Your Thoughts on NH Vocational Rehabilitation

1. Your Thoughts Count --- Tell us about your experiences with NH Vocational Rehabilitation

NH Vocational Rehabilitation (NHVR) is a state agency that helps people with disabilities get and keep jobs. Every year we take a look at how we are doing as well as taking a look at the needs of persons with disabilities in the State.

We love to hear about your experiences as well as your ideas and suggestions. You can help us determine if the services we provide are helping to address the identified needs. Data from this survey will be used to make recommendations for changes to improve our services. Thank you very much for your time participating in our survey.

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* 1. Tell us about yourself:

Person with a disability

Family member of a person with a disability

Guardian

Community rehabilitation program staff

School personnel

Employer

Case manager

Legislator/policy maker

Medical professional

Psychologist/psychiatrist

Other (please specify)

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* 2. How is NH Vocational Rehabilitation working in New Hampshire? Please share comments on your experiences with the Agency in the box below. (if you have no specific comment, type NA in the box)

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* 3. Overall, how would you rate your experience with NH Vocational Rehabilitation

Excellent

Above Average

Average

Below Average

Poor

Other (please specify)

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* 4. What barriers to employment do you see for persons with disability in New Hampshire?

Access and Accommodation issues

Availability and understanding of Assistive Technology

Medical issues

Not enough good full time jobs available

Financial issues

Not enough good jobs in rural areas

Lack of understanding about benefits

Lack of advocacy

Transportation options for people to use to get to a job

Attitudinal barriers of employers

Access to Housing

Other (please specify)

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* 5. What employment related services or supports are needed to help persons with disabilities get and keep jobs?

Additional information about resources available to assist

Transportation options or assistance

Assistive Technology

Employer-based job supports, such as mentoring; peer to peer support

Supported Employment

Benefits Counseling

Better collaboration between Agencies that provide employment and training services to people with disabilities

Access to more educational opportunities

Career Counseling

Child Care options or assistance

Opportunities for Self Employment

Lack of resources of other Agencies such as Mental Health, Area Agencies, etc to provide sustained long-term supports

Access and accommodations

Better job training options for people with disabilities

Other (please specify)

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* 6. Please share any ideas or suggestions to help improve the services NH Vocational Rehabilitation provides to customers in the box below.

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* 7. Have you received NHVR services in the past?

I am currently receiving services

I have received services within the last year

I received services 2-4 years ago

I received services over 5 years ago

I have never received VR services