Your Employment Services
There are services and medical assistance resources an individual with a disability can use. You may already receive benefits because you:
- Need assistance with daily activities due to aging, injury, illness or disability;
- Have an intellectual disability or are on the autism spectrum; or
- Have a serious mental illness that substantially interferes with or limits at least one major life activity.
If you have a disability and you are just learning about medical assistance and services, don't wait. If you are not sure if you are already receiving benefits, please reach out using one of the resources below:
- If you need assistance with daily activities due to aging, injury, illness or disability and you are looking for employment, and are not already enrolled in waiver services offered through Community HealthChoices (CHC).
Call the OLTL Participant Helpline at 1-800-757-5047 or visit the Office of Long-Term Living's (OLTL) website
- If you have an intellectual disability or are on the autism spectrum, are looking for employment, and are not already enrolled in services with the Office of Developmental Programs (ODP), read about ODP and how to get registered with your county Mental Health/Intellectual Disability agency.
Call the Intellectual Disabilities Services Customer Service Line at
1-888-565-9435 or visit employment page on MyODP.org
- If you are an individual with a serious mental illness, you are looking for employment, and are not already connected with the Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS)
Reach out to your
county behavioral health case manager for assistance.
For more information, visit the
OMHSAS website.
Prepare for a Job
Do you need extra help gaining the skills, trainings, or certifications required to get the job you want? Do you need more information on the benefits you have? Do you need help finding your way through the employment process?
DHS programs give you many ways to find and keep a job if you have a disability and are interested in competitive, integrated employment (CIE).
If you are looking for employment, here are some examples of the services that may be available to you through your specific services and medical assistance resources :