First you must have a vocational counselor through an open case with Virginia’s Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS) or Virginia’s Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired (DBVI). If you do, contact us to begin the intake process, where we collect information about you and the type of job you are seeking, including ideal hours and location.

If you do not have an open case with DARS or DBVI, contact the nearest office to you. 

DARS

Southside Office

6340 Center Drive
Bldg. 7, Suite 101
Norfolk, VA 23502
Phone: 757-451-7101

Portsmouth 

601 Port Centre Parkway, Ste. 100
Portsmouth, VA 23704
Phone: 757-686-5004

Hampton 

2101 Executive Drive, 2nd Floor
Hampton, VA 23666
Phone: 757-865-4863

Franklin 

100 N College Drive 
Suite 2168
Franklin, VA  23851
Phone: 757-562-2028

Williamsburg

304 Bulifants Blvd.
Suite 103
Williamsburg, VA 23188
Phone: 757-253-4817

DBVI

Interstate Corporate Center
Bldg. #18, Ste 131
Phone: 757-652-9980
6325 N. Center Drive
Norfolk, VA 23502
Phone: 757-466-4162

Our team is constantly exploring options for new Supported Employment business partners and would love to partner with you. Contact Vickie Greatwood at 757-896-8446 or vgreatwood@versability.org. Employers who invest in hiring people with disabilities are eligible to receive the Work Opportunity Tax Credit.

During the intake process, we will ask for details about the benefits you are receiving to make sure any jobs you qualify for are within the requirements to maintain your full benefits. You must report all earnings to the Social Security Administration.

We have partnerships with employers throughout Hampton Roads in addition to Franklin, Isle of Wight, Gloucester, Yorktown, Mathews County, Southampton County, Emporia and the Eastern Shore. 

You will be paid at least minimum wage. Pay scales and benefits are set by individual employers. Pay scales and benefits are set by individual employers.

No. While you may fill out your job application, you can also receive help from one of our Employment Specialists.

Pre-Employment Transition Services offer several worked-based learning experiences to prepare students ages 16-22 to enter the workforce. Participants in this program must have a documented disability and be enrolled in a public school system in Hampton Roads, Accomack County, Franklin, Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City County, Northampton, Poquoson, Southampton County, Williamsburg or York County. They also must have a vocational counselor through an open case with Virginia’s Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS) or Virginia’s Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired (DBVI). 

The program offers work readiness training as well as internships, volunteer experiences, job shadowing, workplace tours, attending job fairs and auxiliary activities on a case-by-case basis. Wage reimbursement through VersAbility is available for some internships.

During the intake process, an Employment Specialist will meet with you at a location convenient to you. We will also provide transportation to any job interview you are scheduled for. After you are hired, you are responsible for getting to and from work. We will provide bus training to use Hampton Roads Transit (HRT). We can also help you apply for a Discounted Fare ID badge through HRT.

Our Employment Specialists work with you and your employer for the duration of your employment. They make onsite visits twice monthly during your first 90 days. After that, our follow-along services include monthly visits and any cross training that is needed if you receive a promotion. An employee can request that an Employment Specialist not visit onsite after the initial 90 days.