| Were injured in an accident? Are you unable to go | | | | candidate for such services. |
| back to your job? | | | | Assistive Technology |
| If so, you may be able to get trained into a new career | | | | Assistive technology or "AT" is specialized equipment |
| through your state's vocational rehabilitation service. | | | | that can help you reach your job goal. Your counselor |
| Commonly known as "state rehab" your state's | | | | will make you aware of assistive technology that could |
| service provides eligible people with various services to | | | | help you do your job. State rehab will often buy that |
| help them get back to work. These services can | | | | equipment for you. If specialized training is needed they |
| include counseling, medical treatment, psychological | | | | will arrange for you to obtain it. |
| treatment, specialized equipment, job placement, | | | | Job Placement |
| post-placement follow up, and other services. | | | | Once you have received the necessary training and |
| Vocational Rehabilitation | | | | any needed assistive technology you are ready to go |
| The mission of your state's vocational rehabilitation | | | | to work. State rehab will provide you with a job coach |
| service is to assist people with disabilities to achieve | | | | and employment services to help you find a job. |
| and maintain meaningful employment. | | | | Sometimes on-the-job training is the answer. State |
| Application Process | | | | rehab can provide that also. |
| Start by locating your 'state rehab" website. You can | | | | Follow-Up Services |
| likely find an application right on line. Fill it out and send it | | | | Once you are back to work State Rehab does not |
| in. Then follow up. | | | | wash its hands of you. No way. It will follow up with |
| Counseling Services | | | | you after you are back on the job. Your counselor will |
| Once you are accepted to the program you will be | | | | want to know that you are functioning as well on the |
| assigned a counselor. She will help you set a job goal | | | | job as you had hoped when you set your job goal. |
| and then work with you to provide the support, | | | | Other Services |
| assistance and advice you need while working toward | | | | It's hard to imagine the many different needs that can |
| your goal. | | | | come up. It depends on you and our situation. Such |
| Medical Treatment | | | | other services may include "interpreters, readers, |
| Sometimes you will need medical care and attention | | | | transportation for job training, licenses and fees, tools, |
| before you can return to work. Your counselor will help | | | | equipment, and other services that may be needed in |
| you decide what medical treatment is needed and | | | | support of reaching your employment goal." |
| who will provide it. Your state may even pay for that | | | | Conclusion |
| treatment. | | | | If you were injured in an accident and not able to |
| Psychological Treatment | | | | return to your job you should explore the options |
| Sometimes psychological counseling can prepare you | | | | available through your state's rehabilitation services. |
| for return to work. It's hard for most of us to admit | | | | They can provide you with training, treatment, |
| that psychological counseling is needed. With the help | | | | equipment and job placement services to help you |
| of your counselor you can decide if you are a | | | | return to work as a self-sustaining member of society. |