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OUR PROGRAM SERVICES
Evaluation Services
Employment Services (Job Placement & Supports)
Deaf & Hard of Hearing Employment Services
The Rehabilitation Services Department has various programs that assist individuals with disabilities to become employable. Our programs are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) and we have agreements with the following agencies to provide services for individuals with disabilities in western Missouri and eastern Kansas communities, including the greater Kansas City area and surrounding cities:
LOCATIONS
The Rehabilitation Services Department assists individuals with disabilities from any of the following disability groups:
Brain Trauma: closed head injury & residuals
Cognitive Impairment: mental retardation/developmental, learning disabled
Congenital: disability limitations from birth
Convulsive: epilepsy or other seizure disorder
Mental Illness: mental impairments such as schizophrenia, bi-polar disorder,
depression, personality disorder
Neuromuscular: multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy
Orthopedic: amputation, back, carpal tunnel, knee, fibromyalgia, paraplegia,
quadriplegia, shoulder
Sensory: deaf, hard of hearing, deaf/blind, low vision
Substance Abuse: alcohol or controlled substance dependence
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Persons must have a disabling condition or other barrier which interferes with their vocational development and/or planning
Persons must have other vocational barrier(s) which interfere with obtaining competitive employment
Persons must be 16 years old or older
Must possess a Social Security card and picture identification or other documentation necessary for the I-9 form
Must be eligible to work in the United States
Persons must have one or more of the following functional limitations:
a. Unemployed
b. Employed beneath skill level
c. Limited vocational skills
d. Poor job retention
e. Lack of adequate personal skills
f. Lack of adequate social skills
g. Lack of vocational skills
Persons must possess, with reasonable accommodations, sufficient self-help skills including: basic personal hygiene, eating without assistance, self-medication, and independent mobility
Persons must be capable of communicating needs
Must give an affirmative response to the question, "Do you want to actively participate in planned (either Evaluation or ES) services?"
Persons must be responsible for arranging their own transportation to services
Fees for services must be paid, typically by a third party. Consumers receiving services in rehabilitation programs are usually sponsored by referring agencies such as the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (Bi-state), Department of Mental Health, Veteran's Administration (Bi-state) or Private Rehabilitation vendors. Private pay is also acceptable.
Current medical examination information should be available as appropriate
Persons with a history of incidents of harm to self or others will be considered on an individual case by case basis
RIGHTS OF PEOPLE RECEIVING SERVICES AT JVS
REFERRAL PROCESS
Generally, consumers are referred to JVS by one of the agencies listed above. Should you require assistance in contacting any of the agencies above, we are available to assist you. Please contact: Kelly Sloan, Director of Rehabilitation Services, at (816) 471-2808 ext. 103 or by email
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