Nebraska VR

Nebraska VR helps people with disabilities prepare for, find, and keep jobs while helping businesses recruit, train, and retain employees with disabilities.

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Who We Are

We want to be "where your future begins" and are committed to making sure the way we do business aligns with that vision.

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For Job Seekers

Nebraska VR helps individuals with disabilities prepare for, find, and keep a job.

Nebraska VR helps businesses recruit, train, and retain employees with disabilities.

Nebraska VR works with schools and other organizations to help students plan for the future and prepare for the world of work.

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For Partners

Through strong and meaningful partnerships we create a network of services and supports to provide opportunities for people with disabilities to succeed.

Nebraska VR has offices across the state to meet the needs of job seekers with disabilities and businesses seeking to hire qualified candidates.

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Pathway to Employment

The video series demonstrates how Nebraska VR partners with business and other partners through individual success stories.

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Welcome to Nebraska VR

We help people with disabilities prepare for, find, and keep jobs.

We also help businesses recruit, train, and retain employees with disabilities.

Through this "dual client" approach, we assist individuals with injuries, illness, or impairments achieve competitive employment and increased independence. We also assist business owners and employers through full service business consultation on a variety of business and disability-related areas.

Order of Selection

On May 3, 2021, Nebraska VR submitted to Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) an amended VR services portion of the Combined State Plan in an effort to formally open its Priority Group I - Individuals with the Most Significant Disabilities.

RSA reviewed Nebraska VR's amended State Plan to ensure conformity with the Rehabilitation Act and vocational rehabilitation regulations and notified the agency the amendments to the VR services portion of the PY 2020 Combined State Plan were approved.

During the fall of 2021, Nebraska VR removed all individuals from the wait list for Priority Group 2 which resulted in approval from RSA to have Priority Groups 1 and 2 Open with no wait list.

Though Priority Group 3 is closed in accordance with the Nebraska Portion of the State Plan, VR has also cleared all individuals from this Priority Group resulting in no wait list.

In summary, and in accordance with the Nebraska VR portion of the State Plan the agency's Order of Selection (OOS) now involves:

Priority Group 1: No wait list

Priority Group 2: No wait list

Priority Group 3: Closed - Any individuals added to the wait list are removed within one week.

State Plan

Combined State Plan for Nebraska's Workforce System

Nebraska VR's Introduction

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Want to know if Nebraska VR is right for you?

Web Resources

Assistive Technology Partnership
Connects people with assistive technology devices and services.
Client Assistance Program (CAP)
Helps find solutions for clients and Nebraska VR.
Nebraska Brain Injury Advisory Council
Nebraska Department of Education
Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA)
State Rehabilitation Council
An independent council to review, analyze, and advise Nebraska Vocational Rehabilitation
Vocational Rehabilitation Rules
(State Regulations)
Rule 71 Formal review of Determinations
Rule 72 Cost containment
Guidance Documents
Public Meeting Videos
WIOA State Plan Public Meeting 02/10/20
Brain Injury State Public Meeting 8/29/19
State Plan Amendments - Order of Selection Public Meeting 4/29/21

Order of Selection Snapshot

Nebraska VR entered into an Order of Selection on December 13, 2017. A State vocational rehabilitation (VR) agency is required to implement an order of selection when it anticipates that it will not have sufficient fiscal and/or personnel resources to fully serve all eligible individuals. Under Order of Selection, priority will be determined during the eligibility process based on how significantly your disability impacts your ability to work and Nebraska VR may maintain a Wait List. Individuals with the most significant disabilities are selected first to receive vocational rehabilitation services.

The following represents the number of individuals waiting to receive services on specific dates including the date and number of individuals removed from the Wait List.

