r/VocRehab

What is the point of VocRehab if they won't actually do anything for you. I came up with my plan, I took steps to put that plan in motion. I have a five year plan written out to every detail of what I need to do and what's required to do it. I've secured my own funding.

VocRehab is just completely clueless and they have nothing to offer. It was just a complete waste of my time and state resources. I would have been better off not even involving them. They don't remove barriers to your employment. They create them. I need an ebike. It's perfectly reasonable and within the rules of VocRehab and they can justify the expense and it would help not only to get to school, but doctors appointments, the grocery store. They won't even help with that. They want someone with PTSD to be trapped on a public bus for hours and I'm just not going to do that.

I specifically looked it up to see if it was actually a thing to get help with, but apparently not in Florida. I just don't understand what their role is other than create more paperwork. They won't even help with a computer for school. They won't help pay for transcripts. They won't help with any school application fees. Nothing.

I’m currently enrolled in school. I’ve already been deemed eligible for VR&E. My counselor claim she is making a plan which would take a couple weeks. This was over a month ago and now my school won’t let me enroll anymore until I pay my tuition. I keep reaching out to my counselor and she won’t answer. I’ve tried calling the state number VR&E and no one calls me back any ideas of what to do about this?

The state is NYS.

I’m looking into going back to school maybe next year but researching I found that no school in my area has the degree program I was looking for. Will they accept a school out of state?

Hey everyone,

I already did my intake appointment at the California DOR office in San Jose, and wanted to know how long it took for you guys to be deemed eligible and to execute your IPE.

I'm aware that 60 days is the max for determining eligibility and 90 days os the max for developing an IPE, but I'm curious to know how long it took for you guys to receive services from the DOR

It would also be reassuring to hear if you've been able to get a job using services through the California DOR (or any VocRehab agency you had to work with too.) The reason I applied is so that the California DOR would connect me with their vendors that would then connect me with employers who are willing to hire people with disabilities.

I live under a guardianship, and my voc rehab counselor appears sympathetic to my plight of overprotective and controlling parents.

I wonder if they would be willing to arrange for an assessment paid for by voc rehab in order to assess competency and recommend release/dismissal of guardianship and restoration of my civil rights in order to make myself more employable/marketable?

does this sound realistic?