, information and referral, job development and placement, and personal services such as readers or sign language interpreters are provided at no cost to the individual. Also, by law OVR customers receiving

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Comprehensive Disability Related Employment Programs

Skills of Central PA - Employment Services

Provide vocational assessment, job development, job training, job placement, specialized job situations and/or other support services that help people with intellectual disabilities prepare for, find and retain paid employment.

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Disability Related Center Based Employment
Prejob Guidance
Comprehensive Disability Related Employment Programs
Job Development

Clinton County Community Connections - Job Experience

Individuals with mental and intellectual disabilities who are in the Haven Program use their job readiness skills to operate the 4 C's cafe in the Clinton County Community Center.

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Disability Related Center Based Employment
Comprehensive Disability Related Employment Programs

AHEDD - Adult and Youth Services

Provides adults and youth with pre-employment activities, community work assessments, benefits counseling, job placement, job coaching, and follow-up job support services.

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Comprehensive Disability Related Employment Programs

Private Industry Council of Lehigh Valley - Supported Employment Program

Helps individuals with disabilities meet their vocational needs by combining vocational assessment, placement in a paid position, on-the-job training, and long-term support. Workers earn competitive wages while working in a flexible, individualized, consumer-centered program, guided by a team that includes staff members from Private Industry Council (PIC) and the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR).

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Comprehensive Disability Related Employment Programs

VisAbility - Employment Supportive Services

Assists employers in retaining, recruiting, and hiring qualified workers. Job seekers are assisted in finding competitive employment. Services include resume and interview preparation, job-seeking skill development, community-based assessments, work site analysis for accommodations, job coaching supports, and follow-up services.

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Special Education Classes/Centers
Comprehensive Disability Related Employment Programs
Vocational Rehabilitation
Friendly Visiting
Prevocational Training
Supported Employment
Job Development

Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry - Pittsburgh Vocational Rehabilitation Services

Assists Pennsylvanians with disabilities in gaining the skills necessary to live and work independently in their communities. OVR services include: diagnostic services, vocational evaluation, vocational counseling, job training, medical services and assistive technology equipment to help clients pursue and achieve employment, and job placement assistance.

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Supported Employment
Disability Related Center Based Employment
Vocational Rehabilitation
Comprehensive Disability Related Employment Programs
Assistive Technology Equipment Loan

Erie Homes for Children and Adults (EHCA) - Supported Employment

Helps individuals obtain and sustain paid employment by offering the support and training needed to succeed. Participants learn job search strategies and receive training for specific job assignments.

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Comprehensive Disability Related Employment Programs
Supported Employment

Goodwill Industries - Employment Services

Provides supportive services that assists individuals with disabilities prepare for, find, and retain paid employments.

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Comprehensive Disability Related Employment Programs

Barber National Institute - Adult Day Services

Provides job training and placement, vocational rehabilitation services and community activity programs to support individuals with intellectual disabilities and autism with independence, personal growth, community involvement, and lifelong learning.

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Comprehensive Disability Related Employment Programs
Vocational Rehabilitation
Adult Day Programs

Intercommunity Action - Community Integrated Employment

Provides employment training to people aged 21 to 50+ who are diagnosed with physical and/or intellectual disabilities.

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Comprehensive Disability Related Employment Programs
Job Training Formats

PATH - Vocational Habilitation Program

You will meet privately with professional staff to develop a plan that establishes your vocational goals and objectives for the year. You will work in a safe, comfortable, well supervised and supportive workplace modeled after the factory environments of area manufacturers. Within this setting, you will work on tasks such as: hand and machine assembly, heat sealing and shrink wrapping, drilling, gluing, sorting, packaging, labeling and occasional clerical jobs. You will also work with professional staff to develop your social skills so that you can work cooperatively with others while on the job and in future work settings. You will be paid for this work in keeping with the United States Department of Labor standards. This service is licensed by Pennsylvaniaâs Department of Public Welfare/Office of Developmental Programs.

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Comprehensive Disability Related Employment Programs

ReDCo Group - Developmental Support Services

Provide residential, adult training and home/community habilitation services to individuals with developmental disabilities.

