Federal and Virginia State Agencies & Programs
Federal
Social Security Administration www.ssa.gov
Ticket to Work www.ssa.gov/work
Your Ticket to Work yourtickettowork.ssa.gov
Choose to Work choosework.ssa.gov
US Equal Opportunity Employment Commission www.eeoc.gov
US Department of Labor www.doleta.gov
Department of Veteran Affairs www.va.gov
Department of Education www.ed.gov
Project Search projectsearch.us
Administration for Community Living www.acl.gov
State of Virginia
Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services www.vadars.org
Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired www.vdbvi.org
Virginia Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing www.vddhh.org
Virginia Department of Social Services www.dss.virginia.gov
Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services www.dmas.virginia.gov
Virginia Department of Health and Developmental Services www.dbhds.virginia.gov
Virginia Community Based Services www.vadars.org/cbs
Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission www.vwc.state.va.us
Associations and Organizations
National
Americans with Disabilities Act www.ada.gov
What Can You Do? www.whatcanyoudocampaign.org
Institute For Community Inclusion www.communityinclusion.org
National Autism Association nationalautismassociation.org
National Association of the Deaf www.nad.org
The ARC www.thearc.org
National Organization on Disability www.nod.org
TASH Equity, Opportunity and Inclusion for People with Disabilities tash.org
State of Virginia
disAbility Law Center of Virginia dlcv.org
Virginia Board for People with Disabilities www.vaboard.org
Virginia Easy Access www.easyaccess.virginia.gov
Brain Injury Association of Virginia www.biav.net
National Alliance on Mental Illness – Virginia namivirginia.org
Autism Society of Central Virginia ascv.org
Olmstead Virginia www.olmsteadva.com
Virginia Association of Community Service Boards www.vacsb.org
Employment and Job Networks
National
Association for People Supporting EmploymentFirst apse.org
Job Accommodation Network (JAN) askjan.org
O’Net www.onetonline.org
National Hire Network www.hirenetwork.org
Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability Inclusion (EARN) www.askearn.org
State of Virginia
Virginia Association for People Supporting EmploymentFirst va-apse.org
Virginia Career VIEW virginiacareerview.com
Virginia Employment Commission www.vec.virginia.gov
Virginia Workforce Connection www.vawc.virginia.gov
Virginia’s Community Colleges – Career Readiness Certification www.vccs.edu/workforce/career-readiness-certificate
Transportation and Health & Safety
Transportation
CARE Van www.ridegrtc.com/services/specialized-transportation/care
GRTC Transist System www.ridegrtc.com
Access Chesterfield Transportation Services www.chesterfield.gov/accesschesterfield
RADAR radartransit.org
S.T.A.R. Valley Metro valleymetro.com
Logisticare www.logisticare.com
Health & Safety
US Department of Health and Human Services www.hhs.gov
Virginia Health Information www.vhi.org
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services www.cms.gov
FEMA www.fema.gov
The Ready Campaign www.ready.gov
Virginia Department of Emergency Management www.vaemergency.com
Virginia Department of Social Services Domestic Violence www.dss.virginia.gov/community/dv
AARDVARC Domestic Violence Resources www.aardvarc.org
CARITAS – Break the Cycles of Homelessness and Addiction www.caritasva.org
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline suicidepreventionlifeline.org | 1-800-273-8255
Housing and Meals Assistance
Housing
Access Virginia www.accessva.org
Meals
Feedmore feedmore.org
Assistive Technology and Telephone Service
Assistive Technology
Virginia Assistive Technology System (VATS) vats.org
Assistive Technology Loan Fund Authority atlfa.org
Telephone
Safelink Wireless www.safelinkwireless.com
Education and Research
Cornell University Yang Tan Institute www.yti.cornell.edu
The Red Book – Guide to Employment Supports for SSI and SSDI www.ssa.gov/redbook
Social Security Administration Disability Publications www.ssa.gov/pubs
Federal Benefits for Veterans, Dependents and Survivors www.va.gov/opa/publications/benefits_book.asp
National Rehabilitation Information Center www.naric.com
Typing Test www.typingtest.com
Assisted Living Research Institute www.assistedliving.org
Professional Associations
National
Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC) www.crccertification.com
International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals (IARP) rehabpro.org
National Rehabilitation Association (NRA) www.nationalrehab.org
State of Virginia
Virginia Association of Community Rehabilitation Programs (vaACCSES) www.vaaccses.org
Virginia Chapter of the International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals (VA IARP) connect.rehabpro.org/virginia
Virginia Rehabilitation Association (VRA) www.vra.org
Government
Accreditation
CARF International www.carf.org
