Career Development Center

Career Development Center is a uniquely capable service-provider that helps people with disabilities reach levels of accomplishment beyond their previous abilities and therefore attain a better quality of life. Historically, most of this activity has been directed to help individuals with mental retardation and/or developmental disabilities.

Any adult enrolled in a program at CDC is given the opportunity to do paid work regardless of the severity of the disability. Various types of jigs, structures, and technology are used to enable the individual to move toward greater independence.

For some individuals, a program involving activities of daily living is all they can manage. Direct Care Staff are trained to help them manage even the most basic functions. The challenge becomes one of helping to function a little more independently today than yesterday.

To qualify for services you must:

Be minimum age of 18

Not be harmful to self or others

Have had a physical within the past year

Have a Social Security Number

Have a diagnosed disability*

Be willing to participate voluntarily

Reside in Wayne, Edwards, Clay or Hamilton Counties

Have a record of current TB Test and Tetanus shot

* To qualify for Developmental Training, the individual must have a developmental disability.

Services Available at CDC (click on each to view)

Evaluation Services

Vocational Development

Regular Work

Supported Employment (SEP)

Developmental Training

Family Support