Work can bring income, routine, purpose and friends. Many people who struggle with traditional job searches do well with supported employment—someone who helps match the job, prepare for interviews, talk with the employer about adjustments and keep supporting after day one.
Florida VR offers free career counseling, training, job coaching and accommodations for eligible people with disabilities—students can start before leaving school.
Ask for supported employment
Individual supported employment (like IPS) has some of the strongest evidence of any employment approach.
Try work before committing
Work-experience placements and internships (Project SEARCH, Els Work Experience) let someone try a role with support.
Plan disclosure and accommodations
Decide what to share with an employer, and which adjustments (quiet space, written instructions, flexible breaks) would help.
WHERE TO START
Florida Vocational Rehabilitation
State employment services for people with disabilities.
Adult Day Training for adults who have finished school, a Work Experience Program with real employer sites (hospitality, food service, healthcare, warehouse), independent-living support, recreation, and the Spoken Wheel social group for autistic adults.
Vocational RehabilitationAPD / iBudgetPrivate pay
Good to know before you contact them
As checked October 8, 2026, the ADT page says the program is full and its interest list is closed. Ask separately about current employment, recreation and social offerings, eligibility and support needs. Day training, employment preparation, social groups and recreation. Request a care-coordination intake and appropriate program, not a general enrollment.
The state employment program for people with disabilities: career counseling, training, workplace accommodations, supported employment and job coaching. Many local job programs below take VR referrals.
Community job placement for people facing barriers to work, with referrals from Vocational Rehabilitation, APD, school districts and Social Security’s Ticket to Work.
Nonprofit employment services: vocational evaluations, employability training, paid work experience, job placement and coaching, often in partnership with Vocational Rehabilitation.
One to five days per week; life skills, social learning and work preparation.
Good to know before you contact them
One to five days per week; life skills, social learning and work preparation. Confirm closest operating site and whether published ratio meets support needs.
A “cradle to career” nonprofit connecting families to resources; it runs a Project SEARCH internship with Boca West Country Club that has led graduates to job offers.
Youth tracks: YES 14–21, Steps to Success 16–21; ask separately about adult 22+ services
Disability services, transition and youth work-readiness/social-skills programs.
Vocational Rehabilitation
Good to know before you contact them
Ask which current St. Lucie/Martin transition or adult employment services fit the person’s age and VR status. Disability services, transition and youth work-readiness/social-skills programs. Ask about adult 22+ services separately; confirm current location and program cohort.
Adult autism programming focused on social skills, executive function, independent living, self-advocacy, job readiness, career skills and job placement.
Job-readiness, career exploration, résumé and interview support, employment connections and independent-living services for people with disabilities. CIL Broward also provides accessible-housing information and core independent-living services.