VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES
The Department of Workforce Services is committed to helping people with disabilities establish and reach vocational goals that help them become productive working citizens. During any given year, the Department of Workforce Services' Vocational Rehabilitation Program actively works with more than 4,000 of Wyomings' citizens with disabilities, and, on average, approximately 700 of those citizens successfully complete a rehabilitation program and enter the workforce. For every dollar spent on Vocational Rehabilitation services, a consumer earns, on average, $11 in increased taxable income.
The Department of Workforce Services' Vocational Rehabilitation Division can provide only those services which are necessary for eligible individuals to reach the employment goal agreed to in the Individualized Plan for Employment. These services may include, but are not limited to:
- Eligibility Assessment;
- Counseling and Guidance;
- Referral Services;
- Job Search and Placement Assistance;
- Job Retention and Career Follow-Up;
- Vocational and Other Training Services;
- Facilitation of diagnosis and treatment of physical and mental impairments;
- Transportation Services;
- Personal Assistance Services;
- Deaf & Blind Interpretive Services;
- Rehabilitation Teaching Services;
- Occupational Licenses, Tools and Equipment;
- Self-Employment Opportunities;
- Rehabilitation Technology Services;
- Transition Services (from school-to-work); and
- Supported Employment Services.
The criteria for determining eligibility for Vocational Rehabilitation Services are as follows:
- The individual has a physical or mental impairment;
- The impairment constitutes or results in a substantial impediment to employment;
- The individual shall be presumed to be able to benefit in terms of an employment outcome from the provision of VR services unless there is clear and convincing evidence that the applicant is incapable of benefiting in terms of an employment outcome from VR services;
- The applicant requires services to prepare for, enter into, engage in, regain, or retain gainful employment consistent with the applicant's strengths, concerns, abilities, capabilities and informed choice.
For more information, please contact Jim McIntosh at (307) 777-7389.
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