Nebraka VR Wait List Snapshot

Date	Priority 1	Priority 2	Priority 3	Date	Removed from Priority 1 Wait List	Removed from Priority 2 Wait List	Removed from Priority 3 Wait List
5/23/23	0	0	0	5/23/23			3
5/16/23	0	0	0	5/16/23			2
5/9/23	0	0	0	5/9/23			9
5/2/23	0	0	0	5/3/23			3
4/20/23	0	0	0	4/20/23			3
4/17/23	0	0	0	4/17/23			3
3/29/23	0	0	0	3/29/23			2
3/15/23	0	0	0	3/15/23			6
3/01/23	0	0	0	3/01/23			2
2/16/23	0	0	0	02/16/23			3
2/16/23	0	0	0	02/16/23			2
2/01/23	0	0	0	02/01/23			1
1/25/23	0	0	0	1/25/23			2
1/11/23	0	0	0	1/11/23			2
12/29/22	0	0	0	12/29/22			2
12/14/22	0	0	0	12/14/22			5
12/07/22	0	0	0	12/07/22			2
11/23/22	0	0	0	11/23/22			3
11/16/22	0	0	0	11/16/22			2
11/07/22	0	0	0	11/07/22			3
11/02/22	0	0	0	11/02/22			1
10/26/22	0	0	0	10/26/22			1
10/20/22	0	0	0	10/20/22			7
10/05/22	0	0	0	10/05/22			1
9/28/22	0	0	0	9/28/22			2
9/21/22	0	0	0	9/21/22			3
9/16/22	0	0	0	9/16/22			3
8/25/22	0	0	0	8/25/22			1
8/18/22	0	0	0	8/18/22			3
8/10/22	0	0	0	8/10/22			1
8/3/22	0	0	0	8/3/22			2
7/27/22	0	0	0	7/27/22			4
7/20/22	0	0	0	7/20/22			2
7/13/22	0	0	0	7/13/22			2
6/28/22	0	0	0	6/28/22			125
2/9/22	0	0	368	2/9/22		2
2/2/22	0	0	381	2/2/22		3
1/26/22	0	0	394	1/26/22		4
1/19/22	0	0	394	1/19/22		3
1/12/22	0	0	392	1/12/22		4
1/6/22	0	0	392	1/6/22		11
12/22/21	0	0	392	12/22/21		9
12/15/21	0	0	393	12/15/21		4
12/8/21	0	0	394	12/8/21		5
12/1/21	0	0	392	12/1/21		3
11/21/21	0	0	391	11/24/21		7
11/17/21	0	0	391	11/17/21		3
11/10/21	0	0	388	11/10/21		6
11/04/21	0	0	388	11/04/21		5
10/27/21	0	0	389	10/27/21		4
10/20/21	0	0	390	10/20/21		5
10/13/21	0	0	389	10/13/21		5
10/06/21	0	0	390	10/06/21		7
9/29/21	0	0	389	9/29/21		3
9/22/21	0	0	390	9/22/21		7
9/16/21	0	0	390
				9/15/21		621
9/10/21	0	693	389
8/16/21	0	834	386
7/15/21	0	886	384
				7/13/21	37
7/7/21	17	898	383	7/7/21	17
6/30/21	14	898	381
				6/29/21	24
6/23/21	13	899	382
				6/22/21	24
6/15/21	19	900	382	6/15/21	25
6/10/21	28	898	382
				6/9/21	22
6/3/21	25	895	381
				6/2/21	25
6/1/21	44	892	380
				5/25/21	18
5/19/21	22	883	379
				5/17/21	19
				5/11/21	7
5/3/21	5	884	375	5/3/21	25
4/29/21	26	883	375
				4/28/21		3
				4/26/21	20
4/20/21	19	880	374
				4/19/21	9	16
4/14/21	13	893	374
				4/13/21	10
				4/12/21	17	8
				4/6/21	20	5
3/30/21	20	894	375
				3/29/21	25
3/23/21	33	892	374
				3/22/21	25
3/17/21	46	891	375
				3/16/21	25
3/9/21	46	891	375
				3/8/21	25
3/3/21	57	889	375
				3/1/21	25
2/22/21	62	887	376	2/22/21	25
2/17/21	77	884	376	2/17/21	25
2/9/21	80	883	377	2/9/21	25
2/1/21	87	882	377	2/1/21	25
1/19/21	93	878	376	1/19/21	25
1/11/21	103	875	376	1/11/21	25
12/7/20	59	859	376	12/7//20	470
11/9/20	464	848	374	11/9//20	297
10/5/20	667	831	373	10/5/20	297
9/15/20	991	831	369	9/21/20	75
8/18/20	916	819	368	8/4/20	400
7/17/20	1256	818	369	7/6/20	400
6/10/20	1582	816	367
5/13/20	1754	813	367	5/14/20	200
4/16/20	1685	804	367	4/6/20	100
3/24/20	1665	794	365
2/25/20	1524	764	361	2/24/20	200
1/22/20	1782	773	403	1/27/20	200
12/12/19	1616	742	399
10/10/19	1365	703	394	10/1-2/19	1000
8/12/19	2131	675	381
6/10/19	2150	617	361	6/19-20/19	300
3/11/19	1749	551	344
11/6/18	1314	419	246	11/20/18	100
10/11/18	1324	433	289	10/15/18	100
6/8/18	866	293	216
2/2/18		195	175

For more information:

Fact Sheet (English) and Fact Sheet (Spanish)
Policy and Checklist

Non-Discrimination Statement

It is the policy of the Nebraska Department of Education not to discriminate on the basis of gender, disability, race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin or genetic information in its education programs, administration, policies, employment or other agency programs.

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