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Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services for Self-Employment is sponsored by State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies (e.g., California Department of Rehabilitation, Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation). State Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) agencies across the U. S.
offer programs to assist individuals with disabilities, including autistic business owners, in preparing for, obtaining, and maintaining employment, which can include self-employment and starting a business.
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State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies | Rehabilitation Services Administration State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies RSA provides formula grants to VR agencies to administer the VR , Supported Employment , and IL-OIB programs in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and four Territories.
Specifically, 34 of these States and Territories have one VR agency that serves individuals with all types of disabilities; these are referred to as Combined VR agencies.
In addition, 22 States have established two VR agencies: one VR agency that serves individuals who are blind or have visual impairments, referred to as Blind VR agencies, and a separate VR agency that serves individuals with all other types of disabilities, referred to as General VR agencies. This results in a total of 78 VR agencies: 34 Combined VR agencies, 22 General VR agencies, and 22 Blind VR agencies.
Contact information for the 78 VR agencies is available below. Connect with RSA's State Liaisons or State Teams for more information. Department of Rehabilitation Services Toll-Free: (800) 441-7607 Website: https://www.
rehab. alabama. gov/services/vr/vr Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Toll-Free: (800) 478-2815 Website: https://labor.
alaska. gov/dvr/ Rehabilitation Services Administration Website: https://des. az.
gov/services/employment/rehabilitation-services/vocational-rehabilitation-vr Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Phone: (684) 699-1371 or (684) 699-4234 Website: http://americansamoa. gov/ Arkansas-General: Arkansas Rehabilitation Services Website: https://dws. arkansas.
gov/ar-rehabilitation-services/ Arkansas-Blind: Division of Services for the Blind Website: https://dws. arkansas. gov/services-for-the-blind/ Department of Rehabilitation Website: http://www.
dor. ca. gov Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Toll-Free: (866) 870-4595 Website: https://dvr.
colorado. gov/ Connecticut-General: Bureau of Rehabilitation Services Toll-Free: (800) 537-2549 Video Phone: (860) 920-7163 Website: https://portal. ct.
gov/AgingandDisability/Content-Pages/Programs/Vocational-Rehabilitation---Bureau-of-Rehabilitation-Services Connecticut-Blind: Bureau of Education and Services for the Blind Toll-Free: (800) 842-4510 Website: https://portal. ct. gov/ads/knowledge-base/articles/employment-services/for-job-seekers/information-for-job-seekers-who-are-blind?
language=en_US Delaware-General: Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Website: https://labor. delaware. gov/DVR Delaware-Blind: Division for the Visually Impaired Website: http://www.
dhss. delaware. gov/dvi/ Rehabilitation Services Administration Website: https://dds.
dc. gov/service/vocational-rehabilitation-services Florida-General: Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Toll-Free: (800) 451-4327 Website: http://www. rehabworks.
org/ Florida-Blind: Division of Blind Services Toll-Free: (800) 342-1828 Website: http://dbs. myflorida. com/ Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency Website: https://gvs.
georgia. gov/ Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Website: http://disid. guam.
gov/division-of-vocational-rehabilitation/ Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Website: http://humanservices. hawaii. gov/vocationalrehab/ Idaho-General: Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Website: https://vr.
idaho. gov/ Idaho-Blind: State Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired Toll-Free: (800) 542-8688 Website: http://icbvi. idaho.
gov Division of Rehabilitation Services Toll-Free: (800) 843-6154 Website: http://www. dhs. state.
il. us/page. aspx?
item=29727 Bureau of Rehabilitation Services Toll-Free: (800) 545-7763 Website: https://www. in. gov/fssa/ddrs/2636.
htm Iowa-General: Vocational Rehabilitation Services Website: http://www. ivrs. iowa.
gov/ Iowa-Blind: Department for the Blind Toll-Free: (800) 362-2587 Website: https://blind. iowa. gov/ Department for Children and Families Toll-Free: (866) 213-9079 Website: http://www.
dcf. ks. gov/services/RS/Pages/Employment-Services.
aspx Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Toll-Free: (800) 372-7172 Website: https://kcc. ky. gov/Vocational-Rehabilitation/Pages/Kentucky-Office-of-Vocational-Rehabilitation.
aspx Louisiana Rehabilitation Services Toll-Free: (800) 737-2958 Website: http://www. laworks. net/workforcedev/lrs/lrs_rehabilitation.
asp Maine-General: Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Website: http://www. maine. gov/rehab/dvr/ Maine-Blind: Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired Website: http://www.
maine. gov/rehab/dbvi/ Division of Rehabilitation Services Toll-Free: (888) 554-0334 Website: https://dors. maryland.
gov/ Massachusetts-General: Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission Toll-Free: (800) 245-6543 Website: https://www. mass. gov/vocational-rehabilitation Massachusetts-Blind: Commission for the Blind Toll-Free: (800) 392-6450 Website: https://www.
mass. gov/vocational-rehabilitation-vr-for-the-blind Michigan-General: Michigan Rehabilitation Services Toll-Free: (800) 605-6722 TTY: Dial 711 and provide the relay operator with the toll free number (800) 605-6722 Website: www. michigan.
gov/mrs Michigan-Blind: Michigan Bureau of Services for Blind Persons Toll-Free: (800) 292-4200 Website: www. michigan. gov/bsbp Minnesota-General: Vocational Rehabilitation Services Website: https://mn.
gov/deed/job-seekers/disabilities/ Minnesota-Blind: State Services for the Blind Toll-Free: (800) 652-9000 Website: https://mn. gov/deed/ssb/ Department of Rehabilitation Services Toll-Free: (800) 443-1000 Website: https://www. mdrs.
