VR promotes employment and independence for people with disabilities through customer partnership and community leadership.

Employment First focuses on states and programs align to emphasize the importance of employment services focusing on “ability” versus “disability.”

The NC Client Assistance Program (CAP) provides assistance and advocacy for several programs that were created under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) related to employment and independent living.

Project SEARCH is a high school or young adult transition initiative which is a business-led, one-year, school-to-work program that combines classroom instruction, career exploration, and relevant job-skills training through strategically designed internships for students with intellectual and other developmental disabilities (I/DD).

As of May 5, 2021, here is a list of the current sites in North Carolina.

• Alamance Regional Medical Center
• Atrium Health Pineville (changing to Novant Health- Huntersville)
• Carolinas Health – Mercy
• Carolinas Health – Union
• Durham Regional Hospital
• Embassy Suites – Cary/RDU
• Mission Health (changing to AB Tech)
• Moses Cone Hospital
• Novant Health – Brunswick
• UNC Adams School of Dentistry
• Vidant Medical Center – Greenville
• Wake Forest Baptist Health – High Point
• Southwestern Community College

Watch for new sites coming soon in North Carolina.

Questions? Contact Kristy Brinson, Project SEACH State Coordinator for North Carolina

[email protected] 

NC APSE is the only national organization with an exclusive focus on integrated employment and career advancement opportunities for individuals with disabilities.

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