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Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, to accommodate the safety of our clients and staff, these consults will be provided online (using your computer or phone).
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Do you need to know how to access services from Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS), the Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired (DBVI), or your local Center for Independent Living (CIL)
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Are you currently receiving services from DARS, DBVI, or your local CIL?
- Do you have questions about the services you are getting?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, dLCV invites you to sign up to speak with one of our highly trained and experienced advocates on Thursday, August 24th from 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
***Space is limited to only five (5) registrants and is first-come, first-served!***
Sign up for an individual time slot, and a representative from dLCV’s Client Assistance Program (CAP) will contact you to discuss details.
If you are unable to participate on Zoom, we are available for phone appointments as well! If you have questions, please contact Rachel.Loria@dlcv.org or call 804-225-2042 or 800-552-3962 (Toll-free)
If you have specific CAP or Vocational Rehabilitation Services questions, you can submit them online or call us Monday, Wednesday, or Friday at 1-800-552-3962 or 804-225-2042.
Thursday, August 24, 2023
disAbility Law Center of Virginia
9:30 AM EDT - 4:30 PM EDT
You Have a Right to Vocational Rehabilitation Services
The Client Assistance Program (CAP) at dLCV Helps Ensure Your Rights To:
- Receive Vocational Rehabilitation (VR), PreEmployment Transition Services (Pre-ETS), and support from your local Center for Independent Living (CIL).
- Make decisions about your goals.
- Actively participate in planning your services.
- Learn about and understand your services from Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) or your local Center for Independent Living (CIL).
- Get an explanation in writing if you are denied service or if your case is closing.
- Request that decisions about your services be reconsidered if you don’t agree with the outcome.
- Be told that dLCV may provide you with help through the Client Assistance Program.
CAP Advocates For:
- Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) services that can help people with disabilities to gain or keep employment, provide assistive technology, fund education and training, and assist individuals in reaching a specific, tailored employment goal.
- Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS) can help students age 14-21 prepare for work and postsecondary education through job exploration counseling, work readiness training, work-based learning experiences, counseling in postsecondary education, and self-advocacy and mentoring services.
- Centers for Independent Living (CILs) can help people with disabilities seeking full integration into society. CILs teach consumers skills that empower people to make choices that promote their right to live independently in the community. CILs provide five core consumer-driven services: independent living skills training, peer support, advocacy, transition, and information and referral
Contact CAP with Concerns Relating To:
- Receiving or applying for vocational rehabilitation (VR), Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS), or Center for Independent Living (CIL) services.
- Barriers to employment, including assistance for people receiving social security benefits.
- Resolving concerns about services you are provided from the Department of Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS), Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired (DBVI), or your local Center for Independent Living (CIL).
- The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
- The Rehabilitation Act.
- The Virginians with Disabilities Act.
- Other state and federal disability-related laws and regulations.
You Have a Right to Vocational Rehabilitation Services
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