| Organization |
California. Department of Rehabilitation.
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| Program |
Vocational Rehabilitation. |
| Address |
301 Howard Street, 7th Floor. San Francisco CA 94105-6604 |
| Phone |
415-904-7100 |
| Fax |
415-597-5810 |
| Text Telephone |
415-904-7100 (TDD) |
| Hours |
8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday |
| Description |
Provides vocational counseling and evaluation, and job training and placement to people with disabilities. Offers resume development and instruction for interview techniques. Post employment services assist clients in working with their employers in order to remove obstacles in the work place. Arranges for medical or psychiatric evaluations. Provides assistive devices and adaptive equipment to overcome or otherwise reduce the disability. Provides transportation while in training and for job searching. Provides financial assistance for higher education including tuition, fees and books. Provides reader, interpreter (American Sign Language) and note taker services. Offers independent living skills instruction. |
| Eligibility |
Anyone with a physical or mental disability that poses an impedement to employment. |
| Fee |
Most services are free. If this office arranges for services requiring fees, those fees may be covered by other benefits or based on ability to pay. |
| Application |
Walk in, apply by phone or attend an orientation 1:30 p.m., Tuesday or Thursday and 8:30 a.m., Wednesday. |
| Transportation |
Muni (1 California, 14 Mission, Market Street lines and Muni Metro Embarcadero station). |
| Accessibility |
Yes. Information is available on tape, in large print or in Braille. |
| Language |
American Sign Language (ASL), Cantonese, Filipino (Tagalog), Mandarin, Russian and Spanish. Others by arrangement. |
| Officer |
Darlene Rutkowski, District Administrator. |
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