Vocational Rehabilitation – Texas Workforce
Vocational Rehabilitation – Adults
Overview
Workforce Solutions Vocational Rehabilitation Services provides services for people with disabilities to help them prepare for, obtain, retain or advance in employment.
Eligibility
You may be eligible for vocational rehabilitation services if you:
- Have a disability which results in substantial barriers to employment
- Require services to prepare for, obtain, retain or advance in employment
- Are able to obtain, retain or advance in employment as a result of services
Disabilities Served
Disabilities Other Than Vision-Related Disabilities
- Behavioral and mental health conditions
- Hearing impairments, including deafness
- Alcoholism or drug addiction
- Intellectual, learning and developmental disabilities
- Physical disabilities, including traumatic brain and spinal cord injury, back injury, paralysis and impaired movement
Adult Services
Get help preparing for, obtaining, retaining or advancing in your employment through the following individualized services. Services are based on eligibility and your individual needs.
Services to Assist with Employment
Services may be provided to help you prepare for, obtain, retain or advance in employment, including (as needed):
- Vocational counseling and guidance
- Referrals for hearing, visual and other examinations
- Assistance with medical appointments and treatment
- Rehabilitation devices, including hearing aids, wheelchairs, artificial limbs and braces
- Therapy to address a disability, including occupational or speech therapy and applied behavioral analysis
- Physical restoration services
- Medical, psychological and vocational assessments
- Assistance with college education or trade certification
- On-the-job training
- Training in workplace and employer expectations
- Vocational adjustment training
- Rehabilitation Teachers Services to help you learn Braille, orientation & mobility, and home and health management skills if you are blind or have a visual impairment
- Supported employment
Job Matching & Placement Services
- Transportation assistance to and from your job, including travel vouchers and vehicle modifications
- Follow-up and supported employment services to help you maintain employment
- Referral to Business Enterprises of Texas program, Criss Cole Rehabilitation Center and other state, federal and community agencies and organizations
Contact your vocational rehabilitation services office
Contact TWC Vocational Rehabilitation Inquiries
- Call: 800-628-5115
- Email: customers@
twc.state.tx.us