Next Steps

The Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency (GVRA) can help you prepare for, find, and keep a job. To be eligible, you must have a physical or mental disability that makes it difficult for you to prepare for, get, or keep work. Specialized GVRA programs include Deaf, Deaf-Blind, and Hard of Hearing services and Blind and Low Vision Field Services.

The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) lists resources for job seekers with disabilities, gives tips for choosing the right career and making an effective job search, and has a Job Seekers Guide covering all of the steps of looking for work.

Team Georgia Careers offers a searchable list of all job openings with the State of Georgia.

WorkSource Georgia offers a variety of tools and resources to help with your job search and career exploration. (Note: You need to register for their online portal or choose "guest access" to use their tools and resouces.)

CareerOneStop.org has information on careers, education, and training; practical tips on resumes and interviews; job search guidance; and local employment assistance.

The Job Accommodation Network’s Finding a Job that is Right for You: A Practical Approach to Looking for a Job as a Person with a Disability is a guide that can help with each step of your job search process.

CareerCircle.com is a comprehensive online site offering “Careers & Community for Talented People with Disabilities.”

My Skills, My Future helps job seekers match their skills with new careers and find out what training is needed to move from one job to another.

Social Security’s Ticket to Work Program helps people with disabilities who get Social Security benefits re-enter the workforce and become more independent. The Ticket to Work Program offers free access to employment-related services, such as training, transportation, and vocational rehabilitation. You can call the Ticket to Work Help Line at 1-866-968-7842 or 1-866-833-2967 (TTY).

A trained benefits expert can help you understand your benefits programs. Exactly who you need to contact depends on your situation and the benefits you get.

View DB101's full list of experts who can help you understand different benefits.

The Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency (GVRA) helps people with physical and mental disabilities prepare for and find work. GVRA can help you get the training or other services that you need to return to work, enter a new line of work, keep working, or get a job for the first time. Services are carefully chosen to match your personal needs, and your GVRA counselor will work with you to decide which GVRA services are best for you.

Learn more about GVRA services and how to apply.