Vocational Rehabilitation – VR

Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) helps individuals with disabilities achieve employment. Vocational Rehabilitation services are offered locally in 25 Area Offices throughout Indiana and Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors provide services in each county. Eligibility for Vocational Rehabilitation is not based on income or financial resources.

Vocational Rehabilitation can assist with the following:

Vocational Rehabilitation Service Process

Referral: Individuals may be self-referred, or the referral may be made by family members, physicians or medical institutions, educational institutions, or others by calling, writing, or visiting any Vocational Rehabilitation office or facility. To locate the office nearest you, please refer to a map of the VR region and area office locations.

Online VR Application

Application: Once the application is submitted, a VR counselor will contact you to gather and evaluate your medical, educational, vocational, and other information to determine eligibility. An applicant is eligible if a determination is made:

  1. has a physical or mental impairment;
  2. the physical or mental impairment constitutes or results in a substantial impediment to employment; and
  3. the individual requires vocational rehabilitation services to prepare for, enter, engage in, or retain an employment outcome consistent with their abilities, capacities, career interests, and informed choice.

The eligibility determination must be made within 60 days of the date on which the individual applies, unless unforeseen circumstances beyond the control of the agency necessitate, and the individual agrees to, an extension of the assessment period for a specified additional period, or an extended evaluation is necessary.

Additional Vocational Rehabilitation Information