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Myths and Facts

Myth: Accommodations will be too expensive.: Fact: Most accommodations are free or cost less than $500, and VR will provide advice on how to make accommodations, if needed.
Myth: If I hire a person with a disability, I will have to give them extensive training.: Fact: VR offers qualified applicants who are ready to work or On-the-Job Training to get the employee properly trained for the job.
Myth: If I provide accommodations for a person with a disability then it will decrease other employees' satisfaction.: Fact: Many organizations, like Walgreens and A&E Woods Company, provided accommodations for their workers with disabilities and experienced an overall increase in productivity.
Myth: There are no benefits from hiring a person with disabilities.: Fact: People with disabilities have fewer scheduled absences and stay on the job longer than those without disabilities. In addition, tax credits through the Internal Revenue Service may be available to employers who hire individuals with disabilities.
Myth: If I employ people with disabilities I will lose customers.: Fact: Employing people with disabilities may increase revenues by allowing you to tap into a wider customer base that includes individuals living with disabilities to build brand loyalty, thus increasing revenues.

External Link Disclaimer: As a convenience and for informational purposes only, the Florida Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) provides external hyperlinks on its website, directing website users toward certain outside sites; links to these websites do not constitute VR's endorsement or approval of the linked websites, or the information, products or services contained therein. All links VR provides are consistent with the mission of its website. However, VR exercises no editorial control over the information website users may find on external websites. VR also cannot attest to the accuracy or appropriateness of information provided by external websites and organizations.

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 2022 Federal fiscal year, the total amount of grant funds awarded were $175,063,093. The remaining 21.3 percent of the costs ($47,775,094) were funded by Florida State Appropriations. Revised October 2023.