Why VESID Should be Your Ticket Provider
Why Choose VESID?
VESID is the New York State agency that provides vocational rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities (other than blindness). Vocational rehabilitation (VR) is a set of services that are available to enable people with disabilities to achieve employment.
VESID provides high quality employment service to people on Supplemental Security Income (SSI)/Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). We have a history of helping people with a variety of disabling conditions.
VESID’s Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors are educated professionals. We help you examine the labor market and choose a job that maximizes your strengths.
VESID knows that many issues concern you as you consider going to work such as medical insurance, childcare, accessibility. We are trained to help you with these.
VESID works with you regardless of whether you want full time or part time employment. We help you find work whether you want to supplement your SSA check or to get off Social Security benefits entirely.
VESID urges you to take advantage of Benefit Advisement so that you understand exactly what will happen to your monthly check and medical insurance when you go to work. We can direct you to these services.
What Can You Expect if You Choose VESID?
Help - from qualified professional VESID Counselors.
Convenience - locations throughout NYS.
Services - from approved and qualified vendors.
Success – VESID places over 5,000 beneficiaries of SSI and SSDI into jobs each year.
Connections– benefit from VESID’s relationships with hundreds of employers throughout the State.
Safety Net - Under "Section 301" of Social Security rules, if you are working toward a vocational goal, and a continuing disability review finds that you are medically improved, SSA will likely continue your entitlement while you finish your work with VESID. (Whether you work with VESID or another EN, CDRs are suspended so long as you are actively using your Ticket and you meet timely progress under the Ticket rules.)
Use This Checklist to Choose your Ticket Provider.
Other EN VESID
- Is staff qualified to provide the services you need?
- Are the services accessible for you?
- Is provider successful at getting people jobs?
- Does the EN provide all the services
that you will need to reach your work goal? Such as:
- Counseling
- Training
- Home modifications
- Vehicle modifications
- Special Support Services such as:
- Interpreter
- Personal Assistance Services
- Reader
- Tools
- Licenses
- Textbooks
