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Missouri Vocational Rehabilitation offers job placement and vocational training
Community Employment for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This program includes individual planning and rehabilitation.
Provides a controlled working environment for individuals with disabilities
Job One provides employment opportunities for adults with disabilities.

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Disability Related Center Based Employment
JCDS helps people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities find and maintain employment to earn at or above the minimum wage.
Our Ability Connect is an online job board resource that connects businesses and job seekers with disabilities. It is designed specifically for candidates with disabilities to connect with our business partners who are considered employers of choice for people with disabilities. www.disabilityin-gkc.org under the jobs tab, click on candidates, review the demo and build your profile at no cost.
Goodwill provides technology-based job training for the community
Supportive Employment is a program for people with disabilities that involves one-on-one support from a coach.
Community Employment for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This program includes individual planning and rehabilitation.
Provides one on one employment guidance including assessment, training, and continued support
Supportive Employment is a program for people with disabilities that involves one-on-one support from a coach. This program is short-term that phases out over time.
Missouri Vocational Rehabilitation offers job placement and vocational training
Using a combination of interest assessments, informational interviews, and job shadowing, job coaches help to determine the best path for each individual based on what they like and what types of jobs their skills are best suited for.
Employment Services assists those with disabilities from 16 years of age and up to find fulfilling employment. They provide the necessary resources before, during, and after employment begins. They work to match individual skill sets and passions with employment opportunities.

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Comprehensive Disability Related Employment Programs
Ability KC offers supported employment opportunities through Ability KC Industries. More than 120 trained and professionally supervised clients with disabilities assist with tasks from intricate assembly, detailed handwork, collations to special packaging to meet a broad range of business needs. We empower all individual to reach their greatest level of employment potential, but recognize that everyone can thrive in the competitive workforce environment. Ability KC Industries is one of the few sheltered employment facilities in Kansas City to employ individuals with mental illness.

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Disability Related Center Based Employment
Vocational Rehabilitation helps people with disabilities find and maintain employment. This includes assessment, job counseling, training, and job finding assistance with the help of a job counselor.
Facility Based Employment for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This program includes individual planning and rehabilitation.
Missouri Vocational Rehabilitation offers job placement and vocational training
Adults with complex disabilities are supported through finding and maintaining employment.
Sheltered workshop.

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Disability Related Center Based Employment
Programs that enable individuals with disabilities, people who abuse drugs or alcohol, or people who have emotional problems to obtain the training and employment experiences they need
Vocational rehabilitation services to visually impaired persons so they may achieve gainful employment. Other supportive services may be available to persons not seeking employment
Employment program for people with disabilities involves one-on-one support from a coach
Missouri Vocational Rehabilitation offers job placement, referrals, sheltered employment, occupational therapy and counseling
Provides services needed to enter, remain in or return to suitable employment. Services include diagnosis and evaluation; counseling and guidance; vision restoration programs like uninsured people needing cataract surgery or glaucoma surgery. Provide training to continue employment or school, technical or trade jobs and job placement/development. Also provide help adapting electronic aides/devices for the workplace and follow-up services.

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