State of Rhode Island Office of Rehabilitation Services

Address

40 Fountain Street
RI Department of Human Services
Providence, RI 02903

(401) 421-7005

http://www.ors.ri.gov/

Description:

Designed to empower all individuals with disabilities to choose, prepare for, obtain and maintain employment, economic self-sufficiency, independence and integration into society. They value the worth, dignity, rights, responsibilities, and empowerment of all persons with disabilities in achieving their individualized goals.

The Office of Rehabilitation Services administers the following programs:
The Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Program: A public state and federally-funded program that assists individuals with disabilities to choose, prepare for, obtain, advance in, and maintain competitive integrated employment. Employment being the successful outcome of services provided through the public vocational rehabilitation program. It is expected that individuals with disabilities who apply for services are interested in becoming employed and understand that this is the focus of the VR program.

Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired (SBVI): Offers a wide array of services to eligible individuals who are blind or visually impaired through its Vocational Rehabilitation Unit, Business Enterprises Program, and Social Services Program. The various services offered by these programs are designed to help individuals of all ages achieve independence at home, in the community, and in the workplace.

Adaptive Telephone Equipment Loan Program (ATEL): Provides landline/home telephones and wireless devices on loan to qualified individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, have a speech disability, or have neuromuscular damage or disease that hinders them from using a standard telephone. You must be a RI Resident, have one of the above-mentioned disabilities, and meet one of the income qualifier criteria described on the application. The ATEL Program now offers a Hearing and Speech Lab which will offer iPad/iPhone training and have the following devices available for FREE demonstrations, as well as, many devices available for short term loans.

Assistive Technology Access Partnership (ATAP): A statewide partnership of organizations, each with a targeted assistive technology focus, working together to improve access to and acquisition of assistive technology for individuals with disabilities. ATAP's main initiatives include: Device Demonstration, Device Loan, Device Re-Use, and Training, Public Awareness, Collaboration, Information & Referral. ATAP Partners include Adaptive Telephone Equipment Loan Program (ATEL), East Bay Educational Collaborative (EBEC), Ocean State Center for Independent Living (OSCIL), and TechACCESS of RI.

The Rhode Island Disability Determination Services (RIDDS): A unit within the Office of Rehabilitation Services, which operates under a !€œstate-federal!€ partnership. The function of the RI DDS is to make determinations as to the medical eligibility of adults and children with physical and/or mental impairments who have applied for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and/or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. The RI DDS is assigned a budgeted workload under a regulatory agreement with the Social Security Administration (SSA). The RI DDS is 100 percent financed by SSA to adjudicate initial disability applications, appeals of cases initially denied, and continuing disability reviews. The RI DDS also performs disability hearings on cases in which benefits have been terminated.
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Description

The Rhode Island Assistive Technology Access Partnership (ATAP) is designed as a statewide partnership of organizations, each with a targeted assistive technology focus, working together to improve access to and acquisition of assistive technology for individuals with disabilities. ATAP's main initiatives include: -Device Demonstration -Device Loan -Device Re-Use Training, Public Awareness, Collaboration, Information & Referral ATAP Partners include Adaptive Telephone Equipment Loan Program (ATEL), East Bay Educational Collaborative (EBEC), Ocean State Center for Independent Living (OSCIL), and TechACCESS of RI. Train for older adult , tech help volunteer train can answers questions , sign up for online training classes, are in English, Spanish and French Restoration Services- Medical services and equipment such as physical and occupational therapy, wheelchairs, and automobile hand controls can be provided to enable you to pursue and achieve employment. Support Services- Other services are provided for eligible persons if they are necessary for you to start and maintain employment. Such as-Room, board, and transportation costs during an evaluation or while completing a rehabilitation program, Occupational tools, licenses, or equipment, Home modifications, adaptive or special household equipment in order to help you get ready to go to and be on time for your job. Van or car modifications, including special driving devices or lifting devices to enable you to travel to your job. Personal care assistance provided to help you with your daily needs in order to enable you to participate in a vocational rehabilitation program. Job site modifications that will enable you to get and keep a job, Independent living training to provide the means for your to become more self sufficient and thereby make it possible for you to participate in employment Text Telephone (TT), signaling devices, hearing aids, and interpreters services may be provided to help you communicate. Specialized services such as Rehabilitation Teaching, and Orientation and Mobility training for persons who are blind or visually impaired.

Hours

Mon-Fri 8:00AM-4:00PM

Required Documents

An authorized professional must complete a certificate of disability.

