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.
Read MoreRequest for Information (RFI)
The State of Nebraska (State), Nebraska Department of Education, Vocational Rehabilitation (Nebraska VR) is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) NDERFI230816 for the purpose of gathering information to complete Nebraska Vocational Rehabilitation’s (VR) comprehensive statewide needs assessment. The CSNA is designed to satisfy requirements in the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and produce useful and timely information.
Written questions are due no later than September 11, 2023, and should be submitted via e-mail to nde.procurement@nebraska.gov. Email is to be titled: “NDERFI230816”. Written questions may also be sent by email to: nde.procurement@nebraska.gov
Vendor should electronically submit one (1) original of the entire proposal (in PDF format) to nde.procurement@nebraska.gov. RFI responses should be submitted by the proposal due date and time.
Request for Proposal Announced
The State of Nebraska, Department of Education, Assistive Technology Partnership (ATP) has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) today for the purpose of selecting a qualified bidder to develop a series of interactive, web-based learning modules.
Module content is intended to educate individuals with acquired brain injury (ABI) and their family members and informal caregivers on the impact of ABI, the recovery journey, and the concept of peer support for the purpose of reducing social isolation, building, and rebuilding satisfying social connections and increasing engagement with their community.
For more information, go to the Request for Proposal. (bid opening September 25, 2023)
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.
For more information:
State Plan
Combined State Plan for Nebraska's Workforce System