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Comprehensive Disability Related Employment Programs
Older Adult/Disability Related Supportive Housing
Home/Community Based Developmental Disabilities Programs

AHEDD - Adult and Youth Services

Provides adults and youth with pre-employment activities, community work assessments, benefits counseling, job placement, job coaching, and follow-up job support services.

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Comprehensive Disability Related Employment Programs

Roads to Freedom Center for Independent Living of North Central PA - Employment Services for Persons with Disabilities

Roads to Freedom's Employment Service involves processes/steps that must be followed to insure the best placement possible. Processes/steps to be followed for successful employment in Customized Employment are Discovery, Vocational Profile, Planning Meeting, Job Development, and Job Coaching. Interested consumers can use CILNCP as their Employment Network, funded as a fee for service through Maximus. The Ticket to Work (TTW) incentive is designed to remove the barriers that disability beneficiaries currently face in returning to work. As an Employment Network, CILNCP will coordinate employment, vocational rehabilitation, and other support services for beneficiaries. Ticket holders are offered the following employment services: Job search assistance. Resume preparation. Interview Skills. Job placement. Job postings. Vocational counseling. Past employment support systems. Job coaching support. Social Security Work Incentives Outreach (funded through AHEDD) provides Impairment Related Work Expenses. Plan to

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Home Employment
Centers for Independent Living
Comprehensive Disability Related Employment Programs

Standard of Living Augmentation - Disability Employment Training Services

Offers work and skills training opportunities.

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Comprehensive Disability Related Employment Programs

Threshold Rehabilitation Services, Inc. - Berks Personnel Network

Comprehensive employment and training supports for individuals with mental health, physical, and intellectual developmental disabilities.

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Comprehensive Disability Related Employment Programs

Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired - Employment Services

Provides job opportunities for individuals with blindness and visual impairment through its Employment Services program, in cooperation with a number of state agencies and other nonprofit organizations.

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Comprehensive Disability Related Employment Programs

PA Inclusive - Work Inclusive

Provides services and support to learn skills needed to work at the job of choice in the community. Services include job finding, job coaching, supportive employment, community based work assessments, discovery profiles, customized employment, career assessments, and on-the-job training.

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Job Training Formats
Job Finding Assistance
Vocational Assessment
Comprehensive Disability Related Employment Programs
Intellectual Disabilities
Autism Spectrum Disorder

Dickinson Center - Employment Support Services

Provides job assessments, readiness, development, and placement, along with community-based work assessment, on-the-job training, Social Security benefits and follow-along services. Individuals are assisted through the entire job search process including constructing resumes, practicing interview skills, and applying for jobs

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Comprehensive Disability Related Employment Programs

VisAbility - Information and Referral Services

Provides information and referral services to individuals who are blind or vision impaired.

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Vocational Rehabilitation
Occupational Therapy
Disability Related Transportation
Assistive Technology Information
Senior Ride Programs
Specialized Information and Referral
Life Skills Education
Job Development
In Home Supportive Services Subsidies
Disability Awareness Training
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Comprehensive Disability Related Employment Programs
Activities of Daily Living Assessment
Supported Employment
Optometry
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation

Venango Training & Development Center - Supported Training & Employment Program (STEP)

Provides community based employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. Eligible participants are assessed to determine their abilities and interest areas. An Employment Training Specialist (ETS) is assigned to each individual. The ETS works one-on-one with the consumer to prepare him or her for the world of competitive employment. Basic job search skills including application/resume writing, and interviewing skills are addressed via Job Readiness Classes.

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Comprehensive Disability Related Employment Programs

Quest, Inc - Employment Services for People with Disabilities

Job development, skills assessment, resume preparation, interview preparation, job coaching, on the job training, travel training, and follow along job support to assist an individuals to gain and maintain competitive employment in the community. Service is provided at a one-to-one ratio.

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Comprehensive Disability Related Employment Programs

Hope Enterprises - MaxWorx Industrial Services

Provides an integrated employment opportunity for outsourcing services for private industries. They are able to meet either short or long-term manpower needs by providing laborers at the job site, or within the MaxWorx facility.

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Comprehensive Disability Related Employment Programs
Job Development
Disability Related Center Based Employment