Maine

Apply for Unemployment Insurance (UI) Benefits

Information on how to file an unemployment insurance claim in Maine.
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Maine Bureau of Rehabilitation Services

Works to bring about full access to employment, independence and community integration for people with disabilities.
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Maine Bureau of Rehabilitation: Accessibility Guide

Provides information on how to make various documents and presentations accessible, including sign language interpreting, etiquette when interacting with a person with a disability, making sites accessible plus additional resources.
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Maine Career Center

Web resource where job seekers can find employment and businesses can find qualified employees.
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Maine Client Assistance Program

A federally funded program that provides information, assistance and advocacy to people with disabilities who are applying for or receiving services under the Rehabilitation Act. Programs under this Act include Vocational Rehabilitation, Independent Living Services and Projects with Industry.
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Maine Division for the Blind & Visually Impaired

Provides a variety of services to persons with severe visual impairments including vocational rehabilitation, independent living services and education services for children.
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Maine Division for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing & Late Deafened

Provides a variety of services including interpreting, information and referral and advocacy to people in Maine who are deaf, hard-of-hearing or late-deafened.
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Maine Employment Info Guide

Provides job seeker services, employer services, apprenticeships and training, labor market information and service locations for the state of Maine.
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Maine Independent Living Centers (ILCs)

Contact information for all ILCs in Maine. ILCs provide people with disabilities advocacy and support services, including assistance with employment, transportation, housing, health care and living skills.
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Maine One-Stop Career Centers

Each center provides career counseling, resume assistance, direct job placement, classroom and on-the-job training and information about local and national labor markets and unemployment compensation.
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Maine Small Business Development Center (SBDC)

SBDCs offer one-stop assistance to individuals and small businesses by providing a wide variety of information and guidance in central and easily accessible branch locations. SBDC services include, but are not limited to, assisting small businesses with financial, marketing, production, organization, engineering and technical problems.
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Maine Work Incentive Planning & Assistance (WIPA) Contact Information

If you receive disability benefits from the Social Security Administration and are interested in working or learning more about how working would affect your benefits, you can get help from a community organization known as a Work Incentive Planning and Assistance (WIPA) project.
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New England TACE Center (Region 1)

Provides technical assistance and continuing education (TACE) services to state vocational rehabilitation (VR) agencies and their partners and helps improve the VR employment outcomes for individuals with disabilities. Includes information on practices, a training calendar of events in the region, useful tools and resources, helpful links to other sites, publications and more.
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Northern New England AgrAbility Project

A partnership with Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine which assists people with disabilities employed in agriculture by providing practical education and assistance that promotes independence in agricultural production and rural living.
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Ticket-to-Work Program

Information on a program that assists Social Security recipients in finding and retaining employment.
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U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Boston Area Office

Contact information for the local field office of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The Boston Area Office has jurisdiction over the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.
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Work Incentive Seminar Events in Lewiston (10/21/2010), Portland (10/22/2010) and Lincoln (11/03/2010)

If you are interested in learning about the Ticket to Work Program or other Work Incentives, you can attend a FREE Work Incentive Seminar Event (WISE). WISE are community events held by local organizations for beneficiaries to learn more about available work incentives through accessible, informal, learning opportunities. Join us in Lewiston on October 21, in Portland on October 22 or in Lincoln on November 3 to learn more.

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