The practical insights and information you have about your family member provides professionals valuable information to plan and carry out successful transition from school to the workplace. Top of page Vocational Rehabilitation Vocational rehabilitation is a tax-supported program that provides help when a physical or mental disability interferes with an individual's ability to work. The purpose of the program is to help individuals prepare for work and to find it. Eligibility is determined by a rehabilitation counselor, including the review of existing information on the individual's disability, and an assessment of each particular situation. There must be a good chance that vocational rehabilitation services can help an individual in getting a job.
Rehabilitation is planned and customized for each individual circumstance.
It is designed to reduce, eliminate, or compensate for the disability by providing evaluation, treatment, training, counseling, help with finding a job, or other required services which will help the individual become employable. The vocational rehabilitation counselor is a skilled professional in the areas of understanding disabilities and how they relate to employment. They help to understand the individual's strengths and weaknesses, how problems are related to work, and the steps needed to take in dealing with the disability. The rehabilitation process involves a series of steps that for some may be only a few months, but a long process for others. Top of page Step 1 .