Eligibility

-Be a resident of Rhode Island, -Be Hard of Hearing, Deaf, or have either a speech disability or neuromuscular damage or disease that hinders you from using a standard telephone. -Meet income criteria.

Fees

N/A

Intake Procedure

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Languages

Spanish

Service Area

Statewide

Geography Served

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  • Rhode Island

    Contact

    Name:
    Jennifer Fiske
    Title:
    ATAP Program Director
    Phone:
    401-871-1145
    Email:
    jennifer.fiske@ors.ri.gov

    Telephone Numbers

    Number:
    401-421-7005
    Name:
    Main Phone
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    Description

    The Rhode Island Adaptive Telephone Equipment Loan (ATEL) provides demonstrations, training, and long-term loan and device reutilization services of specialized landline telephone equipment and wireless communication devices to qualified individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, have a speech disability, or have neuromuscular damage or disease, which hinders them from using a standard telephone.

    Hours

    Mon-Fri 8:00AM-4:00PM

    Required Documents

    An authorized professional must complete a certificate of disability

    Eligibility

    -Be a resident of Rhode Island, -Be Hard of Hearing, Deaf, or have either a speech disability or neuromuscular damage or disease that hinders you from using a standard telephone. -Meet income criteria.

    Fees

    N/A

    Intake Procedure

    Call or Visit Website

    Languages

    Spanish

    Service Area

    Statewide

    Geography Served

    None

    Contact

    Name:
    Denise Corson
    Title:
    Program Coordinator
    Phone:
    401-486-3325
    Email:
    denise.corson@ors.ri.gov
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    Description

    Vocational counseling will help you to better understand your potential, to rely on your abilities, to set realistic vocational goals, to change them when necessary, to develop successful work habits, and to begin a satisfying career. After applying for vocational rehabilitation services and being determined eligible, the eligible individual with a disability and a Qualified Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor will work together to develop an employment plan called the Individualized Plan for Employment (IPE). The Employment Plan considers the individual's unique strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, skills, abilities, preferences, capabilities, interests, and values, as well as the barriers to employment. The Employment Plan identifies the employment goal that the individual has chosen, the time it is expected to reach the goal, the services that the individual chooses as necessary to reach the employment goal, and how the services will be provided. Some of the services may be provided directly by the VR Counselor, others may be available through other public sources such as netWORKri (One Stop Career Centers), and others may be purchased with funds provided by the VR agency. The individual may develop the Employment Plan with the assistance of the VR Counselor, another individual, or by him or herself. The VR Counselor is always available to provide assistance in this process. A Qualified Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor who works for the public VR program must approve the Employment Plan before any services are provided through the VR agency. The partnership between each individual with a disability and their Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor is a key component in the Vocational Rehabilitation process.

    Hours

    Mon-Fri 8:00AM-4:00PM

    Required Documents

    N/A

    Eligibility

    Be eligible for Vocational Rehabilitation

    Fees

    Many vocational rehabilitation services are paid for by ORS. However, you may be asked to share in the cost of other services, depending on your ability to pay and your resources (such as insurance and any other resources that are available to you).

    Intake Procedure

    Call or Visit Website

    Languages

    Spanish

    Service Area

    Statewide

    Geography Served

      If a location is grayed out it means that only certain areas within it are covered. The areas with complete covereage are listed in black.

    • Rhode Island

      Contact

      Name:
      Beth Rioles
      Title:
      Administrator (DDS)
      Phone:
      401-462-7730
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      Description

      Disability Determination Services (DDS) is a unit within the Office of Rehabilitation Services. DDS is the state agency which determines the medical eligibility of Rhode Island residents (children and adults) who have applied for cash benefits under the disability programs administered by the Social Security Administration (SSA). The two SSA disability programs are Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) (Title II) and Supplementary Security Income (SSI) (Title XVI). The DDS is responsible for collecting medical evidence of record and determining whether the claimant is disabled and/or blind as defined by the Social Security Act. Medical, psychological, and audiological examinations and tests are used to better understand the disability and needs for specific types of services.

      Hours

      Mon-Fri 8:00AM-4:00PM

      Required Documents

      Varies by Program

      Eligibility

      Children and Adults who have may have a disability and applied for benefits through Social Security

      Fees

      N/A

      Intake Procedure

      Call or Visit Website

      Languages

      Spanish

      Service Area

      Statewide

      Geography Served

        If a location is grayed out it means that only certain areas within it are covered. The areas with complete covereage are listed in black.

