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Rehabilitative & Job Training Services

Department of Rehabilitative Services (DRS). DRS provides vocational rehabilitation services through the 40 regional offices located across the state. It cooperates with other agencies in providing counseling, physical/mental restoration, training, and job placement for all disabilities including mental retardation. DRS also provides community transition programs for individuals with severe physical disabilities, operates the Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center in Fishersville, and provides a variety of services through the Virginia Assistive Technology System (VATS).

Specific information can be gained by contacting the DRS in a given area, or writing to: Commissioner, DRS, P.O. Box K-300, Richmond, VA 23288-0300. You can call toll-free: (800) 552-5019, TTY (800) 464-9950.

DRS Regional Offices:

Region II (N.V.) Office, 7411 Alban Station Court, Suite B255, Springfield, VA 22l50. Tel: (703) 313-4400, FAX (703) 569-3578, TTY (703) 313-4411.

Alexandria Office (Huntington): 5904 Old Richmond Highway, Suite 4l0 & 400, Huntington, VA 22303, Tel: (703) 960-3411, FAX (703) 960-8950.

Annandale Office: 7700 Little River Turnpike, Suite 401, Annandale, VA 22003. Tel: (703) 813-1340, FAX (703) 914-7044, TTY: (703) 914-7015.

Fair Oaks Service Outreach Center: 11150 Main Street, Suite 300, Fairfax, VA 22030. Tel: (703) 359-1124, TTY: 359-1126, FAX: (703) 277-3537.

Virginia Department of Rehabilitative Services and the Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board.

DRS and the CSB work cooperatively to provide supported employment programs to place and train job-ready clients with mental disabilities where they will receive one-to-one training and extensive follow-along services. Eligibility: Fairfax, Alexandria, or Arlington adults with mental disabilities. Referrals must be made through the Department of Rehabilitative Services.