Center on Disability Studies University of Hawaii at Manoa 1410 Lower Campus Road, 171F
Honolulu, HI 96822-2313 Phone: 808-956-5850 Email: cdsinfo@hawaii.edu Website: https://coe.hawaii.edu/cds/
Through numerous education and early intervention, employment, and community living projects, the Center on Disability Studies serves thousands of underrepresented people, including those with disabilities and their families, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, and other underserved people, helping provide them pathways to empowered lives of full participation and access.
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR)
1010 Richards Street, Rom 217
Honolulu, HI 96813
Oahu:
Honolulu: (808) 586-4824
Kapolei: (808) 692-8604
Hawaii Island:
Hilo: (808) 974-6444
Kona: (808) 323-0025
Kauai: (808) 274-3333
Maui & Lanai: (808) 984-8350
Molokai: (808) 553-3621
Deaf Section (VP): (808) 587-5650
Blind Branch (V/TTY): (808) 586-5269
Website: https://humanservices.hawaii.gov/vr/
DVR provides individualized planning and services for youth and adults with disabilities who want to enter the competitive workforce.
Disability and Communication Access Board (DCAB)
1010 Richards St., Room 118
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 586-8121
Fax: (808) 586-8129
Email: dcab@doh.hawaii.gov
Website: https://health.hawaii.gov/dcab/
A body of Governor appointed volunteers, including persons with disabilities and their family members, who advocate and promote the full integration, equal access, and quality of life for persons with disabilities. DCAB administers the state parking program for persons with disabilities, tests sign language interpreters, reviews blueprints of state and county construction projects and is the state government ADA coordinator.
Hawaii ABLE Savings Program
Phone: 1 (844) 394-2253 M-F 3 am-2 pm HST
Website: https://www.hawaiiablesavings.com/
You can also contact the Hawaii DD Council for more information about ABLE Accounts
Phone: (808) 586-8100
The Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) savings program is a tax-free savings and investment account that does not affect an individual’s state or federal disability benefits (like SSI and Medicaid). Eligibility for an ABLE account requires that an individual have a disability that occurred before age 26 and meets the eligibility requirements for SSI or SSDI.
Social Security Administration
300 Ala Moana Boulevard, Suite 1-114
Honolulu, HI 96850
Phone: (800) 772-1213 (National number)
Web: https://www.ssa.gov/
Receives applications for SSI and SSDI payments. Applications based on disability will be forwarded to the Disability Determination Branch of the Department of Human Services for review.
