Employer Services

Kentucky Vocational Rehabilitation assists businesses in hiring, developing and keeping valued employees.  We provide an array of services at no cost.  The Office of Vocational Rehabilitation wants to work with your business toward placement and retention of people with disabilities in the workforce.  Our custom-designed programs and services exemplify your tax dollars at work for Kentucky's business and industry.

• Accessibility Checklist
• Employment Services
• Personnel Assistance
• Staff Development
• Financial Incentives

• Prescreening of applicants based on essential job requirements
• On-site job trainer and support services
• Job restructuring/work site adjustment
• Accessibility survey of complete work site
• Assistive technology; devices and specialized equipment to assist in job success
• Follow-up services
  

• Recruiting
• Affirmative Action
• Workforce diversity consultation
• Reasonable accommodation support
• Employee assistance and/or advisory program

Custom-designed training programs for management, staff, and co-workers:

• Disability Awareness.  Understanding how our perceptions affect persons with disabilities
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Technical assistance and resources

Job Retention
Minimize the cost of training new employees by maintaining valued workers who have become disabled through work-related injuries

Business Tax Incentives
If you own or operate a business, you should be aware of two tax incentives for hiring workers with disabilities:

• Deduction for removal of Barriers (Internal Revenue Services Code Section 190) - You may deduct expenses for making a facility or vehicle used in your business more accessible to persons with disabilities
• Accessibility Credit (Internal Revenue Services Code Section 44) - An eligible small business which pays or incurs expenses for providing access to persons with disabilities is allowed a tax credit