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

Online Applications

Apply

Service Area

Chickasaw Nation Residents

This service is available inside the Chickasaw Nation's boundaries

Contact Information

Phone:

(580) 421-7711

Fax:

(580) 436-0830

Email:

vocrehab@chickasaw.net

Locations

Douglas H. Johnston Building
300 Rosedale Road
Ada, Oklahoma 74820

(580) 421-7711

Purcell Area Office
1430 Hardcastle Blvd.
Purcell, Oklahoma 73080

(405) 527-4973

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