DHS Office of
Rehabilitation Services (ORS)
The DHS Office of Rehabilitation Services provides Rhode Islanders who have disabilities (a disability) with a comprehensive program of rehabilitation, social and independent living services. To fulfill its mission of empowering individuals with disabilities to choose, prepare for, obtain and maintain employment, economic self-sufficiency, independence and integration into society, ORS administers the following programs and services. For more information please visit the ORS Web site at www.ors.ri.gov
Vocational Rehabilitation (VR)
The ORS Vocational Rehabilitation program was designed to assist individuals who have a disability, making it difficult for them to work, to choose, prepare for, find and maintain employment.
Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired (SBVI)
The ORS Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired program, in addition to vocational rehabilitation, offers a variety of training and adjustment services for individuals who are blind or who have significant visual impairments, that will help them become independent, active, self-sufficient members of their community.
Disability Determination Services (DDS)
The ORS Disability Determination Services unit determines the medical eligibility of children and adults with disabilities who are applying for cash benefits under the federal program for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI).
Assistive Technology Access Partnership (ATAP)
The ORS administers the federally funded Rhode Island project , Assistive Technology Access Partnership, which was designed to remove barriers and increase access to assistive technology devices and services for individuals with disabilities. For more information, please visit www.atap.ri.gov
For more information about the services provided by the Office of Rehabilitation Services please visit their Web site.
