Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry
Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) - Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Services are provided when there is a reasonable expectation that employment is a possible outcome of the services. "Employment" means not only competitive placement, but also in some instances, homemaking. Services may include:
- Evaluation of medical, psychological, occupational, and educational abilities and limitations
- Providing comprehensive medical, psychological, and allied services to minimize the disabling condition and enable the person to work
- Assistance with setting vocational goals and making plans to attain them
- Developing job skills through vocational and technical schools, universities, on-the-job training, or rehabilitation workshops
- Independent living services
- Placement in employment
- Post-employment services
- Adaptive equipment necessary for employment
- Rehabilitation engineering services

Disabilities served include, but are not limited to:
- Alcoholism/Substance Abuse
- Amputation
- Epilepsy
- Heart disease
- Mental illness
- Muscular disease
- Developmental disabiliti
Eligibility: Persons whose physical or mental disability prevents them from obtaining or retaining employment. Age is not a factor
Hours: Monday through Friday, 7:00am to 5:00pm
(717) 771-4407
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Phone/FAX Numbers
  • (717) 771-4407
  • (800) 762-6306 - Hotline/Toll-Free
  • (717) 771-4421 - Fax
  • (717) 787-8826 - Fax
Email Address: jmertz@state.pa.us
Fee Amounts: None for vocational guidance and counseling; based on income for additional services
Intake Procedure: Telephone, walk-in, mail-out application, appointment scheduled after application is returned
Geographical Area: Adams, Franklin, Lancaster, York
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Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry
Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) - Vocational Rehabilitation Services
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