Employment Services | Linking Employment, Abilities And Potential

Offers assistance with searching for and maintaining employment for those with disabilities. Services include assessments of work skills, job seeking skills, assistance with resume writing and interviewing, computer training, career exploration, job placement assistance, job coaching and assistance with making arrangements for special needs in the workplace. A community-based work experience can be offered in conjunction with this program. Provides information to potential employers on ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) and other topics important for hiring persons with disabilities.

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211 Cleveland

Physical Address

2545 Lorain Ave., Cleveland, OH 44113

Hours

M-F: 8:00am-4:30pm.

Fax

(216) 687-1453

Application process

Phone for information. Free services will need a referral from the Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation, Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities or other funding source, but LEAP will help client identify sources if they do not have a referral.

Fee

Free with established funding source; call for self-pay fee schedule.

Eligibility

Individuals with physical or cognitive disabilities who are 18 years and older who reside in Cuyahoga, Lorain, and Medina counties.

Service area

Lorain County, Ohio Erie County, Ohio Lake County, Ohio Geauga County, Ohio Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Agency info

Linking Employment, Abilities And Potential

Provides consumer-directed services to ensure equal opportunities for all persons regardless of disability. Provides information, education, training, employment and independent living services to people with disabilities so that they can live in their own homes, participate in community life, and find and maintain stable employment. To ensure delivery of effective services, the majority of staff and board members are people with disabilities themselves.