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Organizations

1. Devereux Center
   Devereux Centerse are located in 13 states and offer a variety of services for children, adults and seniors with special needs, including mental retardation, developmental, and emotional/psychiatric disorders. [More Information on Devereux Center]
   
   
2. Korea Employment Agency for the Disabled
   The Korea Employment Agency for the Disabled (KEAD) is a government-funded agency that provides employment opportunities for people with disabilities in South Korea. It also provides support services to companies that employ people with disabilities, works at the national and regional level to improve employment policy and services for people with disabilities, and provides assistive products for use by people with disabilities in the workplace. [More Information on Korea Employment Agency for the Disabled]
   
   
3. Library Cultural Center for People with Disabilities "Tanadgoma"
   Tanadgoma's chief aim is the psychosocial rehabilitation of people with disabilities and their integration into the social life. It activities include: cultural-educational programs for children and youth with disabilities; promotion of inclusive education and inclusion of children with disabilities into the mainstream educational system; training and educational programs; promotion of vocational education and employment of people with disabilities; promotion and introduction of assistive adaptive technologies for educational and social integration of persons with disabilities; and protection of the rights and interests of people with disabilities. [More Information on Library Cultural Center for People with Disabilities "Tanadgoma"]
   
   
4. Lift Inc.
   Lift, Inc. is a nonprofit corporation that qualifies, trains, hires, and places information technology professionals who have physical disabilities through contracts with major corporations who eventually hire them directly. Lift combines specialized business experience in information technology with expertise at recruitment, assessment, and accommodation to give men and women who have disabilities a vocational lift. Neither a traditional educational institution nor a job placement agency, Lift accomplishes the objectives of both. To its employees with disabilities, Lift offers opportunities for very rewarding careers. To its corporate clients, it provides a proven human resource development program for high performance professionals. Lift has placed professionals in positions such as: programmer-analyst, systems-analyst, software engineer, business analyst, technical writer, technical specialist, network administrator, computer support specialist, data security specialist, database administrator, database manager, quality assurance specialist, CBT training developer, E-commerce specialist and website designer. [More Information on Lift Inc.]
   
   
5. Lions World Services for the Blind
   Lions World Services for the Blind is a training and rehabilitation center for people who are blind or visually impaired. Services include psycho-social counseling, training in independent living skills, personal adjustment training, and vocational evaluation and training. Training for independent living includes such skills as Braille, typing, oral communications, clothing care, cooking, grooming, housekeeping, independent travel through the use of a long cane, orientation to the environment, and use of transportation systems. Personal adjustment training includes the development of self-confidence in areas of social skills, physical conditioning and recreation. The center currently offers 13 vocational programs, which include three courses that teach trainees to work for the Internal Revenue Service. The three IRS courses are Contact Collection Representative, Service Center Collection Representative, and Taxpayer Service Representative. The other vocational programs are Assistive Technology Instructor, Bicycle Assembly and Repair, Enterprise Solutions Programming, Clerical Skills, Customer Service, Horticulture, Microsoft Computer Systems Engineer, Small Business Management, Small Engine Repair and Word Processing. [More Information on Lions World Services for the Blind]
   
   
6. National Technical Assistance Center for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders with Disabilities
   NTAC-AAPI has three objectives: (1) to increase employment opportunities for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders with disabilities nationwide, in both rural and urban areas; (2) to develop and provide technical assistance that will result in increased, culturally relevant vocational rehabilitation services for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders with disabilities; and (3) to respond to the changing needs for technical assistance by the population being served. [More Information on National Technical Assistance Center for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders with Disabilities]
   
   
7. Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Workplace Accommodations
   "The Workplace RERC identifies, designs, and develops devices and systems to help people with disabilities be more productive in the workplace. A primary focus of the Center is the use of universal design concepts -- the design of products and environments to be usable by all workers, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialized design." [More Information on Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Workplace Accommodations]
   
