I need information I can trust.
I need healthcare and other benefits.
I need help with career and benefits planning.
I need to know my rights and responsibilities.
...Today workers and job seekers with disabilities can earn good money and keep their Medi-Cal and Medicare.
...Workers with disabilities can access their employer’s health coverage like other employees.
...Today workers with disabilities may use personal assistance services at work as well as at home.
...Workers can access technology and other work-related supports.
...Workers can access services while in school.
California’s employment landscape is changing too.
“We are trying to get rid of the idea that there
is something inconsistent between benefits
and work.”
Deputy Commissioner Martin Gerry
Social Security Administration
If you are a high school student in special education,
you can find employment help with job training and job placement.
1-800-926-0648 Voice
916-323-4014 TTY
www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/sr/wrkabltyI.asp
Empowerment is understanding your rights. You can learn more at this site about your rights and how to take advantage of them. You can also connect with other youth.
785-273-3398 Voice
Email: ortizn@fvkasa.org
www.fvkasa.org
DOR works to provide services and advocacy resulting in employment, independent living and equality for individuals with disabilities. They may also be able to assist with training, education, transportation and assistive technology.
916-324-1313 Voice
916-558-5807 TTY
www.dor.ca.gov
The EDD provides a wide range of employment and training services statewide through a One-Stop Career Center system or EDD Workforce Services Offices. These locally-provided services include job and training referrals, job search assistance and workshops, access to unemployment insurance, vocational rehabilitation and education, and youth services.
800-695-0350 Voice
916-654-9820 TTY
www.edd.ca.gov/Jobs_and_Training/Employment_Assistance_People_with_Disabilities.htm
www.servicelocator.org
If you receive Social Security benefits because of your disability, the Ticket to Work program can help you find and maintain employment by obtaining one-on-one employment services, benefits planning, vocational rehabilitation services and other support services necessary to achieve your vocational goal.
www.ssa.gov/work/aboutticket.html
JAN is a consulting service for employers, employees and job seekers looking for information on job accommodations for people with various disabilities.
www.jan.wvu.edu
National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth and National Center on Workforce and Disability for Adults
These websites provide a wide variety of resources on employment for youth and adults with disabilities. This is your source for experts in disability, education, employment and workforce development.
www.ncwd-youth.info
www.onestops.info
This website provides information on health coverage and benefit programs for workers and job seekers, including Medi-Cal, Medicare, Social Security, State Disability Insurance and In-Home Supportive Services. Several benefits planning calculators are available to help you plan how your benefits might change when you start working.
www.disabilitybenefits101.org
Here you can learn about your legal, civil and service rights to therapy, personal care and healthcare. You can also get support in fighting against discrimination.
1-800-776-5746 Voice
1-800-719-5798 TTY
www.pai-ca.org
Medi-Cal provides health care coverage for eligible individuals with disabilities, including individuals who are working.
Find a county office near you.
916-552-9200 Voice
To download a Medi-Cal application or for other information, use this website:
www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/medi-cal
The IHSS program provides personal assistance services for individuals with disabilities at home and at work.
www.dss.cahwnet.gov/cdssweb/PG139.htm
This site provides information on the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) programs and the different work incentives available to help support people with disabilities while employed.
www.ssa.gov/disability
This site offers an array of community and hospital-based services that are available to adults who have a serious mental illness and children with a severe emotional disorder. County-based programs can help provide you with evaluation, assessment, rehabilitation and support.
800-896-4042 or 916-654-3890 Voice
800-896-2512 TTY
www.dmh.ca.gov/Services_and_Programs
These sites will provide links to the disabled student services offered at the college you are interested in attending.
916-322-3234 Voice
916-323 1761 TTY
www.cccco.edu/divisions/ss/disabled/dsps.htm
www.universityofcalifornia.edu/campuses
ILCs can provide independent living skills training, advocacy training, benefits planning, housing
assistance, information referrals and other services that can help you live independently.
916-325-1690 Voice
916-325-1695 TTY
www.cfilc.org
A self-advocacy group for people with developmental disabilities; People First! provides training on personal empowerment, leadership and advocacy.
916-552-6625 Voice
www.peoplefirstca.org
Request this information in alternate formats or languages by calling (916) 654-8194.
800.695.0350 Voice
916.654.9820 TTY
This publication is fully-funded under a Medicaid Infrastructure Grant from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, grant number 11P-92399/9-03.
The CHIIP and its partners are equal opportunity employers/providers.
CHIIP publication No.2 (5/2008) English
Talent Knows No Limits
www.talentknowsnolimits.info