# agencies to help someone disabled get a job?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agencies-to-help-someone-disabled-get-a-job/232516>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 4, 2004, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agencies-to-help-someone-disabled-get-a-job/232516 "2004-03-04T15:11:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aslan_of_Narnia)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2004, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agencies-to-help-someone-disabled-get-a-job/232516/1 "2004-03-04T15:11:33Z")

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I am currently disabled and looking for a job(would be my first ever, too). There are most likely some sort of provincial agencies(or even city) for this sort of thing, but I would not know where to start. Can someone help me out?

(I’m currently living in Surrey, Britsh Columbia)

I guess this should go in IMHO. I might be wrong.

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**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2004, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agencies-to-help-someone-disabled-get-a-job/232516/2 "2004-03-04T15:20:56Z")

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I’m not sure if Goodwill Industries operates in your area, but you can check [here](http://locator.goodwill.org/).

I know that Goodwill does job training and employment services by trying to help people overcome barriers to employment.

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**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2004, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agencies-to-help-someone-disabled-get-a-job/232516/3 "2004-03-04T15:24:15Z")

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I do believe **Easter Seals** is in BC…the very question you ask is what they are in business for. They help people with diabilities get jobs. And have been doing this for 80 years…great organization. [This](http://www.lionsbc.ca/) is to the BC easter seals…also known as BC Lions. It mentions it is for children…but I know for a fact they are involved with adults as well. Call them and speak with a representative they will at very least know where to point you. Be persistant.