      • Rhode Island

        Contact

        Name:
        Beth Rioles
        Title:
        Administrator (DDS)
        Phone:
        401-462-7730
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        Description

        NEWSLINE for the Blind As of July 2005, individuals who are blind, visually impaired, or print handicapped can utilize this comprehensive newspaper reading service that is accessible through the use of any touch-tone phone. To provide eligible individuals with visual impairments the opportunities and support that will enable them to become independent, active, self sustaining members of their community. Eligibility: To be eligible for services, you must be visually impaired, with acuity of 20/60 or less in the better eye with correction, or a field loss of twenty degrees or less in the better eye. PROGRAMS: Vocational Rehabilitation/Blind, Business Enterprises Program (BEP), Independent Living and Social Services Program: Children's Social Service Program, Adult Social Service/ Independent Living Program, Older Blind Independent Living Program.

        Hours

        Mon-Fri 8:00AM-4:00PM

        Required Documents

        Certification of Legal Blindness Varies by Program

        Eligibility

        Rhode Islanders of all ages who are Blind or Visually Impaired. This includes those individuals with an acuity of 20/60 or less in the better eye with correction, or fields of twenty degrees or less in the better eye.

        Fees

        N/A

        Intake Procedure

        Call or Visit Website

        Languages

        Spanish

        Offered Outside of Physical Location

        Yes

        Service Area

        Statewide

        Geography Served

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          Description

          The Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Program is the public state and federally funded program that assists individuals with disabilities to choose, prepare for, obtain and maintain employment. Employment being the successful outcome of services provided through the public vocational rehabilitation program. It is expected that individuals with disabilities who apply for services are interested in becoming employed and understand that this is the focus of the VR program. "Vocational rehabilitation services are any goods or services necessary to assist a person with a disability in preparing for, securing, or retaining an employment outcome that is consistent with the individual's strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities, interests, and informed choice”. Services to Youth and Adults: -A Federal/State Program -Vocational guidance and counseling -Member of IEP team -Vocational Evaluation, Career Assessment, and Educational Planning -Orientation and Mobility -Rehabilitation Teaching -Training, Job Development, Job Placement, Job Retention -Adaptive equipment in work setting and/or home (Based on Economic Need and Comparable Benefits) -Certification of Legal Blindness - as relates to certain property exemptions or allowable IRS deductions -Information and referral to community resources and supports Eligible individuals with a disability and a Qualified Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor will work together to develop and employment (IPE). The Employment Plan considers the individual's unique strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, skills, abilities, preferences, capabilities, interests, and values, as well as the barriers to employment. The Employment Plan identifies the employment goal that the individual has chosen, the time it is expected to reach the goal, the services that the individual chooses as necessary to reach the employment goal, and how the services will be provided. Services provided may include: Counseling and Guidance- Vocational Counseling will help you to better understand your potential, to rely on your abilities, to set realistic vocational goals, to change them when necessary, to develop successful work habits, and to begin a satisfying career. Vocational Evaluations-Aptitude, interest, general ability, academic exams, work tolerance, and "hands-on" job experience used to understand your vocational potential. Placement Assistance- Counseling, job seeking programs, job clubs, and job development used to increase your ability to get a job. You will receive ideas, practice, and advise on finding job leads, filling out applications, getting interviews for a job, and on how to interview. Your counselor may also you job leads or contact employers about available tax credits and hiring incentives.

          Hours

          Mon-Fri 8:00AM-4:00PM

          Required Documents

          Varies by Program

          Eligibility

          1) have a physical, intellectual or emotional impairment which is a substantial barrier to employment, and 2) require vocational rehabilitation services to prepare for, secure, retain, or regain employment, and 3) be able to benefit from vocational rehabilitation services in terms of an employment outcome. If you are receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI), your vocational rehabilitation office will presume that you are eligible for vocational rehabilitation services.

          Fees

          Many vocational rehabilitation services are paid for by ORS. However, you may be asked to share in the cost of other services, depending on your ability to pay and your resources (such as insurance and any other resources that are available to you).

          Intake Procedure

          Call or Visit Website

          Languages

          Spanish

          Service Area

          Statewide

          Geography Served

            If a location is grayed out it means that only certain areas within it are covered. The areas with complete covereage are listed in black.

          • Rhode Island

            Contact

            Name:
            Jane Cannata
            Title:
            Vocational Rehabilitation Supervisor
            Phone:
            401-465-0572
            Email:
            Jane.Cannata@ors.ri.gov
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            General Information

            Hours:

            Mon-Fri 8:30AM-4:00PM

            Intake Process:

            Call or Visit Website

            Program Fees:

            Varies

            Languages:

            Spanish

            Eligibility:

            Varies by program

            Handicap Accessible?

