Vocational Rehabilitation

Vocational rehabilitation programs are designed to assist people with disabilities to enter or return to suitable employment. This program provides services to American Indians with disabilities in a manner that is consistent with each individual consumer’s strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities and capabilities.

Please email our office with any questions or to request information.

You Provide:

• Proof of income
• Membership in a federally recognized tribe
• Mailing address/verification of residency
• Proof of disability

Eligibility:

• Reside within the Chickasaw Nation service area
• Be a member of a federally recognized tribe
• Have a documented physical or mental disability which results in a substantial impediment to employment
• Require Vocational Rehabilitation services to attain or maintain suitable employment

Other Information:

Application Process

• Contact the Vocational Rehabilitation Program either by phone or in person.
• A vocational rehabilitation team member will take some basic referral information and either hand, mail, or fax you an application packet to complete.
• A vocational rehabilitation team member will contact you to schedule an appointment with a vocational rehabilitation counselor for an initial interview.

Information Needed at the Initial Interview:

• Proof of membership in a Federally Recognized Tribe
• Proof of a physical or mental disability that has kept you from getting or keeping suitable employment
• Proof of residence within the Chickasaw Nation service area
• Proof of income