The Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, also known as "VR," is a Department of Labor program that helps people who have disabilities to find and keep a job. VR helps people who have physical, mental, or emotional disabilities.
Youth and Transition Services Vocational Rehabilitation, also known as "VR", is a Bureau of Rehabilitation program that has a primary goal of assisting interested individuals who have disabilities to get and keep a job. VR can assist students with disabilities in coordinating information and resources as they transition from high school to adult life. This is a time-limited program. Generally speaking, once an individual is employed for at least 90 days in a job agreed upon by the individual and the VR counselor, services are ended.
The Division for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing & Late Deafened (DDHHLD) provides a variety of services for Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing and Late-Deafened citizens of Maine, including:
Eligibility
Who Is Eligible For VR Services?
To be eligible for VR, you must apply for services. To be eligible you must:
- have a disability that keeps you from getting or keeping a job; and
- need VR services to find or keep a job.
Eligibility must be determined in 60 days, but it is usually done in a much shorter period of time.
Applicable Counties
- Statewide