- Vocational Rehabilitation Services
VESID starts with the presumption that all persons with
disabilities can benefit from vocational rehabilitation services
and should have opportunities to work in jobs integrated within
their communities. Counselors guide individuals through service
programs they need to reach their employment goals. Services may
include vocational assessment, vocational counseling, assistance
with transition from school to the world of work, job training and
placement, job follow-up, and other services to support the
individual's employment objectives. VESID ensures that both the
individual and the employer are satisfied with the placement and
will intervene if problems occur once an individual is placed in a
job. In providing these services, VESID works with the business
community, as well as an extensive vocational rehabilitation
provider system, other agencies, labor organizations, and schools.
These are described in our Adult
Services.
- Services to Children with Disabilities
VESID administers 15 Early Childhood Direction Centers that help
families with children with disabilities, birth to age five, find
programs and services for their disabled child. VESID also
oversees special education services for students in public and
private schools. This provides a continuum of services that is
able to eliminate anxiety and duplication thereby benefiting both
the individual and society. Go to the Lifelong
Services Network page for a listing of the Early Childhood
Direction Center locations and other information.
- Independent Living Services
In addition, VESID administers 38 Independent Living Centers
across New York State. Independent Living Centers are private,
community-based, consumer managed, nonresidential organizations
that assist individuals with disabilities to live more
independently in their communities. The location of the
Independent Living Center nearest you can be found in our Directory
of Independent Living Centers.
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