Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Provides vocational rehabilitation services to persons with disabilities to help prepare for, obtain, or maintain employment. Services are provided on an individual basis, both directly and through a network of approved vendors. The OVR counselor assists customers in selecting their choice of vocational goals, services and service providers.
Physical Address
8 West Market Street, Wilkes Barre, PA 18702
Hours
Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm
Voice
Application process
Telephone or stop in to the office.
Fee
Counseling and guidance, diagnostic services, assessments, information and referral, job development and placement, and personal services such as readers or sign language interpreters are provided at no cost to the individual.
Eligibility
Eligible persons with disabilities. Certain services are subject to a Financial Needs Test and may require financial participation by the customer. Call for more information.
Service area
Bradford, PA Columbia, PA Lackawanna, PA Luzerne, PA Pike, PA Sullivan, PA Susquehanna, PA Wayne, PA Wyoming, PA
Agency info
Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry
Administers benefits to unemployed individuals, oversees the administration of workers' compensation benefits to individuals with job related injuries, and provides vocational rehabilitation to individuals with disabilities. The Department prepares job seekers for the global workforce through employment and job training services for adult, youth, older workers, and dislocated workers. In addition, L&I enforces various laws and safety standards in the workplace and administers the Commonwealth's programs for community service by young Pennsylvanians.