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AbilitiesNetwork
1738 Elton Road, Suite 205
Silver Spring, MD 20903
(301) 431-7740

Arlington Employment Center
3033 WilsonBlvd., Suite 400-B
Arlington, VA 22201
703-228-1400 (Voice)
703-228-1044 (Fax)
703-228-1415 (TTY)
Provides information, tools and resources for people with disabilities who are looking for employment.

Department of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) in Maryland
Created exclusively to help people with disabilities find employment.
Frederick Office: (301) 631-3057
Hagerstown Office: (301) 791-4760
Landover Office: (301) 772-5655
Wheaton Office: (301) 949-3750

Department of Rehabilitative Services (DRS) in Virginia
Offers vocational evaluation, job coaching, placement assistance and follow-up service.
Annandale Office: (703) 813-1340
* serves Arlington, Annandale, Falls Church, McLean, Vienna
Huntington Office: (703) 960-3411
* serves Alexandria, Lorton, Mt. Vernon, Springfield
Leesburg Office: (703) 771-2530
* serves Leesburg, Herndon, Reston, Ashburn, Sterling

District of Columbia Rehabilitation Services
810 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 442-8400

Employee Assistance Referral Network (EARN)
(866) EARN-NOW voice / TTY
EARN streamlines the recruitment process for employers by matching job postings to qualified agencies with job-ready candidates to provide people with disabilities the competitive employment opportunities they deserve.

EXCEL! Networking Group
PO Box 2734
Merrifield, VA 22116
(703) 573-7550
e-mail: info@excelability.org
serves: DC, MD and VA
Self-help group offering job search workshops, employment networking, and computer training to people with disabilities seeking competitive employment.

ICON
110 N. Royal Street, Suite 508
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 548-4048
Helping to broaden public awareness and improve access to opportunities in the community for people who have historically been excluded because of disability. Employment services available.

Management Recruiters of Arlington
1700 North Moore Street, Suite 1005
Arington, VA 22209
(703) 351-1300
e-mail: rbranch@mriarlington.com
Recruiting firm providing career opportunities.

National Business & Disability Council
The leading resource for corporations that are hiring, working with, and marketing to people with disabilities.

Outcomes
9975 Medical Center Drive
Rockville, MD 20850
contact: Robert D. Cerminaro
(301) 294-9205 voice
(301) 294-9209 fax
Vocational programs, evaluation, employee development and speech/language therapy.

Presidential Task Force on Employment of Disabled Adults
A large listing of information technology jobs opportunities.

Pride Industries
10030 Foothills Blvd.
Roseville CA 95747
(800) 550-6005 voice
(916) 783-1846 TTY
Our company mission is to create jobs for people with disabilities. We're always looking for qualified candidates for janitorial and shelf stocking positions at our our contract commissary operations in VA, MD, and DC. Please see our website for current list of openings.

Rehabilitation Opportunities, Inc.
5100 Philadelphia Way
Lanham, MD 20706
(301) 731-4242 voice
Vocational Programs for adults with developmental disabilities in Prince George's and Montgomery Counties.

Tetra Society
Box 27 Suite A304
770 Pacific Boulevard South
Vancouver, Canada V6B 5E7
(604) 6886464
tetra@reachdisabilty.org
The purpose of Tetra is to recruit skilled volunteer engineers and technicians to modify assistive devices for people with disabilities. This unique program was developed in response to difficulties that people with disabilities experience in their search for greater independence and integration within their communities. The solutions are often simple but can change someone's life.

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