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Financial > Scholarships
How Vocational Rehabilitation Can Pay for Your College or Trade School
...know that state vocational...that state vocational rehabilitation...vocational rehabilitation agencies...rehabilitation agencies fund higher...apply. What Vocational Rehabilitation...Vocational Rehabilitation Is. Vocational...Rehabilitation Is. Vocational rehabilitation...Vocational rehabilitation is a federally...funded, state-administered...employment. Every state has a VR...prioritizes vocational and technical...
News > Employment
How to Get a Federal Job with a Disability: A Complete Guide to Schedule A Hiring
...hiring authority that allows federal agencies to hire people with certain disabilities...practitioner, or psychiatrist A licensed vocational rehabilitation specialist Any federal,...psychiatrist A licensed vocational rehabilitation specialist Any federal, state, or...rehabilitation specialist Any federal, state, or local agency...
Career > Skills Training
From School to Work: How Students with Disabilities Can Build Career Skills Before Graduation
...are funded through state vocational rehabilitation...funded through state vocational rehabilitation agencies...state vocational rehabilitation agencies and available...vocational rehabilitation agencies and available to...eventually benefit from vocational rehabilitation. That's...from vocational rehabilitation. That's a broad category,...law requires VR agencies to provide five categories...
Career > Accommodations
Assistive Technology at Work: Finding and Funding the Tools You Need
...employer can't or won't provide AT, state vocational rehabilitation agencies...can't or won't provide AT, state vocational rehabilitation agencies are the most...won't provide AT, state vocational rehabilitation agencies are the most reliable alternative....state vocational rehabilitation agencies are the most reliable alternative....
Assistive Tech > Vision
Screen Reader Comparison 2025: JAWS vs. NVDA vs. VoiceOver vs. Narrator
...students and job seekers, state vocational rehabilitation...students and job seekers, state vocational rehabilitation agencies routinely...seekers, state vocational rehabilitation agencies routinely fund JAWS...vocational rehabilitation agencies routinely fund JAWS through...employment plans. If your state VR program is involved in...
Career > Skills Training
The Complete Guide to Vocational Rehabilitation: Services, Eligibility, and How to Apply
...I work with have never heard of vocational rehabilitation when we first meet....have never heard of vocational rehabilitation when we first meet. They've been...them get to work and stay there. Vocational rehabilitation, or VR, is one of...work and stay there. Vocational rehabilitation, or VR, is one of the few government...
Education > Higher Education
Transition Plans Matter
...IEP document for any student over the age of sixteen. In California, the state law requires that no later than age sixteen, a student's IEP must include...from school to post-school activities including postsecondary education, vocational education, integrated employment, continuing and adult education, independent...
Education > Special Education
Aging Out of Special Education: A Parent's Guide to Transition Services and 18-22 Programs
...planning to begin no later than the first IEP after a student turns 16. Many states and school districts start earlier, at 14 or 15, because earlier planning...education or training: what comes after high school, including college, vocational training, certificate programs, or continuing education Employment: competitive...
Special Needs > Down Syndrome
Preparing Your Teen with Down Syndrome for Adult Life: A Transition Planning Guide
...theoretical. Services must connect directly to the stated goals. Agency linkages: the school identifies...Agency linkages: the school identifies outside agencies such as vocational rehab, developmental disabilities...the school identifies outside agencies such as vocational rehab, developmental disabilities services, and...
Global Insights > Employment
The Real Path to Employment: What Happens Between High School and Your Child's First Paycheck
...planning. You've heard the term "vocational rehab." You don't know if...provides services at each stage, what those services include,...must begin by age 16. Many states require it earlier, at age...Interagency connections to vocational rehab, developmental disability...rehab, developmental disability agencies, and adult services If your...
News > Sports
The Complete Guide to Adaptive Sports Equipment Grants and Funding
A comprehensive directory of grants and funding programs for adaptive sports equipment, from national organizations to state programs.
Global Insights > Healthcare
Medicaid for Working Families: Katie Beckett Waivers, Dual Coverage, and Options You Didn't Know Existed
...qualify because their household income exceeds the state's standard Medicaid threshold. That assumption...place. It's called the Katie Beckett waiver in most states, though some refer to it as the TEFRA option or...factor into the eligibility assessment. Not all states offer Katie Beckett waivers, and those that do...