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The New Hampshire Department of Labor (DOL) is a government agency of the U.S. state of New Hampshire. Based in Concord, the agency works to protect the "interests and dignity" of workers in the state. [2] The department was established by state statute in 1893, [1]: 8 and its first commissioner was appointed that year. [3]
A 1964 educational film on vocational rehabilitation and Orientation and Mobility for a newly blind man, made with assistance from the California Department of Rehabilitation. Vocational rehabilitation, also abbreviated VR or voc rehab, is a process which enables persons with functional, psychological, developmental, cognitive, and emotional ...
Mary Elizabeth Switzer (February 16, 1900 - October 16, 1971) was an American public administrator and social reformer.She is best remembered for her work on the 1954 Vocational Rehabilitation Act, which provided a great expansion of vocational rehabilitation service for people with disabilities.
The following is a list of New Hampshire state agencies—government agencies of the U.S. state of New Hampshire.Entries are listed alphabetically per their first distinguishing word (e.g. the New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets, and Food is listed under "A" for Agriculture), with subordinate agencies listed under their parent agency.
The Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) is a federal agency under the United States Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, [5] and is headquartered within the Department of Education in Washington, D.C. [3] [6] It was established to administer portions of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. [2]
Supported employment was developed in the United States in the 1970s as part of both vocational rehabilitation (VR) services (e.g., NYS Office of Vocational Services, 1978) and the advocacy for long term services and supports (LTSS) for individuals with significant disabilities in competitive job placements in integrated settings (e.g., businesses, offices, manufacturing facilities).
[3] [80] [90] The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Pub. L. 93–112, 87 Stat. 355, enacted September 26, 1973), is a federal law, codified as 29 U.S.C. § 701 et seq., that exists to extend and revise the authorization of grants to states for vocational rehabilitation services, with special emphasis on services to those with the most severe ...
Rehabilitation counselors also may provide general and specialized counseling to people with disabilities in public human service programs and private practice settings. [1] Initially, rehabilitation professionals were recruited from a variety of human service disciplines, including public health nursing, social work, and school counseling.