ms.gov/ Missouri-General: Missouri Vocational Rehabilitation Toll-Free: (877) 222-8963 Website: https://dese. mo. gov/adult-learning-rehabilitation-services/vocational-rehabilitation Missouri-Blind: State Services for the Blind Toll-Free: (800) 592-6004 Website: https://dss.
mo. gov/fsd/rsb/ Montana Disability Employment and Transitions Division Toll-Free: (877) 296-1197 Website: https://dphhs. mt.
gov/detd/vocrehab Nebraska-General: Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Toll-Free: (877) 637-3422 Website: http://www. vr. nebraska.
gov/ Nebraska-Blind: Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired Toll-Free: (877) 809-2419 Website: https://ncbvi. nebraska. gov/ Northern Nevada Phone: (775) 684-4040 Southern Nevada Phone: (702) 486-5230 Website: https://detr.
nv. gov/Page/Rehabilitation_Division_Bureau_of_Vocational_Rehabilitation Division of Career Technology and Adult Learning Toll-Free: (800) 299-1647 Website: https://www. education.
nh. gov/who-we-are/deputy-commissioner/bureau-vocational-rehabilitation New Jersey-General: Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services Website: https://nj. gov/labor/career-services/special-services/individuals-with-disabilities/index.
shtml New Jersey-Blind: Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired Toll-Free: (877) 685-8878 Website: http://www. state. nj.
us/humanservices/cbvi/home/ New Mexico-General: Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Phone: (505) 954-8500 or (505) 954-8562 Toll-Free: (800) 224-7005 Website: http://www. dvr. state.
nm. us/ New Mexico-Blind: Commission for the Blind Website: https://www. cfb.
state. nm. us/VR New York-General: Adult Career and Continuing Education Services Toll-Free: (800) 222-5627 Website: http://www.
acces. nysed. gov/vr New York-Blind: Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped Toll-Free: (866) 871-3000 Website: https://ocfs.
ny. gov/main/cb/ North Carolina-General: Division of Employment and Independence for People with Disabilities Toll-Free: (800) 689-9090 Website: https://www. ncdhhs.
gov/eipd North Carolina-Blind: Division of Services for the Blind Website: https://www. ncdhhs. gov/divisions/dsb Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Toll-Free: (800) 755-2745 Website: https://www.
hhs. nd. gov/vr Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Website: http://www.
ovrgov. net/ Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities Website: https://ood. ohio.
gov/wps/portal/gov/ood/individuals-with-disabilities/services/vocational-rehabilitation Department of Rehabilitation Services Toll-Free: (800) 845-8476 Website: https://oklahoma. gov/okdrs/job-seekers/vr. html Oregon-General: Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Services Toll-Free: (877) 277-0513 Website: http://www.
oregon. gov/dhs/employment/VR/Pages/index. aspx Oregon-Blind: State Commission for the Blind Website: http://www.
oregon. gov/blind/Pages/index. aspx Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Toll-Free: (800) 442-6351 TTY: (717) 787-4885 or (866) 830-7327 Website: http://www.
dli. pa. gov/individuals/disability-services/ovr/pages/default.
aspx Vocational Rehabilitation Administration Website: http://www. arv. pr.
gov/Pages/default. aspx Office of Rehabilitation Services Website: http://www. ors.
ri. gov/VR. html South Carolina-General: South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department Toll-Free: (800) 832-7526 Website: http://www.
scvrd. net/ South Carolina-Blind: Commission for the Blind Phone: (888) 335-5951 or (803) 898-8731 Website: http://www. sccb.
state. sc. us/ South Dakota-General: Division of Rehabilitation Services Website: https://dhs.
sd. gov/en/rehabilitation-services South Dakota-Blind: Services for the Blind Toll-free: (800) 265-9684 Website: https://dhs. sd.
gov/servicetotheblind/default. aspx Division of Rehabilitation Services TTY: (615) 313-5695 or (800) 270-1349 Website: https://www. tn.
gov/humanservices/ds/vocational-rehabilitation. html Vocational Rehabilitation Services Toll-Free: (800) 628-5115 Website: https://www. twc.
texas. gov/jobseekers/vocational-rehabilitation-services Utah State Office of Rehabilitation Toll-Free: (866) 454-8397 Website: https://jobs. utah.
gov/usor/index. html Vermont-General: Vocational Rehabilitation Division Toll-Free: (866) 879-6757 Website: http://vocrehab. vermont.
gov/ Vermont-Blind: Division of Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired Website: https://dbvi. vermont. gov/ Division of Disabilities and Vocational Rehabilitation Services Phone: (340) 774-0930 Ext.
4283 Website: http://www. dhs. gov.vi/disabilities/index.
html Virginia-General: Department of Rehabilitative Services Toll-Free: (800) 552-5019 Website: https://www. dars. virginia.
gov/ Virginia-Blind: Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired Toll Free: (800) 622-2155 Website: https://www. vdbvi. org/ Washington-General: Division of Vocational Services Toll-Free: (800) 637-5627 Website: http://www.
dshs. wa. gov/dvr/ Washington-Blind: Department of Services for the Blind Website: https://dsb.
wa. gov/ Division of Rehabilitation Services Toll-Free: (800) 642-8207 Website: http://www. wvdrs.
org/ Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Toll-Free: (800) 442-3477 Website: http://dwd. wisconsin. gov/dvr Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Website: http://wyomingworkforce.
org/workers/vr/
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Individuals with disabilities who are interested in pursuing self-employment. Eligibility and specific services vary by state. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services for Self-Employment is funded by State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies (e.g., California Department of Rehabilitation, Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Start from the official opportunity page linked in this listing — it carries the sponsor's submission instructions.
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