Does the disability services office need to know if I receive funding from Vocational Rehabilitation?
The disability services (DS) office may need to know if you are a client of Vocational Rehabilitation (VR). Many times DS offices have agreements with VR regarding payment of services for students who are VR clients. They may ask you who your VR counselor is and how to contact him or her. However, the DS office may not discuss your progress in school with your VR counselor without your written permission. Your VR counselor may also ask you about anticipated costs for school and opportunities for financial aid. The campus financial aid officer may ask if you are receiving any financial support from VR as they work with you to put together a financial aid package for college. • I turned in my schedule to the disability services office, but when I showed up late for class the other day, my interpreter wasn’t there. What happened? Again, this goes back to the policies established by the disability services (DS) office (see the previous question). Most policies for interpreters and captioni
