| Organization |
Disability
Focus |
Contact
Information |
Description |
AbilityFirst
(formerly Crippled Children's Society) |
Intellectual |
Steve
Rosenthal
Director of Public Relations
2555 E. Colorado Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91107
626-396-1010 T
626-396-1021 F
Email
Visit Web Site |
For people of all
ages with physical and developmental disabilities, AbilityFirst operates a
network of 22 community recreation centers, employment workshops, year-round
camps, and residential housing facilities (group homes and apartments, for
assisted and independent living, respectively) in the five-county Los
Angeles area. Services: assembly, packing,
folding, stapling, custodial |
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Asian
Rehabilitation Services |
Primarily
Developmentally Disabled
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1701 E. Washington Blvd., Los
Angeles, CA 90021
213-743-9242 Tel
213-743-9266 Fax
Email
Visit Web Site |
Job placement services for the
developmentally disabled and job counseling programs for the minority population at-large.
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Best Buddies Jobs |
Intellectual disabilities
Job Types:
Light office-filing, copying, faxing, light data entry, mailroom,
shredding, recycling. Stockroom-light order filling. Restaurant-bus
boy/girl, table prep, banquet set-up. Shipping/receiving. Retail-apparel
prep, sales floor maintenance.
Other Services:
Job Coaching to train individual on necessary job tasks.
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Karl Ammermann
Program Supervisor
Email
1801 S. La Cienega Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90035
310-253-5470 T
310-253-5475 F
Agency Email
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A non-profit organization, founded by Anthony Kennedy Shriver, that provides
job placement services for individuals with intellectual disabilities in the
Los Angeles area. |
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Braille
Institute of America |
Visually
Impaired Job Types:
reception, administrative assistant, call center, computer data entry,
customer service
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Anita
Wright
Youth/Career Services Coordinator
Email
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Offer a unique
training program for the visually impaired in computer office
administration and the utilization of adaptive equipment/technology.
Provide vocational development, job readiness, occupational assistance and
employer relationships to return to or continue in the world of world.
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Bridges...from School
to Work
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Youths with Disabilities |
3200 Wilshire Blvd.
South Tower, Suite 1207
Los Angeles, CA 90010
213-381-1220 Tel/TTY
213-381-3907 Fax
Email
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Bridges....from
school to work program is a transition program that develops work
opportunities for students with disabilities as they prepare to leave high
school. Bridges assists students with job developing, interview techniques,
job coaching, job getting skills and job keeping skills. |
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California State
University Northridge |
Students with
Disabilities |
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330-8267
818-677-2403 Tel
Email
Visit Web Site |
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Computer Access Center |
All Disabilities |
Guy Perkins
Program Director
6234 W. 87th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90045
310-338-1597 Tel
310-338-9318 Fax
Email
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A not-for-profit organization
that provides assistive technology collaborative consultations,
training, solutions, and employment preparation for people with disabilities
to access their work environment. |
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Dayle McIntosh Center |
All Disabilities |
Dolores Kollmer
Senior Employment Specialist
13272 Garden Grove Blvd.
Garden Grove, CA 92843
714-772-8285 Tel
714-772-8292 Fax
Email
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A consumer based agency that empowers people with
any disability by providing an environment to develop options, make informed
choices and control their own lives. |
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Department of
Rehabilitation |
All Disabilities |
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The CA State
Dept. of Rehabilitation exists throughout CA. This agency serves
individuals with disabilities seeking viable employment opportunities.
More Information |
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Didi Hirsch Community Mental Health
|
Mental Health |
Lalie Ruiz
Employment Specialist
11133 Washington Blvd.
Culver City, CA
90232
(310) 895-2300 Tel |
We are a free
service to employers who are looking for qualified and skilled employees. We
pre-screen, go out to the work site, and help people in the community return
to work. We work closely with Dept. of Rehabilitation. |
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Diversity
Employment Source |
All
Disabilities |
Santos Garcia
5400 E. Olympic Blvd. # 200
Commerce, CA 90022-9934
310-558-5581 T
323-720-4098 F
Email
Deborah Cujino-Deras
Los Angeles, CA
310-348-0985 Tel
310-342-6865 Fax
Email
Visit Website
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Diversity
Employment Source, is a collaborative of non-profit, private, and state
agencies committed to workforce diversity and quality hiring. Our mission
is to facilitate excellence in diversity recruitment by bringing together
human resource professionals, with quality pre-screened, professional
candidates from diverse backgrounds and disabilities. |
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Dot's
Right! |
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P.O.
Box 50413
Los Angeles, CA 90050
323-254-9213 Tel
Email
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"Dot's
Right!" is an innovative service that transcribes print material into
Braille. We produce a wide variety of materials including employee
training/technical manuals, personal documents, restaurant menus, and much
more! |
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Foothill Vocational Opportunities |
All Disabilities Job Types: Food service,
clerical, janitorial, gardening, stocking, bag stuffing, manufacturing
Also: Job Accommodation advice and in-house contract
services |
Tim Hackett
Director of Development
789 N. Fair Oaks Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91103
626-449-0218 Tel
626-449-4802 Fax
Email
Agency Email
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Foothill Vocational Opportunities was founded in 1965, with the mission of
