"To empower individuals with disabilities to choose, prepare for, obtain, advance in,
and maintain employment,
economic self-sufficiency, independence, and integration into society.
"
Message from
Associate Director
Ronald Racine
Welcome to the ORS web site! We hope it is a user-friendly and informative site which may assist you in obtaining information and learning about our programs. Feedback is always welcome and assists us in our continuous improvement efforts.
Last year was an extremely busy and eventful year for ORS. We have continued to work with our partners under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), continued our enhancement of Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS), and expanded our Project Search sites.
Last year the Office of Rehabilitation Services had to close Category 1 (resulting in all three of our categories being closed to new applicants) under our Order of Selection. We understand this placed a difficult burden not only on ORS customers, but also on staff and community providers. We are pleased to announce that based on the current available resources, the Office of Rehabilitation Services will begin the process of taking a limited number of individuals from our Category 1 waitlist.
ORS removed twenty-five individuals off the Category 1 wait list on November 1, 2018, with the intent of taking twenty-five additional individuals off on the first of each month. This monthly number may be increased or decreased based on the available funding and fiscal forecasting as we move forward. I would like to thank all the ORS staff as well as our community partners for your patience and understanding during this transitional period. To learn more about the wait list, including total number of people on the wait list (which will be updated at least monthly) please click here.
The ORS staff have remained dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities over the past year. The vast majority of ORS customers have not been on the waiting list and have continued to receive the full array of ORS services without any interruption or delay. We look forward to expanding our high quality, individualized services to our new applicants coming off the wait list.
Thank you,
Ron