            Yes

            Is Shelter?

            No

            Miscellaneous

            AKA:

            RIORS; DHS

            Related Resource

            Date of Official Change:

            March 22, 2023

            Legal Status:

            State

            Description

            The Rhode Island Assistive Technology Access Partnership (ATAP) is designed as a statewide partnership of organizations, each with a targeted assistive technology focus, working together to improve access to and acquisition of assistive technology for individuals with disabilities. ATAP's main initiatives include: -Device Demonstration -Device Loan -Device Re-Use Training, Public Awareness, Collaboration, Information & Referral ATAP Partners include Adaptive Telephone Equipment Loan Program (ATEL), East Bay Educational Collaborative (EBEC), Ocean State Center for Independent Living (OSCIL), and TechACCESS of RI. Train for older adult , tech help volunteer train can answers questions , sign up for online training classes, are in English, Spanish and French Restoration Services- Medical services and equipment such as physical and occupational therapy, wheelchairs, and automobile hand controls can be provided to enable you to pursue and achieve employment. Support Services- Other services are provided for eligible persons if they are necessary for you to start and maintain employment. Such as-Room, board, and transportation costs during an evaluation or while completing a rehabilitation program, Occupational tools, licenses, or equipment, Home modifications, adaptive or special household equipment in order to help you get ready to go to and be on time for your job. Van or car modifications, including special driving devices or lifting devices to enable you to travel to your job. Personal care assistance provided to help you with your daily needs in order to enable you to participate in a vocational rehabilitation program. Job site modifications that will enable you to get and keep a job, Independent living training to provide the means for your to become more self sufficient and thereby make it possible for you to participate in employment Text Telephone (TT), signaling devices, hearing aids, and interpreters services may be provided to help you communicate. Specialized services such as Rehabilitation Teaching, and Orientation and Mobility training for persons who are blind or visually impaired.

            Hours

            Mon-Fri 8:00AM-4:00PM

            Required Documents

            An authorized professional must complete a certificate of disability.

            Eligibility

            -Be a resident of Rhode Island, -Be Hard of Hearing, Deaf, or have either a speech disability or neuromuscular damage or disease that hinders you from using a standard telephone. -Meet income criteria.

            Fees

            N/A

            Intake Procedure

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            Languages

            Spanish

            Service Area

            Statewide

            Geography Served

              If a location is grayed out it means that only certain areas within it are covered. The areas with complete covereage are listed in black.

            • Rhode Island

              Contact

              Name:
              Jennifer Fiske
              Title:
              ATAP Program Director
              Phone:
              401-871-1145
              Email:
              jennifer.fiske@ors.ri.gov

              Telephone Numbers

              Number:
              401-421-7005
              Name:
              Main Phone
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              Description

              The Rhode Island Adaptive Telephone Equipment Loan (ATEL) provides demonstrations, training, and long-term loan and device reutilization services of specialized landline telephone equipment and wireless communication devices to qualified individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, have a speech disability, or have neuromuscular damage or disease, which hinders them from using a standard telephone.

              Hours

              Mon-Fri 8:00AM-4:00PM

              Required Documents

              An authorized professional must complete a certificate of disability

              Eligibility

              -Be a resident of Rhode Island, -Be Hard of Hearing, Deaf, or have either a speech disability or neuromuscular damage or disease that hinders you from using a standard telephone. -Meet income criteria.

              Fees

              N/A

              Intake Procedure

              Call or Visit Website

              Languages

              Spanish

              Service Area

              Statewide

              Geography Served

              None

              Contact

              Name:
              Denise Corson
              Title:
              Program Coordinator
              Phone:
              401-486-3325
              Email:
              denise.corson@ors.ri.gov
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              Description

              Vocational counseling will help you to better understand your potential, to rely on your abilities, to set realistic vocational goals, to change them when necessary, to develop successful work habits, and to begin a satisfying career. After applying for vocational rehabilitation services and being determined eligible, the eligible individual with a disability and a Qualified Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor will work together to develop an employment plan called the Individualized Plan for Employment (IPE). The Employment Plan considers the individual's unique strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, skills, abilities, preferences, capabilities, interests, and values, as well as the barriers to employment. The Employment Plan identifies the employment goal that the individual has chosen, the time it is expected to reach the goal, the services that the individual chooses as necessary to reach the employment goal, and how the services will be provided. Some of the services may be provided directly by the VR Counselor, others may be available through other public sources such as netWORKri (One Stop Career Centers), and others may be purchased with funds provided by the VR agency. The individual may develop the Employment Plan with the assistance of the VR Counselor, another individual, or by him or herself. The VR Counselor is always available to provide assistance in this process. A Qualified Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor who works for the public VR program must approve the Employment Plan before any services are provided through the VR agency. The partnership between each individual with a disability and their Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor is a key component in the Vocational Rehabilitation process.

