1. Maine Department of Labor Bureau of Rehabilitation Services
Vocational Rehabilitation is a statewide program that helps eligible people with disabilities prepare for, find, and keep jobs.
To be eligible, you must have a physical, mental, or emotional disability that keeps you from getting and keeping a job and need VR services to overcome disability-related barriers.
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2. Maine Bureau of Rehabilitation Services:
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR)
Division for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Late Deafened
Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired (DBVI)
Partner in the Workforce Development System
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Core Partner
Co-located in CareerCenters across Maine

3. Employment Counseling
Transition and Adult Caseloads
Counselors have specialized training to assist with disability related barriers to employment
DVR has 65 VR Counselors around the state
DBVI has 9 VR Counselors around the state
BRS works with approximately job seekers annually

4. Serving Youth…
More than one-third of the individuals VR serves are transition age youth
Every high school has an assigned VR Counselor
VR clients do not experience any disruption in services at age 18

5. Pre-Employment Transition Services – PreApprenticeship?
Job Exploration Counseling
Work-based Learning Experiences
Counseling on Opportunities for Post-Secondary Training and Education
Workplace Readiness Training to Develop Social Skills and Independent Living
Instruction in Self-Advocacy

6. Overview of Services Vocational counseling and guidance services
Assessment services
Assistive technology
Work experience/job shadows/informational interviews
Job development
Job Coaching
Self-Employment
Support Services
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7. Business Services Disability Awareness Training
On site Technology Assessment
Recruitment identification and vetting of candidates
Ancillary services such as Orientation & Mobility Instruction and Language Interpretation

8. Apprenticeship Pilot
Working with the Workforce Integration Technical Assistance Center, the Maine Office of Apprenticeship and the Maine Hospitality Association
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9. Contact Information
Peter Diplock, CRC
Assistant Director
Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired
150 State House Station
Augusta, ME
(207)
Contact your local DVR office: or call for assistance finding an office near you
Maine Department of Labor provides Equal Opportunity in employment and programs. Auxiliary aids and services are available to individuals with disabilities upon request