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Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR)

Posted on July 8, 2014

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DVR services help people with physical and mental disabilities obtain or retain employment. DVR provides disability determination services for SSI and SSDI. An Independent Living Program also helps people with disabilities function in the community. Parent of school-aged children should contact DVR by the time a child is 16 years old.

DVR provides services, including supplies or supports, that are required to assist an individual with a disability to obtain or retain employment. This includes assessment, counseling and guidance, information and referral, physical/mental restoration services, rehabilitation technology, skill training, job placement assistance, interpreter services, supported employment services, and other services. DVR also administers the Consortium Leadership and Independence through Managing Benefits (CLIMB) program, Early Start to Supported Employment and offers counseling about the impact of employment on an individual’s TANF, SSI, SSDI and other benefits.

 

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Statewide Administration Office
Fox Valley
4425 North Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19802

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(302) 368-6980 Voice/TTY

Website: https://labor.delaware.gov/office-locations/

Center for Disabilities Studies

461 Wyoming Road

Newark, DE 19716

Phone: 302-831-6974

TDD: 302-831-4689

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