Success Stories
Nevadans with disabilities achieving their dreams
Success Stories
VR Nevada helps heroes fight unemployment
Frank Woodbeck, Director for Nevada’s Department of Employment Training & Rehabilitation (DETR), shares how those with physical and mental disabilities are heroes fighting against a formidable villain…Unemployment....
Peter Tang
Physical disabilities don’t stop Peter Tang from doing an exemplary job for Office Depot. Hear how his boss in the shipping department describes Peter’s work ethic and why he was nominated for…
STARBUCKS Hires Workers with Disabilities
The national unemployment rate for people with disabilities is 11.2 percent – double the jobless rate for the general population, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Recognizing that disparity, Starbucks is...
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Sagebrush Conference
The latest technologies and business techniques for blind and sight-impaired vendors and employees will be presented at the Sagebrush Conference 2023 February 8-10 at the Golden Nugget Hotel in Las Vegas. Sponsored by the Randolph-Sheppard Vendors...
The Monthly Low Vision Clinic
The monthly Low Vision Clinic at Vocational Rehabilitation is operated under the supervision of a fully licensed Optometrist who has had special training in low vision. They conduct interviews and solicit pertinent visual, medical and functional...
A Day in the Life of a Rehabilitation Teacher
I finished my undergraduate degree in education and special education. As I prepared for graduate school, I seriously considered where I might fit in the world. I had been blessed with a fine mind, but as a blind person, a woman and a member of a...
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