   
8. Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Substance Abuse, Disability, and Employment
   This RRTC builds on previous findings to positively impact persons with disabilities who also experience substance use disorders, as well as the service providers upon whom they depend. The highly integrated program of research addresses the following goals and objectives: (l) promote widespread use of substance use disorder screening among persons with disabilities who utilize disability-related employment services; (2) conduct a randomized clinical trial of a model of supported employment, Individualized Placement and Support (IPS), to test its efficacy among persons with traumatic brain injury or other severe disabilities that also have a substance use disorder; (3) research policy and practices relative to their impact on VR services for persons with a disability and coexisting substance abuse; and (4) investigate factors that specifically contribute to unsuccessful case closure among consumers of VR services. [More Information on Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Substance Abuse, Disability, and Employment]
   
   
9. Rehabilitation Services Administration, U.S. Department of Education
   Part of OSERS in the U.S. Dept. of Education, RSA oversees formula and discretionary grant programs that help individuals with physical or mental disabilities to obtain employment and live more independently through the provision of such supports as counseling, medical and psychological services, job training and other individualized services. RSA's major Title I formula grant program provides funds to state vocational rehabilitation agencies to provide employment-related services for individuals with disabilities, giving priority to individuals who are significantly disabled. [More Information on Rehabilitation Services Administration, U.S. Department of Education]
   
   
10. Rural and Farm Family Vocational Rehabilitation Program
    "RFFVRP's purpose is to place members of rural and farm families with disabilities into jobs consistent with their abilities and interests, or to assist them to stay in their current jobs. Evaluation, counseling, and assistance in job placement are available to eligible people." [More Information on Rural and Farm Family Vocational Rehabilitation Program]
    
    
11. Stout Vocational Rehabilitation Institute – Online Training
    The Stout Vocational Rehabilitation Institute (SVRI), located at the University of Wisconsin-Stout, offers online training opportunities for professionals working in vocational rehabilitation and related fields. While still being accessible to individuals with disabilities, the online courses frequently include video, audio, and interactive tutorials to engage learners on a different level and appeal to multiple learning styles. Asynchronous written discussions facilitated by qualified professionals provide opportunities for practitioners to share their valuable work experiences with each other. Activities are relevant to practitioners wanting to advance their skills. Course activities are asynchronous, meaning that they can be completed 24/7 as long as they are submitted by the due date. [More Information on Stout Vocational Rehabilitation Institute – Online Training]
    
    
12. Workability International
    Workability International is an interational body representing providers of work and employment services to people with disabilities. Member organizations provide direct employment and work for people with disabilities in service and manufacturing processes, and provide employment services to people with disabilities to access, obtain and sustain work and employment in labor markets in conjunction with employers. More than three million people with disabilities are engaged in work programs delivered by Workability International's 120 member organizations in some 35 countries. [More Information on Workability International]
    
    

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1. 2012 National Employment Conference
   December 5, 2012 to December 7, 2012 in Arlington, Virginia, United States
   The 2012 National Employment Conference is an opportunity for the Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) community to explore the question: "In this new economy, where and how can the VR profession add true and targeted value to achieve the goal of meaningful careers, self-sufficiency, and independence for persons with disabilities?" Through interactive, hands-on sessions, conference attendees and presenters will examine the state of the economy and exchange ideas, research, and models in order to achieve goals of competitive wages and self-sufficiency for persons with disabilities. [More Information on 2012 National Employment Conference]
   
   
2. 2012 Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER) International Conference
   July 18, 2012 to July 22, 2012 in Seattle, Washington, United States
   The 2012 AER International Conference will feature hands-on presentations in the field of blindness and visual impairment. Topics to be presented include Orientation and Mobility; Vision Rehabilitation Therapy; Aging and Blindness; Vocational Rehabilitation, Employment and BEP Services; Education Curriculum; Psychosocial Services; Multiple Disabilities; and Personnel Preparation. Attendees will include orientation and mobility specialists, teachers, low vision and vision rehabilitation therapists, counselors, social workers, optometrists, ophthalmologists, administrators and professionals from related fields. All attendees will receive a Certificate of Attendance. [More Information on 2012 Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER) International Conference]
   
   
3. Wisconsin Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference
   October 21, 2004 to October 23, 2004 in Milwukee, Wisconsin, United States
   The Wisconsin Occupational Therapy Association's (WOTA's) Annual Conference will be held at the Four Points Sheraton in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from October 21-23, 2004. [More Information on Wisconsin Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference]