1. Come to our Orientation.
You will learn how the program works from start to finish and can decide
if you want to apply for Services. Some offices give a group orientation, others offer a one-on-one orientation.

2. Intake Interview and Applying for Services.
This is when your counselor learns about you, your disability and how it causes work problems. The meeting takes about an hour.

• You meet privately with a DVR counselor or counselor's assistant.
• You fill out a one-page form (application).
• You fill out any release forms we need to get copies of your records.
  (The records help tell us if you qualify).

3. Finding Out if You Qualify.
Sometimes a counselor can tell right away if you qualify. Other times it can take up to 60 days, occasionally longer. It depends on whether we need to write for medical records or have you evaluated by a doctor. Your counselor can tell you what needs to happen to qualify for services.

Contact information:

Phone: 465-2965 or (800) 478-2387
Fax: 465-2984
10002 Glacier Hwy., # 200
Juneau, AK 99801-8569
juneau_jobcenter@labor.state.ak.us

What we need from you

• Copies of medical records about your disability. (We can get the records from your doctor if you give us permission in writing saying it is OK.) or . . .
  
• Proof that you get social security for a disability (check stubs, direct deposit statements, or your OK for us to contact Social Security).
  
• Your work history (what jobs you have had before)
  
  
• A form you have filled out to apply for help (your application)
  
  
• A meeting with a DVR counselor (We call it an "interview")
  

We assume that you can work if you have the right supports and services.

Usually we can tell if you qualify in 60 days or less. Sometimes it takes longer.

We may ask you to show that you can work by taking part in a job "try-out." In a job try-out, we get you a temporary job with a real employer.

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