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Vocational Rehabilitation

Connecting with Employers: Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Featured Practices
Highlights effective practices, models and tools so that VR agencies can learn from one another what works.
Connecting with Employers: Vocational Rehabilitation Employer & Business Development Network

A nationwide network of vocational rehabilitation state employment specialists to help employers seeking to hire qualified individuals with disabilities.

Council of State Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation (CSAVR)
National organization composed of the chief administrators of the public rehabilitation agencies serving individuals with physical and mental disabilities in the United States.
Department of Education Office of Special Education & Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)

Provides a wide array of support to parents and individuals, school districts and states in three main areas: special education, vocational rehabilitation and research in order to improve results and outcomes for people with disabilities (including physical, intellectual and developmental disabilities) of all ages.

Fact Sheet about State Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Programs
Provides basic information on state VR programs including what they are, how they work and the services they offer. This link opens a PDF document.
Levels of Involvement of State Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Agencies with Other One-Stop Partners
Provides examples of VR agencies working creatively to establish effective partnerships with One Stop Career Centers.
Local Vocational Rehabilitation Interagency Agreements for Employment: Partners, Collaborative Activities & Impact
Examines the content and impact of inter agency agreements between local offices of Vocational Rehabilitation and local state agencies in the areas of mental retardation/developmental disabilities, mental health, local schools and Temporary Assistance to Needy Families.
Overview of Vocational Rehabilitation
Information from the Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Resource Center regarding Vocational Rehabilitation, a program in all states that helps people with disabilities train for or find work.
Overview of Vocational Rehabilitation (VR)
Information and resources about VR programs and the services they offer.
Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) Frequently Asked Questions
Information on employment assistance, Vocational Rehabilitation and other services funded by the RSA.
Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA)

RSA works to develop and implement comprehensive and coordinated programs of vocational rehabilitation, supported employment and independent living for individuals with disabilities.

State Employment Specialists in Vocational Education
State Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) agencies help individuals with disabilities to become employed and provide employers with qualified job candidates with disabilities. Connect to the person in your state whose job it is to build and maintain employer relationships.
State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies
State by state listing of the agencies that coordinate and provide counseling, evaluation and job placement services for people with disabilities.
State Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program Final Rule - 34 CFR Part 361

Amendments to regulations governing the State Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program.

Using Social Security or Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) for International Exchange Programs
Information on how people with disabilities can use VR and Social Security Administration (SSA) benefits to participate in international exchange programs.
Vocational Rehabilitation & Self-Employment
Information about how state vocational rehabilitation agencies can help people with disabilities become self-employed.
Vocational Rehabilitation & Small Business Development Center Linkages
Rural Disability and Rehabilitation Research Progress Report on small business development, self-employment and vocational rehabilitation linkages.
Vocational Rehabilitation Projects for American Indians with Disabilities
Select your state to find a listing of Vocational Rehabilitation programs specifically for Native Americans with disabilities seeking financial assistance for higher education programs.

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