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Our goal is to help people with disabilities become employed.
To help Kansas citizens with disabilities meet their employment goals,
Rehabilitation Services (RS)
offers a variety of vocational rehabilitation (VR)
services.
VR services
are customized according to each person's unique needs, skills, interests
and abilities. Services which may be provided to help you become employed
include:
- Vocational assessment to help you identify your skills, abilities,
interests and job goals.
- Vocational counseling and guidance.
- Physical and mental restoration services, including artificial
limbs, psychotherapy, and physical therapy.
- Training and education to learn new vocational skills.
- Rehabilitation technology, telecommunication aids and other adaptive
devices.
- Job placement services.
- Services to help students with disabilities get a job after finishing
high school.
- Supported employment.
- Referral to other services.
Who can receive VR
Services?
We work with people who experience all different kinds of physical
or mental disabilities. To receive VR
services, you must:
- Have a physical or mental impairment which results in a substantial
impediment to employment;
- Be able to benefit, in terms of an employment outcome, from VR
services; and
- Require VR
services to prepare for, secure, retain or regain employment.
NOTE: Individuals who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
or Social Security Disability Income (SSDI)
are presumed to be eligible.
Professional counselors can help you develop a plan to get a job.
RS counselors
are professional staff with the expertise to help people with disablities
achieve employment. They understand your potential, as well as the
barriers you face. They are well versed in the services, accommodations,
and technology that can empower you to be successful on the job.
In you are eligible for services, a counselor will assist you in
developing a specific, comprehensive plan to help you get a job. You
may also work on developing this plan on your own or with the assistance
of another individual who is willing to help you. This plan will outline
the type of job you plan to achieve, the services you will receive,
your rights, and your responsibilities.
The counselor can help you look at options so you can make informed
choices about your employment. The length of time it will take for
you to receive services and achieve your employment goal will depend
on your individual circumstances. Most people complete their VR
programs in about two years. Throughout the rehabilitation process,
you have the responsibility to participate fully in your plan and
to seek employment.
Are there any fees?
The assessment services needed to determine if you are eligible,
vocational counseling, guidance, referral, and job placement will
be provided at no cost. Our payment for most other services will depend
on whether you meet financial need guidelines.
What's the first step?
If employment is your priority, please contact your local SRS
Regional Office.
SRS Statewide Access Line
-- Toll-free 1-888-369-4777
Kansas Relay Center for People with
Hearing or
Speech Disabilities -- Toll-free 1-800-766-3777
Order of Selection
If RS does not
have enough resources to serve all eligible persons who apply, a waiting
list will be established. This waiting list will be based on a procedure
called Order of Selection.
If a waiting list is established, the highest priority for receiving
services will be given to people with the most significant disabilities.
After you are found eligible for VR services, your counselor will
determine your priority category for the waiting list based upon the
functional limitations caused by your disability, the number of services
you need to achieve employment, and the length of time these services
are expected to last.
Other Resources
To look at a list of job openings, to post your resume on-line, to
file an unemployment insurance claim, or to get information about
other services offered by the Kansas Department of Human Resources
and One-Stop Career Centers, please visit www.kansasjoblink.com.
You will be leaving the Rehabilitation Services (RS)
web site. RS cannot
attest to the accuracy of the information provided by the linked sites
or to their accessibility. These links do not constitute an endorsement
by RS.
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