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Employment Services for People with Disabilities
How We Can Help
Finding and keeping meaningful employment can be challenging, but you don’t have to navigate it alone. The Whole Person provides a variety of employment services tailored to individuals with disabilities, helping them build skills, gain confidence, and secure jobs that align with their goals.
Whether you need career guidance, job placement assistance, or workplace accommodations, we’re here to support your journey to success. Everyone deserves the opportunity to work in an inclusive environment, and we’re committed to making that a reality.
Services Include:
- Job search and placement assistance for individuals with disabilities
- Support for employers seeking to diversify their workforce
Eligibility:
- The job seeker must have a disability and must be at least 16 years old
- A client of Missouri Vocational Rehabilitation or Kansas Vocational Services
What You Can Expect
Job Seekers
We will help you develop an Employment Service Plan which is tailored to your needs and interests, which may include help to:
- Assess your skills
- Discover jobs you may not have knowledge of
- Prepare a resume and cover letter
- Complete applications on paper and on-line
- Practice answering difficult interview questions
- Connect with employers
- Participate in job fairs and career fairs
- Learn how to discuss accommodation needs with your employer
- Succeed and adjust to your job once you return to work
Our Employment Services team supports both employers and employees during initial training to ensure productivity and alignment with expectations.
Hiring individuals with disabilities helps create a diverse workforce, giving your organization a competitive edge and maximizing its potential.
We offer guidance on:
- Recruiting, screening, and referrals
- Disability consultation and training
- Assistive technology and job accommodation solutions
- State and federal financial incentives
- Proper use of Braille signage and visual management
- Collaboration on job fairs to attract qualified candidates with disabilities
Job Seekers
Getting Started
Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) provides a broad range of services to help people with disabilities to enter or maintain employment. VR refers to service providers such as The Whole Person to provide individualized job placement assistance. Our goal is to help you find a position to match your abilities and interests.
Missouri Residents
If you are determined to be eligible for Vocational Rehabilitation, VR will provide a list of agencies to choose from.
If you are not currently a client of VR, please contact one of the following offices:
- Kansas City Downtown: 615 E. 13th St., Room G-3, Kansas City, MO 64106; 816-889-2581
- Kansas City East: 8800 E 63rd St., Raytown, MO 64133; 816-743-8730
- Kansas City North: 8030 North Oak Trafficway, Kansas City, MO 64118; 816-467-7900
- Nevada, MO: 621 East Highland, Suite 2, Nevada, MO 64772; 417-448-1332
Kansas Residents
Kansas residents may contact Kansas Vocational Services which are provided through the Department of Children and Families (DCF) at 1-866-213-9079.
Find the office serving your community, and call for an appointment. An application for VR services is available to print and fill out. More information about eligibility and services is in the DCF Handbook of Service.
Meet the Team
Reach out to our team for more information about our Employment Services.
DeNeshia Peters
Email: dpeters@thewholeperson.org
Kimberly Hale
Michelle Mitchell
Clorissa Silver
Gillian Gill
Ellyn Civella
Ajibola Adepoju
Fredrick Thomas
Employment Services supported by a grant from the John W. and Effie E. Speas Memorial Trust, Bank of America, Trustee
