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This paper was prepared for the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Advisory Panel. The authors gratefully acknowledge the valuable input of the many individuals who were consulted over the course of preparing this paper, particularly Sheila Fesko (Institute for Community Inclusion), as well as the support of the Panel and its staff. The opinions and conclusions are solely those of the authors and should not be construed as representing the opinions or policy of any agency of the federal government or the Urban Institute. Executive Summary The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 is designed to provide a streamlined system of assistance that integrates many employment and training programs through a One-Stop delivery system for employers and job seekers, including job seekers with disabilities. There are currently over 3,000 One-Stop Career Centers operating across the country. Like the Ticket to Work (TtW) program, the One-Stop system offers the promise for a new source of employment assistance to people with disabilities, including the potential for One-Stops to serve in the capacity of approved “Employment Network ” (EN) providers under the TtW program. This paper examines the extent to which people with disabilities are served throug