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hireAbility Job Search Workshop Dates and Overview
Vocational Resources
OVR
OVR is the Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, a State Agency that helps persons with disabilities to help themselves to prepare for a new start, and maintain a career. OVR has fifteen offices located around the OVR Logo state with over 400 professional vocational rehabilitation counselors. These counselors work every year with with thousands of persons who have physical, mental, and emotional disabilities. For more information on the Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation click [OVR]. For the Delaware Division of Vocational Rehabilitation click [DVR]. For New Jersey Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services click [DVRS].

hireAbility
Housed at Magee, hireAbility is the region's leading employment agency dedicated to the service of people with disabilities. hireAbility is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities seek employment throughout Philadelphia and South Jersey. Headquartered at Magee Rehabilitation Hospital with offices in Blackwood, NJ, hireAbility works with a number of area businesses and receives daily updates on open positions in the region.

The organization also partners with various community agencies that provide computer and assistive technology training as well as other skills training. In addition, hireAbility can refer you to organizations that provide housing programs, transportation information and other services designed to help individuals return to work.

For more information, please call Richard J. Massaro 215.587.3327.
 

Job Search Workshop Dates and Overview


Each workshop date consists of a 5 day schedule
  North Philadelphia Location:
PA Career Link North Philly
990 Spring Garden Street
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PA Career Link South Philly
930 Washington Avenue
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5 DAY SCHEDULE


Day 1(Monday) – Planning & Managing a Job Search
  9:00 am - 9:30 am
9:30 am - 10: 30 am
10:45 am - 11:30 pm
11:40 pm - 1:00 pm
 Welcome - Introductions & Overview of the week
Self Awareness - Discovering your Winning Attributes & Personal Mission Statement
Group Exercise
A Personalized Plan
  Day 2 (Tuesday) – Great Impressions-On Paper & In Person
  9:00 am - 9:15 am
9:15 am - 11: 00 am
11:15 am - 11:30 pm
11:40 pm - 1:00 pm
 Welcome
Creating Your Resume
Group Exercise
Creating Your Cover & Thank You Letter
  Day 3 (Wednesday) – Where and How to Search
  9:00 am - 9:15 am
9:15 am - 11: 00 am
11:15 am - 11:30 pm
11:40 pm - 1:00 pm
 Welcome
Networking Your Way to a Job
Group Exercise
Decision Making
  Day 4 (Thursday) – Acing an Interview
  9:00 am - 9:15 am
9:15 am - 11: 00 am
11:15 am - 11:30 pm
11:40 pm - 1:00 pm
 Welcome
Giving Them What They Want to Hear
Group Exercise
Practice Makes Perfect
  Day 5 (Friday) – Acing an Interview
  9:00 am - 9:15 am
9:15 am - 11: 15 am
11:15 am - 11:45 pm
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
 Welcome
Putting It all Together
Group Exercise
Closing Ceremony & Feedback Session
 


The Legal Clinic for the Disabled (LCD) is a non-profit organization housed within and partially funded by Magee Rehabilitation. It's mission is to provide civil law legal services at no charge for financially eligible, disabled clients. Clients are referred to lawyers who have volunteered their services to LCD. Cases include wrongful evictions, consumer fraud, employment discrimination and compliance failures related to the Americans with Disabled Act of 1990. Other services include estate planning and benefit consulting.

The Legal Clinic for the Disabled also provides direct representation to individuals who are abused or neglected by their attendant care providers or other caregivers. The clinic is also conducting outreach programs on this issue.The Legal Clinic for the Disabled would like to work with you regarding any of the above issues.

In addition to Magee, LCD is supported by the Young Lawyers Division of both Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations.

For more information call (215)587-3350 or e-mail lclinic@mageerehab.org



This group provides education, recreation and support opportunities to individuals with spinal cord injuries. This will give individuals with SCI a better opportunity to mix and mingle, meet new people, reacquaint with familiar faces, and share concern and triumphs. Traditionally, meetings are held at Magee on the second Thursday of every month at 6 p.m. in the Second Floor Conference Room. However, social outings are scheduled based on availability and pricing. We are always looking for new topics. If you have an idea for a topic or would like more information,

Please call Marie Protesto or Sonya Dibeler at (215) 587-3174, or e-mail poordinator@mageerehab.org

This group meets the second Thursday of every month at 6:00p.m. in the second floor conference room [220/222].

TENTATIVE TOPIC SCHEDULE

  • July 17th                   Picnic on the 6th floor
 

Resources for Advocacy and Empowerment of People with Disabilities
The following is a list of basic advocacy organizations and resources which may be of interest to you. We recommend that you contact each resource for detailed descriptions of their work and how you could become involved.
Adapt of Pennsylvania
125 South 3rd Street
Phila, Pa. 19107
(215)627-7225 		The Center for Disability Law and Policy
Suite 800,1617 JFK Blvd
Phila, Pa. 19103
(215)557-7112 		Disabilities Law Project
1315 Walnut Street, Suite 400
Phila, Pa. 19107
(215)238-8070
Disabled In Action of Pennsylvania
125 South 9th Street, 7th fl.
Phila, Pa. 19107
(215)627-7225 		Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association
P.O. Box 13716
5000 Wissahickon Ave
Phila, Pa. 19101
(215)381-3037 		Freedom Valley Disability Center CIL
3607 Chapel Rd, Newtown Square
Phila, Pa. 19073
(610)353-6640
Fax(610)353-3753
Housing Consortium for Disabled Individuals
4040 Market Street, Suite 300
Phila, Pa. 19104
(215)895-5595 		Liberty Resources Inc.
1341 North Delaware Ave.
Suite 105
Phila, Pa 19125
(215)634-2000 		Mayor's Commission On People with Disabilities
1401 JFK Blvd.,Room 900
Phila, Pa.19102
(215)686-2798
Pennsylvania Action Coalition for Disability Rights in Housing
Jimmy Schrode, or Nancy Salandra.
DIA 123 South 9th St., Suite 700
Phila, Pa.19107
(215)627-7255 		Pennsylvania Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities
Executive House
101 South 2nd.,St.,Suite 4
Harrisburg, Pa 17101
(717)238-0172 or 800-432-3060 		Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
444 North 3rd St.,
Phila, Pa. 19123
(215)560-1942 fax (215)560-3796
Alternative contact for Steve is Rose Higby. Assistant District Administrator, (215)560-1956
State Office on Disability Services
(New Jersey)
888-285-3036
 United Cerebral Palsy Association of Philadelphia
102 East Mermaid Lane
Phila, Pa 19118
(215)242-4200 		 
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