​​How DORS Determines if you are Eligible:
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You complete the
Request DORS Services form
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DORS contacts you to set up a meeting with DORS staff and tell you what materials you will need to have at the meeting.
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At the meeting the DORS staff member gathers information about you that will help us find out if you are eligible.
What Makes Someone "Eligible":
- You must have a physical or mental disability that seriously affects your ability to work.
- You must need DORS services to help you get or keep a job.
- If you get Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and/or Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), you are presumed eligible for DORS services.
If I am eligible, when will I get DORS services?
- That depends on how serious or "significant" your disability is.
- DORS will determine if you have a "significant," "most significant," or "non-severe" disability.
A
"significant disability", makes it hard for you to function in
one or more of these areas:
- The ability to walk.
- The ability to use your arms and hands.
- The ability to talk.
- The ability to take care of your personal needs.
- The ability to get along with others.
- The ability to adapt to the work place.
If you are blind or deaf, have moderate or severe
cognitive disabilities, or have epilepsy (and have not been seizure-free
for two years), you automatically meet the definition of a "significant
disability".
Even if you have a "significant disability", there may be a waiting list for services.
A "most significant" disability means you have substantial limitations in three or more of
those areas.
- By law, DORS is required to provide services to people with "most significant" disabilities, first.
What Can I Expect Next?
