Next Steps

The Ticket to Work Program can connect you with employment-related services, such as training, transportation, and vocational rehabilitation. If you are 18-64 years old and get Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), you automatically qualify for Ticket services. To get started, contact a Ticket to Work provider like Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services, the Iowa Department for the Blind, or an IowaWORKS office.

IowaWORKS offices can help with your job search or career planning. To get these services, find your local IowaWORKS office.

If you have a disability, Iowa's Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services can help you prepare for and find work. You can apply for VR services by:

• Using the online form
• Downloading and completing a paper application and delivering it to your local Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) office, or
• Completing an application at your local Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) office.

If you are blind, have low vision, or are deafblind, the Iowa Department for the Blind can help you reach your work, education, training, and independent living goals. To ask for services for yourself or someone you know, submit an online referral form. To learn more about the Iowa Department for the Blind’s programs and services, email contact@blind.state.ia.us.

Social Security’s Ticket to Work Program helps people with disabilities who get Social Security benefits re-enter the workforce and become more independent. The Ticket to Work Program offers free access to employment-related services, such as training, transportation, and vocational rehabilitation. You can call the Ticket to Work Help Line at 1-866-968-7842 or 1-866-833-2967 (TTY). Learn more on DB101's page about Ticket to Work in Iowa.

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