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Request Virginia DARS employment services

Request Virginia DARS vocational-rehabilitation services.

Official sources checked 2026-07-25

Start here

Submit the DARS referral form

Before you start

  • Contact details, Virginia county or city, preferred language, and whether an interpreter is needed.
  • Information about disability, how it affects work, current school or employment status, and other agencies or case managers involved.

Who to contact

The local DARS Division of Rehabilitative Services office; statewide help is available at 1-800-552-5019.

Find the CSB or BHA serving the person’s Virginia locality

Step by step

  1. Submit the online DARS referral or contact the local DARS office.
  2. Attend the initial counselor meeting and authorize access to requested disability, education, or work records.
  3. Work with the counselor through eligibility and, if eligible, development of an Individualized Employment Plan.

Expected next

DARS says the initial meeting can usually occur within two weeks; the eligibility process can take about 60 days.

Save this proof

Referral confirmation, counselor name, appointment, releases, records submitted, eligibility decision, and employment plan.

If this stalls or the answer is no

Call the local DARS office and ask whether the referral was received, who the counselor is, and what record or appointment is next.

Beyond Childhood planning aid

Employment-intake questions

A Beyond Childhood planning aid derived from the official DARS process.

  • What job goal is being explored?
  • Which disability-related barrier needs support?
  • What record is still needed?
  • When is eligibility expected?
  • What review or appeal route applies?

Derived from Request Vocational Rehabilitation Services, Vocational Rehabilitation Process

Official resources

Limits

A referral is not a job application and does not establish DARS eligibility, a specific service, funding, or employment.

Beyond Childhood’s checklists and prompts are planning aids derived from official sources. They are not official forms, legal advice, eligibility decisions, or guarantees of funding, capacity, quality, or service.

Checked sources

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