VR has historically been the expert in placing persons with disabilities into employment. To continue to do so, we must have current knowledge of how business works. When we help our consumers get ready for employment, they need to know what is expected from them on the job. Appropriate dress is just one of those things. Working hours have also changed.
People work any time and almost anywhere to get the job done.
This is the obvious challenge affecting rehabilitation as we move into a Third Wave civilization. Many attributes give us a start in the right direction. Our staffs are well educated and open to continued learning. We are geographically dispersed and used to working in new and rapidly changing situations. Most of us are familiar with technology since we have been applying various forms of assistive work technology to enable persons with severe disabilities to enter new fields of employment.