DARS helps people with disabilities prepare for, find, and succeed in meaningful jobs. Through career counseling, skills training, job placement, and workplace support, DARS empowers individuals to reach their employment goals and build brighter futures.
DARS also works with businesses to access a talented pool of individuals with disabilities ready to contribute to the workforce.
Have you contacted your local Division of Rehabilitative Services?
Our offices across the state are the epicenter of our job training programs. Our helpful staff can answer any question you may have about disability employment. They would love to hear from you!
Individuals
Businesses
“Sometimes I feel like I don’t belong places, or feel different from everyone else…but I feel like I belong here. I love it.”
Kevin Jones, through the DARS vocational rehabilitation program, achieved his MT1 certification and now works as a machinist at Integer. As his supervisor says: “He does great work…If I could have more people like Kevin, I would take them!”
Students & Parents
Providers
VR Workforce Studio
Prepare to be inspired! Here, we celebrate vocational rehabilitation success stories and the champions of employment who hire people with disabilities.
State Rehabilitation Council
The Virginia SRC is a group, made up mostly of individuals with disabilities, that advises and supports the DARS job training programs. Each year, they release a customer satisfaction survey that guides our program to best serve Virginians with disabilities looking for employment.
