ACCES-VR

ACCES-VR is a voluntary program that offers many kinds of vocational services that include: counseling and guidance, testing evaluation for accommodations and rehabilitation technology, job placement assistance, funding for training at BOCES, trade schools or colleges, on-the-job training, and many other services. ACCES-VR is an office within the state Education Department, which assists students with disabilities to identify career goals and secure and maintain employment once they leave high school.

Contact information:

Tracy James-Lewis

Hauppauge District Office

NYS Office Building

250 Veterans Highway

Hauppauge, NY 11788

(P) 631-952-6344

(F) 631-952-5826

The seeds of adult success are sown during the school years. ACCES-VR offers a variety of services while students are still in high school through their Pre-Employment Transition Services program. Through this program, ACCES-VR offers job exploration, self-advocacy training, work-based learning experience, work- readiness training, job coaching support, and much more.

For more information on ACCES-VR and to request an application, please contact Transition Specialist, Michelle Siragusa at msiragusa@shufsd.org or 631-812-3871

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