North Carolina

Business Enterprises Program - North Carolina Division of Services for the Blind

Provides employment opportunities to blind and visually impaired citizens of North Carolina through the operation of vending and on-site food service locations.
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Community Workforce Solutions

Provides job training, work and life transition services, community-based training and education and advocacy to empower individuals with disabilities to set and attain goals. Also has Employment Specialists to help employers interested in hiring people with disabilities.
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Durham Exchange Club Industries (DECI)

Nonprofit community-based vocational rehabilitation program that provides job training and placement for adults with disabilities. Vocational services include an Adult Development Vocational Program.

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Employment Source, Inc.

A not-for-profit organization located in Fayetteville, NC, Employment Source is an affiliate of the ServiceSource Network and offers rehabilitation and employment services to people with disabilities. It also offers outsourcing labor options to businesses and government agencies in a variety of fields, including food service and mail management.

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North Carolina Division of Aging & Adult Services

Provides specialized services for seniors and disabled adults and their families, including case management, adult day care programs, housing services, senior employment programs, transportation services, in-home services, healthcare and advocacy services.

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North Carolina Division of Services for the Blind - Employment Services

Helps people in North Carolina who are blind find jobs, live more independently. Employment services are individualized and can include training, adaptive technology and job placement.
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North Carolina Division of Services for the Blind - Transition Services

Offers rehabilitation services for students who are blind or who have a visual impairment from junior high to high school, possibly on to training after high school, and ultimately into work.
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North Carolina Employment Network Program

Designed to increase opportunities and choices for Social Security disability beneficiaries in obtaining employment, vocational rehabilitation (VR) and other support services from public and private providers, employers and other organizations.
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North Carolina Independent Living Centers (ILCs)

Contact information for ILCs throughout North Carolina. ILCs provide people with disabilities advocacy and support services, including assistance with employment, transportation, housing, health care and living skills.
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North Carolina Independent Living Services

Provides services that enable individuals with disabilities to live and function in the homes and communities of their choice.

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North Carolina 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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North Carolina Small Business & Technology Development Center

Helps small business owners (and those interested in starting a business) meet the challenges of today's business environment, manage that ever-changing world and plan for the future of their business. Web site includes contact information for all regional offices in the state.

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North Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Employment Services

Promotes employment and independence for people with disabilities through customer partnership and community leadership.
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North Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Services to Employers

Provides businesses across North Carolina with a reliable source of trained applicants and other related employment services.
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North Carolina Work Incentive Planning & Assistance (WIPA)

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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RHA Howell, Inc.

Provides services to help people with disabilities and their families make choices to live more independently. Includes a vocational rehabilitation facility, employment services under the Social Security Administration's Ticket-to-Work program, residential services and children's day care centers. Learn more about the programs for children with developmental disabilities.

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U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) - Charlotte, NC District Office

Enforces many federal civil laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), that prohibit job discrimination. The Charlotte District Office has jurisdiction over the state of North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.
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