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The VR
program emphasizes community-based services, integration and
consumer choice.
- VR
counselors work in partnership with people with disabilities
to help them assess their skills and interests, to develop
individualized plans for employment, and to purchase or arrange
for the services they need to become employed. Services are
individualized according to each person's disability, strengths,
interests, skills, goals and informed choice.
- Services may include counseling and guidance; physical and
mental restoration; training; rehabilitation technology; and
job placement.
- Supported employment helps people with significant disabilities
achieve employment through job coaching and ongoing support.
- Transition planning services help special education students
with significant disabilities and their families prepare for
the adult world of work and independent living.
- Related services, such as vocational assessment, supported
education, independent living skill training, and training
on the use of assistive technology, may be provided through
a network of Career Development Centers, private providers,
and the Rehabilitation Center
for the Blind and Visually Impaired in Topeka.
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