Tomorrow, June 2, marks the 100th anniversary of Vocational Rehabilitation (VR). The organization is a result of the Smith-Fess Act (also known as the Industrial Rehabilitation Act and the National Civilian Vocational Rehabilitation Act), which President Woodrow Wilson signed into law. VR is the first federally funded program to help people whose disabilities were not caused by military service, making it possible for them to be employed and live independently.
I'm a former VR client; a job coach hired by the organization helped me become employed as a quality analyst for a call monitoring company. I still have my job almost six years later. For resources about VR's 100th anniversary, go to
https://www2.ed.gov/policy/speced/leg/rehab/vr100/index.html.
Vocational Rehabilitation's 100th anniversary logo
(image via U.S. Department of Education)
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