Welcome to Vocational Rehabilitation
Vocational Rehabilitation Orientation Video
Completing orientation is the first step on your journey with VR. Whether you found this orientation on your own, through a friend or you directed to this page by VR staff, this video will introduce you to VR and what you can expect as you navigate through the VR process.
Steps to Watching the Orientation Video
- Three ways to view the Vocational Rehabilitation Orientation Video.
English
Spanish
ASL Version: This version is made for individuals who are Deaf and use sign language. It is presented without captions or a voice track. Click on the image below o watch the orientation video in ASL.
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Download and complete the Attestation Form.
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- Provide the signed form to your local VR representative who will store it in your case record.
About Vocational Rehabilitation
VR is a federal-state program that helps people who have physical or mental disabilities get or keep a job. VR is committed to helping people with disabilities find meaningful careers. Our Mission is to help people with disabilities find and maintain employment and enhance their independence. Our Vision is to become the first place people with disabilities turn when seeking employment and a top resource for employers in need of qualified employees.
Examples of Vocational Rehabilitation Services:
- Vocational Evaluation and Planning
- Career Counseling and Guidance
- Job Coaching
- Job Placement
- On-the-Job Training
- Training and Education After High School
- Job Site Assessment and Accommodations
- Supported and Customized Employment
- Assistive Technology and Devices
- Medical and Psychological Assessment
- Time-limited Medical and/or Psychological Treatment
In addition to the general customer employment program, VR has additional specific programs designed to help eligible people with disabilities become employed.
Florida Department of Education
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
(800) 451-4327
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Mission: To help people with disabilities find and maintain employment and enhance their independence.
The Florida Department of Education, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) is an equal opportunity employer. It is against the law for VR as a recipient of Federal financial assistance to discriminate against any individual in the United States on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, political affiliation or belief. The application process used by VR to determine eligibility for services, any subsequent services and the entire VR process are subject to these non-discrimination requirements. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. VR program receives 78.7 percent of its funding through a grant from the U.S. Department of Education. For the 2021 Federal fiscal year, the total amount of grant funds awarded were $176,836,896. The remaining 21.3 percent of the costs ($47,860,557) were funded by Florida State Appropriations.
Revised October 2021.