Vocational Rehabilitation

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.

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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.
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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.

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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.
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Find a Job in Your State

This resource map from Choose Work has information about work incentives programs, employment networks, vocational rehabilitation (VR) agencies and other contacts in your state that can help you find and keep a job. Career One Stop also has information about job banks in every state.

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Institute for Community Inclusion (ICI) Seeking Nominations for Effective State Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Practices

The ICI at the University of Massachussets Boston is conducting a study on effective state VR agency practices for managing outreach, service access and case flow to serve individuals with the most significant disabilities. The study is looking at practices for improving employment outcomes for individuals with mental illness and individuals with developmental disabilities. Nominate your state or another state agency or partner. This study, part of the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on VR, will provide state VR agencies and their staff with concrete examples of effective practices that can help them better turn legislative mandates into practice and to improve employment outcomes.

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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.
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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.
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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.
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Overview of Vocational Rehabilitation (VR)

Information and resources about VR programs and the services they offer.
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RSA's Management Infomation System

The Department of Education's Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) oversees grant programs that help individuals with physical or mental disabilities to obtain employment and live more independently. RSA maintains this database of reports and other performance measures to provide state vocational rehabilitation (VR) agencies, disability advocates and VR consumers and service providers with information on the performance of the federal/state VR program.
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Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) Frequently Asked Questions

Information on employment assistance, Vocational Rehabilitation and other services funded by the RSA.
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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.

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Self-Employment Q & A: Small Business Development Centers

SBDCs provide assistance to current and prospective small business owners. The local centers offer information to meet the needs of small businesses, including counseling, technical assistance and training in areas related to business start up, operations and management. Self-Employment Q & A can be downloaded in Word format.

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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.
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State Vocational Rehabilitation & Independent Living Programs Information Guide

The U.S. Department of Education's Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) uses this guide to assist it in understanding how vocational rehabilitation and independent living programs operate within a state. The guide addresses key program areas and its content is presented in the form of questions. This link opens a PDF document.
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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.
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State Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program Final Rule - 34 CFR Part 361

Amendments to regulations governing the State Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program.

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U.S. Department of Education Transition Activities

Describes transition activities in the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) to improve outcomes for youth with disabilities in their transition from secondary school to adulthood. This information can be downloaded in PDF or Word format. Page 21 of this document has a list of transition resources.

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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.
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Vocational Rehabilitation & Self-Employment

Information about how state vocational rehabilitation agencies can help people with disabilities become self-employed.
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Vocational Rehabilitation & Small Business Development Center Linkages

Rural Disability and Rehabilitation Research Progress Report on small business development, self-employment and vocational rehabilitation linkages.
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Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Success Stories

Success stories describing how people with disabilities in several states have been able to return to school and work by working with their state VR department. Find your state's vocational rehabilitation agency.

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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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Youth with Disabilities Entering the Workplace through Apprenticeship

Provides information on registered apprenticeship and how it can be used to provide employment opportunities for people with disabilities. The intended audiences for this tool kit are service providers that work with young people, including young people with disabilities. For more information read the background document Improving Transition Outcomes of Youth with Disabilities by Increasing Access to Apprenticeship Opportunities.

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