maximizing the personal and economic potential of developmentally disabled
individuals, by creating meaningful employment opportunities. |
Goodwill
Industries of Long Beach and South Bay
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800 West Pacific
Coast Highway
Long Beach, California 90806
562-435-3411 Tel
562-495-1447 Fax
Email |
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Goodwill Industries of
Orange County |
All Disabilities |
410 N. Fairview St.
Santa Ana, Ca. 92703 714-547-6308 Tel
714-541-6531 Fax
Email
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Dedicated to providing
individuals with disabilities and other barriers to employment with the opportunity to
achieve their highest levels of personal and economic independence. Also features an
Assistive Technology Center. |
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Goodwill
Industries of Southern California |
All
Disabilities |
342
San Fernanado Road
Los Angeles, CA 90031
323-224-6030 Tel
Email
Visit Web
Site |
For
more than 80 years, Goodwill has enhanced the quality of life of those
with disabilities and other barriers to employment. Our education,
training and job opportunities allow individuals to become productive and
self-sufficient members of society. |
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Greater Los Angeles Agency on Deafness (GLAD) |
Deaf, Hard of Hearing Other Services:
sensitivity training |
Richard Mark Dickinson
Resource Advocate
Rdickinson@gladinc.org
2222 Laverna Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90041
323-478-8000 T
323-550-4205 F
Agency_Email info@gladinc.org
Visit Website
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In conjunction with
California Employment Development Department, we assist deaf and hard of
hearing persons of all qualification seeking jobs. |
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IAM CARES (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Center for
Administering Rehabilitation and Employment Services) |
All
Disabilities |
1940 North
Bullis Road
Compton, CA 90221-1238
310-631-9606 Tel
310-631-9859 Fax
EmailFlorence-Firestone
Neighborhood Service Center
7807 S. Compton Avenue, Suite 105
Los Angeles, CA 90001
323-584-9453 Tel
323-584-9465 Fax
Email |
IAM CARES is
a National nonprofit organization that provides employment-related services to persons
with disabilities and other significant barriers to employment. Also provides technical
assistance to business, industry and labor. |
| IC Jobs |
All Disabilities |
9333 Baseline Road
Suite 230
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
909-483-2026 Tel
Email |
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Independent
Vocational Counselors |
Return To Work |
Adrienne Malka
Disability Manager/RTW
10536 Culver Blvd.
Suite K
Culver City, CA 90232
310-838-7404 T
310-838-2302 F
Email |
We help place industrially injured workers and develop Return
To Work programs. |
National Center on Deafness, CSUN
Increasing
Career Choices (ICC) |
Deaf, Hard of
Hearing |
Mandy Sherlock
Job Placement Specialist
Email
18111 Nordhoff St.
Northridge, CA
91330-8267
818-677-2099 T
818-677-6270 F
Email
Website |
Services For Employers:
Disability Awareness Training, Job Accommodation Advice, Interpreting
Service for Job InterviewsSills of Job Seekers:
Various Majors and Fields
Description:
Increasing Career Choices (ICC) at the National Center on Deafness on
the Cal State Northridge campus provides Career Services for Students who
are Deaf and Hard of Hearing such as resume help, interviewing pratice, job
placement, workshops, and mentoring program. |
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San Bernardino
County Schools/Store Project |
Special Needs
Students
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Robert Hagen
Manager/ROP Teacher
236 West Baseline
Rialto, CA 92376
909-875-9737 Tel
Email |
Our retail
business is student operated. We are looking for businesses in our area
who are interested in providing entry level positions for student
associates. We could also provide names of businesses that could hire
employees with higher skill levels than ours. |
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South Bay Workforce Investment Board |
All Disabilities |
Terry Cantine
Lead Project Facilitato
11539 Hawthorne Blvd., Suite 500
Hawthorne, CA 90250
310-970-7735 Tel
310-970-7712 Fax
Email
Website |
We have received
a DOL Work Incentive Disability Grant to ensure our 6 one-stops are able to
provide job search assistance for persons with disabilities. |
Southern California
Rehabilitation Services
Southern California Project With Industry |
All Disabilities |
12458 Rives Avenue
Downey CA
562-862-6531 Tel
Email
Visit Web Site |
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The Renaissance One Co. |
Deaf |
865 South Marengo
Ave., #3
Pasadena, CA 91106
1-866-581-6741 (vm)
Ph/Fax: 626-564-9186
Visit Website |
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Western Law Center for Disability Rights |
All
Disabilities |
Doreen Wong
919 South Albany Street
Los Angeles, CA 90015
213-736-1031 Tel
213-736-1428 Fax
213-736-8310 TTY
Email
Visit Website |
Provides
training to businesses on rights and responsibilities under the Americans with
Disabilities Act. Works in partnership with businesses to enhance accessibility for people
with disabilities, both within the employment context and in access to goods and services
offered to the general public. |
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Westside Regional Center |
Developmental Disabilities |
Christopher
Pellani
Employment Development Coordinator
5901 Green Valley Circle, #320
Culver City, CA
90230-6953
310-258-4209 Tel
310-649-4719 Fax
Email
Website
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The mission of
Westside regional Center is to empower people with
developmental disabilities and their families to choose and access community
services that facilitate a quality of life comparable to persons without
disabilities. Services include supported employment. |
| Work
Training Programs, Inc. |
Developmental
Disabilities
(Also Psychiatric Disabilities in Santa Barbara)
|
Gail
Peters
Director of Resource Development
315 West Haley Street
Suite 102
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
805-966-3310 Tel
805-966-5582 Fax
Email
Website
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If
you are an employer in the counties of LA, Ventura, Santa Barbara or
San Luis Obispo, WTP offers a select line of unique options to help you
manage your staffing needs. Because we work with people with disabilities
or who are disadvantaged, we have found "sure" methods for
assuring staff placements that deliver high quality and retention. We
staff all layers of the employment spectrum, from small independently
owned businesses, to mid-sized companies, to Fortune 500 Corporations, and
boast an employee retention rate of 90%! |
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