The Texas Rehabilitation Commission (TRC) is
a state agency that provides handicapped individuals with
services designed to assist them in becoming as independent
as possible by entering or returning to gainful employment.
To be eligible for TRC services, the individual (a) must
have a physical or mental disability that constitutes or
results in a substantial handicap to employment and (b) may
be reasonably expected to benefit, in terms of employment,
from vocational rehabilitation services.
Thousands of handicapped
college students receive services from the Commission each
year. All TRC clients are entitled to diagnostic evaluation,
counseling and guidance, career planning, job-development
placement, and follow-up. In those cases where economic need
can be demonstrated, the following services may be provided
to handicapped college students: tuition and required fees,
textbooks, physical restoration, and assistive devices.
Severely handicapped students may also be eligible for room
and board, mobility assistance, note-takers, tutors, and
attendant care.
The Rehabilitation Counselor
and the student identify intermediate and long-range goals.
They determine actions needed to achieve those goals, and
they work together to reach them. The ultimate goals are to
assist each student in completing his or her college
education, in getting a good job after graduation, and in
achieving the highest degree of independence possible.
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