              Hours

              Mon-Fri 8:00AM-4:00PM

              Required Documents

              N/A

              Eligibility

              Be eligible for Vocational Rehabilitation

              Fees

              Many vocational rehabilitation services are paid for by ORS. However, you may be asked to share in the cost of other services, depending on your ability to pay and your resources (such as insurance and any other resources that are available to you).

              Intake Procedure

              Call or Visit Website

              Languages

              Spanish

              Service Area

              Statewide

              Geography Served

                If a location is grayed out it means that only certain areas within it are covered. The areas with complete covereage are listed in black.

              • Rhode Island

                Contact

                Name:
                Beth Rioles
                Title:
                Administrator (DDS)
                Phone:
                401-462-7730
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                Description

                Disability Determination Services (DDS) is a unit within the Office of Rehabilitation Services. DDS is the state agency which determines the medical eligibility of Rhode Island residents (children and adults) who have applied for cash benefits under the disability programs administered by the Social Security Administration (SSA). The two SSA disability programs are Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) (Title II) and Supplementary Security Income (SSI) (Title XVI). The DDS is responsible for collecting medical evidence of record and determining whether the claimant is disabled and/or blind as defined by the Social Security Act. Medical, psychological, and audiological examinations and tests are used to better understand the disability and needs for specific types of services.

                Hours

                Mon-Fri 8:00AM-4:00PM

                Required Documents

                Varies by Program

                Eligibility

                Children and Adults who have may have a disability and applied for benefits through Social Security

                Fees

                N/A

                Intake Procedure

                Call or Visit Website

                Languages

                Spanish

                Service Area

                Statewide

                Geography Served

                  If a location is grayed out it means that only certain areas within it are covered. The areas with complete covereage are listed in black.

                • Rhode Island

                  Contact

                  Name:
                  Beth Rioles
                  Title:
                  Administrator (DDS)
                  Phone:
                  401-462-7730
                  Edit Service DetailsClick here to see this service (LF-4900) and related services within the Service Tree.

                  Description

                  NEWSLINE for the Blind As of July 2005, individuals who are blind, visually impaired, or print handicapped can utilize this comprehensive newspaper reading service that is accessible through the use of any touch-tone phone. To provide eligible individuals with visual impairments the opportunities and support that will enable them to become independent, active, self sustaining members of their community. Eligibility: To be eligible for services, you must be visually impaired, with acuity of 20/60 or less in the better eye with correction, or a field loss of twenty degrees or less in the better eye. PROGRAMS: Vocational Rehabilitation/Blind, Business Enterprises Program (BEP), Independent Living and Social Services Program: Children's Social Service Program, Adult Social Service/ Independent Living Program, Older Blind Independent Living Program.

                  Hours

                  Mon-Fri 8:00AM-4:00PM

                  Required Documents

                  Certification of Legal Blindness Varies by Program

                  Eligibility

                  Rhode Islanders of all ages who are Blind or Visually Impaired. This includes those individuals with an acuity of 20/60 or less in the better eye with correction, or fields of twenty degrees or less in the better eye.

                  Fees

                  N/A

                  Intake Procedure

                  Call or Visit Website

                  Languages

                  Spanish

                  Offered Outside of Physical Location

                  Yes

                  Service Area

                  Statewide

                  Geography Served

                    If a location is grayed out it means that only certain areas within it are covered. The areas with complete covereage are listed in black.

