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vocational rehabilitation  

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  • Vocational rehabilitation (VR) is practiced by rehabilitation counselors employed by the state-federal system, business and industry, insurance companies, and private agencies. The purpose of VR is to enable individuals with disabilities to acquire, resume, or maintain employment, an outcome that is in some way affected by a physical, intellectual, or emotional condition limiting one or more life functions. [Source: Encyclopedia of Disability; Vocational Rehabilitation]

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