Links of Interest
Our Partners
- Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services
- Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program
- Disability Rights & Resources
- United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Birmingham
Advocacy
ADAPT home page. There is no place like home; and we mean real homes, not nursing homes.
We are fighting so people with disabilities can live in the community with real supports instead of being locked away in nursing homes and other institutions.
A consumer-controlled center for independent living "Empowering Peiople with Disabilities to Fully Participate in the Community." Serving Montgomery, Autauga, and Elmore Counties. Provides independent living skills training, peer support, advocacy, and information and referral. Offers accessible computer lab.
Other Links
The Ticket to Work Program provides most people receiving Social Security benefits (beneficiaries) more choices for receiving employment services.
Information regarding Alabama disability resources and public policy. Graham Sisson, Executive Director.
Conduct a job search, build an on-line resume, register with the job service, & receive e-mails on new job openings.
Forms, software, news, and manuals for providers and beneficiaries.
Links to federal resources and fair housing laws.
Fact sheets, contact information, and how to apply. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
GettingHired.com is a new private sector initiative helping to lead the effort to close the employment participation gap for people with disabilities while helping employers meet the challenge of finding qualified workers. We have grown to become the largest national employment and networking portal connecting job seekers with disabilities, employers committed to hiring job seekers with disabilities, agencies providing services to the community of people with disabilities, colleges and universities, and disability advocacy groups.
A plan for achieving self-support (PASS) allows you to set aside income and/or resources for a specified time for a work goal.
Complete text of handbook about rights and obligations
A summary guide to employment supports for individuals with disabilities under the social security disability insurance and supplemental security income programs.
Ticket to work basics, directory of employment networks, directory of WIPA's, directory of protection and advocacy agencies, and more.
Are you thinking about work?
Learn more about the ticket to work, work incentives, and resources that can assist you in reaching your employment goals. Register to attend a free, accessible, informal work incentives seminar near you.
