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Disability Services

Comprehensive Rehabilitation Services
Accredited programs and services include:

Specialized services exist for persons who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind, have low vision, have a serious and persistant mental illnes or a brain trauma.

Job Point serves persons with disabilities which include the following categories:
Orthopedic: back/shoulder/knee impairment, carpal tunnel/arm/wrist, quadriplegia, paraplegia, amputation, fibromyalgia.
Congenital Orthopedic: cerebral palsy, spina bifida, and growth impairment.<
Serious and Persistent Mental Illness: psychotic (schizophrenia); neurotic (depression, bi-polar disorder, personality disorders).
Substance Abuse: alcohol, controlled substance.
Cognitive: mental retardation/developmental disability, borderline intellectual functioning, and learning disability.
Brain Trauma: closed head injury, chemical/substance related head injury, and seizure related head injury.
Sensory: deaf, hard of hearing, blind, low vision.

Neuromuscular Conditions: multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy.

Other: including, but not limited to diabetes, hypertension/high blood pressure, gastro-intestinal disorder, seizure disorder, asthma, and allergies.

Entrance Criteria:

Persons must have a disabling condition which interferes with their vocational development and/or planning
Persons must have other vocational barrier(s) which interfere with obtaining competitive employment
Persons must be 16 years old or older
Persons must have one or more of the following functional limitations:
a. Unemployed
b. Employed beneath skill level
c. Limited vocational skills
d. Poor job retention
e. Lack of adequate personal skills
f. Lack of adequate social skills
g. Lack of vocational skills
Persons must be independent in personal care or have accommodations in place
Persons must be capable of communicating needs
Persons must be responsible for their own transportation to services
Fees for services must be paid, typically by a third party
Current medical examination information must be available as appropriate
Persons with a history of incidents of harm to others will be considered on an individual case by case basis

Referral Process: Typically, individuals are referred from a counselor with the Missouri Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (MDVR). If assistance is needed making contact with MDVR, Job Point staff will assist with this process.

Job Point services may be initiated on any Monday an opening exists and are completed as the needs of the individual are met.

Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer

Member association of the Missouri Association of Rehabilitation Facilities Services are fully accredited by CARF, the Rehabilitation Accreditation Commission	"Pose A Question to Job Point Staff"