Success Stories
Nevadans with disabilities achieving their dreams
Success Stories
Job Seeker Message
Mechelle Merrill, Rehabilitation Chief for the State of Nevada Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation, encourages Nevadans with disabilities looking for a job (or trying to keep their job) to contact the rehabilitation...
Joseph Adams
VR Nevada helped Joseph Adams to find a job as a cashier at Office Depot. Joseph loves his job and the interaction with the customers. His supervisor Carlos is greatful for the partnership with VR Nevada and the...
Washoe County student opportunities
Mechelle Merrill, Rehabilitation Chief for the State of Nevada Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation, supports Vocation Opportunities for Inclusive Career Education (VOICE), which helps young adults in school (or recently...
Hidden Disability
Mechelle Merrill, Rehabilitation Chief for the State of Nevada Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation, shares that an estimated 87% of all disabilities are hidden and what matters the most is the person can do the job....
Hiring Benefits
Frank Woodbeck, Director for Nevada’s Department of Employment Training & Rehabilitation (DETR), dispels the myths of how people with disabilities cannot “make it” in the workforce. Did you know studies show...
Economic Benefits of hiring people with disabilities
Mechelle Merrill, Rehabilitation Chief for the State of Nevada Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation, reports 87% of the public prefers to support businesses who hire people with disabilities and that people with...
News
Town Hall Meetings
Two Town Hall meetings held by Vocational Rehabilitation Nevada in November 2023 provided a successful platform for collaboration and open dialog among VR Nevada administrators and community partners, clients, staff, and members of the public. The...
VR Awards for Hiring People with Disabilities
Enrique Pichardo, GM of Sephora Distribution CTR in Las Vegas. Jack Robb, Director of Administration On Thursday September 7th and Friday September 8th, 2023 the State’s Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) held it’s first Statewide...
Robin Whisenhunt
VR Nevada's counselor Robin Whisenhunt shares what it means to work at Vocational Rehabilitation Nevada.