                  • Rhode Island
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                    Description

                    The Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Program is the public state and federally funded program that assists individuals with disabilities to choose, prepare for, obtain and maintain employment. Employment being the successful outcome of services provided through the public vocational rehabilitation program. It is expected that individuals with disabilities who apply for services are interested in becoming employed and understand that this is the focus of the VR program. "Vocational rehabilitation services are any goods or services necessary to assist a person with a disability in preparing for, securing, or retaining an employment outcome that is consistent with the individual's strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities, interests, and informed choice”. Services to Youth and Adults: -A Federal/State Program -Vocational guidance and counseling -Member of IEP team -Vocational Evaluation, Career Assessment, and Educational Planning -Orientation and Mobility -Rehabilitation Teaching -Training, Job Development, Job Placement, Job Retention -Adaptive equipment in work setting and/or home (Based on Economic Need and Comparable Benefits) -Certification of Legal Blindness - as relates to certain property exemptions or allowable IRS deductions -Information and referral to community resources and supports Eligible individuals with a disability and a Qualified Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor will work together to develop and employment (IPE). The Employment Plan considers the individual's unique strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, skills, abilities, preferences, capabilities, interests, and values, as well as the barriers to employment. The Employment Plan identifies the employment goal that the individual has chosen, the time it is expected to reach the goal, the services that the individual chooses as necessary to reach the employment goal, and how the services will be provided. Services provided may include: Counseling and Guidance- Vocational Counseling will help you to better understand your potential, to rely on your abilities, to set realistic vocational goals, to change them when necessary, to develop successful work habits, and to begin a satisfying career. Vocational Evaluations-Aptitude, interest, general ability, academic exams, work tolerance, and "hands-on" job experience used to understand your vocational potential. Placement Assistance- Counseling, job seeking programs, job clubs, and job development used to increase your ability to get a job. You will receive ideas, practice, and advise on finding job leads, filling out applications, getting interviews for a job, and on how to interview. Your counselor may also you job leads or contact employers about available tax credits and hiring incentives.

                    Hours

                    Mon-Fri 8:00AM-4:00PM

                    Required Documents

                    Varies by Program

                    Eligibility

                    1) have a physical, intellectual or emotional impairment which is a substantial barrier to employment, and 2) require vocational rehabilitation services to prepare for, secure, retain, or regain employment, and 3) be able to benefit from vocational rehabilitation services in terms of an employment outcome. If you are receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI), your vocational rehabilitation office will presume that you are eligible for vocational rehabilitation services.

                    Fees

                    Many vocational rehabilitation services are paid for by ORS. However, you may be asked to share in the cost of other services, depending on your ability to pay and your resources (such as insurance and any other resources that are available to you).

                    Intake Procedure

                    Call or Visit Website

                    Languages

                    Spanish

                    Service Area

                    Statewide

                    Geography Served

                      If a location is grayed out it means that only certain areas within it are covered. The areas with complete covereage are listed in black.

                    • Rhode Island

                      Contact

                      Name:
                      Jane Cannata
                      Title:
                      Vocational Rehabilitation Supervisor
                      Phone:
                      401-465-0572
                      Email:
                      Jane.Cannata@ors.ri.gov
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                      Address Listings

                      Physical (Primary)

                      40 Fountain Street
                      RI Department of Human Services
                      Providence, RI 02903

                      Mailing

                      40 Fountain Street
                      RI Department of Human Services
                      Providence, RI 02903

                      Contacts

                      Joseph Murphy

                      Primary Contact

                      Associate Director

                      (401) 787-2901

                      Joseph.Murphy@dhs.ri.gov

                      Beth Rioles

                      Administrator (DDS)

                      (401) 462-7730

                      Denise Corson

                      Program Coordinator

                      (401) 486-3325

                      denise.corson@ors.ri.gov

                      Jane Cannata

                      Vocational Rehabilitation Supervisor

                      (401) 465-0572

                      Jane.Cannata@ors.ri.gov

                      Jennifer Fiske

                      ATAP Program Director

                      (401) 871-1145

                      jennifer.fiske@ors.ri.gov

                      Karen Davis

                      Administrator - Vocational Rehabilitation

                      (401) 486-5300

                      karen.davis@ors.ri.gov

                      Laurie Diorio

                      Administrator of Services For The Blind And Visually Impaired (SBVI)

                      (401) 265-3563

                      laurie.diorio@dhs.ri.gov

                      Teresa O'Brien

                      Supervisor of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Unit

                      (401) 787-2984

                      Teresa.Obrien@ors.ri.gov

                      Phone Numbers

                      Main Phone

                      (401) 421-7005

                      ATEL

                      (401) 486-3325

                      Disability Determination

                      (401) 462-7716

                      Intake Line

                      (401) 462-7908

                      Social Security

                      (800) 772-1213

                      Spanish

                      (401) 462-7791

                      TTY

                      (401) 421-7016

                      TTY

                      711

                      Vocational Rehabilitation Supervisor

                      (401) 465-0572

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