Agencies such as the federal Jobs Accommodations Network (JAN) and state Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) that can help you. Click on the Read More section below for more information.

JAN’s website address is http://www.jan.wvu.edu. - JAN will help people with disabilities find work, get accommodations, or become self-employed. JAN is a free service of the Office of Disability Employment Policy at the U.S. Department of Labor.

In Pennsylvania, the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation is a state agency that helps persons with disabilities help themselves to prepare for, start, and maintain a career. You can locate the nearest office by checking in the blue pages of the phone book under State Government, Labor & Industry then Vocational Rehabilitation Office. Their website’s address is http://www.nepacil.org/OVR .

In Pittsburgh, PA OVR’s phone number is 412-392-4950 or 1-800-442-6371.