Vocational Rehabilitation
What is Vocational Rehabilitation?
Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) helps people with disabilities achieve their employment goals. If an individual with a disability and want to find a job, keep working or advance professionally, VR can help them chart their path to a career with a future in North Carolina. VR can provide counseling, education, training, job placement assistance, assistive technology and many other services, depending on what is needed to meet goals for competitive, integrated employment.
Who does Vocational Rehabilitation serve?
Eligibility for VR services if you:
Have a disability that affects your ability to find a job, keep working or advance professionally
Require VR services to overcome a disability-related barrier to employment success
VR empowers young people with disabilities to explore career options, set goals for their future and overcome challenges they may face along the way. VR’s Transition Services may be provided at no cost for students or youth who:
are between ages 14 – 24
have a disability that results in barriers to preparing for, finding, keeping or advancing in employment
require the help of VR to achieve an employment goal
have applied and been determined eligible
Green Hope High School VR Representative: Irene Quadri (irene.quadri@dhhs.nc.gov)