What is the Vocational Rehabilitation program?
Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) services assist persons who are blind in preparing for, obtaining, and retaining employment. Applicants are made eligible based on their visual disability, their need for VR services, and their intent to work. The VR counselor and the eligible individual jointly identify a vocational goal and the services needed to achieve it. Services may include: • Training to help individuals achieve the vocational goals they have selected. Individuals may need training to acquire the skills of blindness and vocational training or post-secondary education. • Job placement services. VR counselors help job seekers develop a job-search plan, write a resume, practice interviewing, and locate job-search and placement resources. • Rehabilitation technology services. Through such services as job-site assessment, procurement of appropriate assistive technology devices, and training in the use of adapted equipment, blind employees can perform their jobs competitively and effici
