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What is the goal of vocational rehabilitation? What services are provided? Can you help me get back to work with my previous employer? Who is eligible to receive vocational rehabilitation services? Can DOL provide rehab services before I reach Maximum Medical Improvement (MMI) if my doctor has told me to consider alternative employment?
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 established federal funding for state-run vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities. To qualify for federally funded voc rehab, you must: have a physical or mental condition that causes a "substantial impediment" to your ability to work, and.
AN ACT To replace the Vocational Rehabilitation Act, to extend and revise the au thorization of grants to States for vocational rehabilitation services, with special emphasis on services to individuals with the most severe disabilities, to expand
Jul 26, 1990 · Amendments to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 emphasized employment as the primary goal of vocational rehabilitation. Specifically, they mandate presumptive employability, meaning applicants should be presumed to be employable unless proven otherwise.
If you’re a service member or Veteran and have a disability that was caused—or made worse—by your active-duty service and that limits your ability to work or prevents you from working, you may be able to get employment support or services to help you live as independently as possible.
Rehabilitation Act. Incorporated as Title IV of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, the Rehabilitation Act authorizes the formula grant programs of vocational rehabilitation, supported employment, and client assistance.
Title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, comprising this subchapter, was originally enacted by Pub. L. 93–112, title I, Sept. 26, 1973, 87 Stat. 363, and amended by Pub. L. 93–516, Dec. 7, 1974, 88 Stat. 1617; Pub. L. 93–651, Nov. 21, 1974, 89 Stat. 2–3; Pub. L. 94–230, Mar. 15, 1976, 90 Stat. 211; Pub. L. 95–602, Nov. 6, 1978, 92 ...
