EPIC Partners
Resources:
DARS - Virgina Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services
With the goal of sustainable employment, DARS provides vocational rehabilitation (VR) services to individuals with disabilities – from high school students to adults. Through 30 field offices across Virginia, our VR staff offer personalized career planning, skills assessment, job readiness and placement, advocacy and support, job accommodations and assistive technology.
Virginia Department of Education IDEA Transition Services
The Virginia Department of Education and the Commonwealth’s public schools work in partnership to support and improve teaching and learning through a variety of programs and activities, promoting the safety and well-being of students and staff.
Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services: Understanding Benefits and Medicaid Waiver
The Medicaid waivers are home and community-based offering supports and services to a Medicaid individual, both children and adults. The waiver services will differ based on individual need and program criteria met. Virginia Medicaid administers Developmental Disability Waivers jointly with the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. There is a waiting list for these waivers, and the slots are assigned based on urgency of need.
Center for Innovative Training Vocational Rehabilitation (CIT-VR)
The focus of the CIT-VR is on developing innovative methods to train VR personnel in their work at State Vocational Rehabilitation agencies to deliver services to improve employment outcomes for individuals with disabilities.
Virginia Navigator
Since 2001, Virginia Navigator websites have been the trusted nonprofit resource for older adults, people with disabilities, veterans, and their caregivers and families.
Virginia Family Special Education Connection
This website provides a one-stop-shop for parents, families and caregivers of children with special needs to: Access local school system contacts and disability services in your community; Explore an abundance of resources to help your child succeed; Learn about and plan your child's educational program; and Understand your legal rights and responsibilities
Virginia Resource 211
2-1-1 VIRGINIA provides information and referral for: Basic human needs (e.g., food banks, shelters, rent, utility assistance), Physical and mental health, Work initiatives (e.g., job training, English as a second language classes, GED preparation, financial and transportation assistance), Support for seniors and those with disabilities (e.g., adult day care, meals at home, respite care, home healthcare).
Virginia Resource Library
Connecting Appalachian residents with local resources for housing, recovery and emergency support.
National Technical Assistance Center on Transition: The Collaborative (NTACT:C)
The National Technical Assistance Center on Transition: The Collaborative (NTACT:C) is a Technical Assistance Center co-funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) and the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA). We provide information, tools, and supports to assist multiple stakeholders in delivering effective services and instruction for secondary students and out of school youth with disabilities.
Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center for Quality Management (VRTAC-QM)
Partnering with State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies (SVRAs) to enhance service delivery and maximize outcomes through quality program and resource management. The VRTAC-QM strives to increase the knowledge, skills, and abilities of State VR Agencies (SVRA) through quality management technical assistance in VR program and performance focus areas, through technical assistance in quality VR fiscal and resource practices, resources to assist you in your overall supervision and management practices, and three special projects of which two are aimed at increasing the financial resources available to State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies (SVRAs) to manage their program and provide services, and one is designed to enhance the collaboration and partnership between VR and other agencies whose goal is to promote competitive integrated employment outcomes for individuals with disabilities.
Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center for Quality Employment
The Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center for Quality Employment's (VRTAC-QE) goal is to increase the knowledge and skills of state vocational rehabilitation (VR) agencies and community partners that help people with disabilities achieve quality employment and career advancement, with emphasis on competitive integrated employment. The six objectives are to develop the website as a central hub, identify best practices, provide technical assistance, share updates and industry practices, spread the word, and share outcome data.
Council of State Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation
The mission of the Council shall be to maintain and enhance a strong, effective, and efficient national program of public vocational rehabilitation which, in partnership with education, business, and the workforce system, empowers individuals with disabilities to achieve employment, economic self-sufficiency, independence inclusion, and integration into communities.
Rehabilitation Services Administration
The Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) provides leadership and resources to assist state and other agencies in providing vocational rehabilitation and other services to individuals with disabilities to maximize their employment, independence, and integration into the community and the competitive labor market. RSA is a component of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) within the U.S. Department of Education. The mission of OSERS is to improve early childhood, educational, and employment outcomes and raise expectations for all people with disabilities, their families, their communities, and the nation. OSERS’ vision is that all Americans with disabilities will live and thrive with their disabilities in their own communities.
