Questions for Your First Visit with Vocational Rehabilitation (VR; Student Version)

This resource from Independent Futures that Work! assists students in accessing VR services.

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Questions for Your First Visit with a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor (Youth Version)

Name of Youth or Young Adult:

Date of Birth:

Disability of Youth or Young Adult:

Name of Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor:

Questions to ask your Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Counselor:

What services can you provide for me?
What is the application process?
What information do you need from me to complete it?
What are the eligibility requirements?
When will I know if I’m eligible?
How will I know if I’m eligible for services?
How many times will I need to meet with the VR Counselor?
How will we meet?
By what date can you provide these services?
Do you have experience working with my disability?
What do you need from me?
Are there any other services/supports/organizations that might help that I should consider?
What if I am not seeing progress or I’m not happy with the outcomes?
What protections are available for me?
If I have further questions, who should I contact?
- Name:
- Phone:
- Email:
- Any other additional information provided:

This document was created by the Independent Futures that Work! project to assist youth with disabilities in accessing vocational rehabilitation services through the knowledge of the appropriate questions to ask in an initial meeting with a vocational rehabilitation counselor. Independent Futures that Work! A project of the Alabama Parent Education Center in conjunction with Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Texas Parent Training and Information Centers https://www.independentfuturesthatwork.com/

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