Crisis Services
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Employment Resources for People with Disabilities
Overview
This resource from the Public Interest Law Center Of Philadelphia (PILCOP) provides a list of employment resources for Pennsylvanians with disabilities.
Jobs Accommodation Network
Can help you with: Finding a reasonable accommodation to enable you to do the job you have or want
Contact:https://askjan.org/ (800)526-7234 (Voice) (877)781-9403 (TTY)
Workforce Incentives Planning Initiative
Can help you with: Information on how to maintain your benefits while working
Contact: Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania https://www.disabilityrightspa.org/
1315 Walnut Street, 5th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107 1-800-692-7443 Ext. 309 (voice) • 215-789-2498 (TDD)
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Can help you with: Supported employment services to find and keep a job
Contact: 444 N 3rd St # 5A, Philadelphia, PA 19123 Phone: (215) 560-1900 TTY: 215-560-6144
Career Link
Can help you with: Searching job listings, building a resume, networking opportunities
Contact: http://www.philaworks.org Suburban Station 1617 JFK Boulevard, 2nd Floor Philadelphia, PA 19103 Phone: 215-557-2625
Legal Clinic for the Disabled
Can help people with physical disabilities with: Consumer protection, family law, housing, wills, public benefits, and insurance
Contact: legalinfo@lcdphila.org
Intake: Wednesday only: 9:30am to 3:30pm call: 215-587-3350
Liberty Resources
Can help you with: Living independently in the community
Contact: 714 Market Street, Suite 100 Philadelphia, PA 19106 215-634-2000 tdd: 215-634-6630 LRinc@libertyresources.οrg
Sierra Group Academy
Can help you with: Building skills to find employment
Contact: 714 Market St, Suite 302, Philadelphia, PA 19106 info@lriacademy.org
215.634.2000 ext. 203
Public Interest Law Center
Can help you with: Employment discrimination based on disability; reasonable accommodations at work; criminal records in employment applications
Contact: jfoster@publawint.org 267-546-1313
Philadelphia Legal Assistance
Can help you with: Unemployment compensation, home ownership, bankruptcy, medical assistance, family law
Contact: 215-981-3800 on Tuesday or Thursday between 9:30 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.
Walk-in: Mon & Wed, 9-11:30 The Cast Iron Building,718 Arch Street, Suite 300N
Family law: call 215-981-3800 Mon & Wed, 10 – 12 (no walk-ins)
Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania (DRN)
Can help you with: Work Incentives Planning Assistance, Ticket to Work
Contact: 800-692-7443 (voice) or 877-375-7139 (TDD) intake@drnpa.org
This resource created by The Public Interest Law Center