DRS is ready to help you improve upon your success!

DRS employment specialists will help you evaluate your business for accommodations necessary to assist you in marketing your business to thousands of individuals with disabilities throughout West Virginia.

West Virginia Division of Rehabilitation Services 1-800-642-8207 (V/TDD)

www.wvdrs.org

DRS: Meeting the Needs of WV Employers

Contact a district ofce:

Charleston: (304) 766-2634 For Boone, Calhoun, Clay, Jackson, Kanawha, Mason, Putnam and Roane counties Clarksburg: (304) 842-2951 For Barbour, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis, Marion, Monongalia, Preston, Randolph, Taylor, Tucker and Upshur counties Wheeling: (304) 238-1092 For Brooke, Doddridge, Hancock, Marshall, Ohio, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler, Wetzel, Wirt and Wood counties Beckley: (304) 256-6900 For Braxton, Fayette, Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Raleigh, Summers and Webster counties Huntington: (304) 528-5585 For Cabell, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo, McDowell, Wayne and Wyoming counties

The Work Opportunity Tax Credit may be claimed by employers who hire certied vocational rehabilitation referrals. A DRS employment specialist can give you more information about this tax credit as well as the Disabled Access Tax Credit and the Architectural and Transportation Barrier Removal Deduction.

Contact a DRS employment specialist about money-saving information and services available to West Virginia employers.

Martinsburg: (304) 267-0005 For Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral, Morgan and Pendleton counties

The West Virginia Division of Rehabilitation Services (DRS)

is a statewide resource to assist employers who want to hire productive and diverse workers. DRS employment specialists offer recruitment, placement and retention services, as well as training and technical assistance that results in satised employers and productive employees.

Benets to Employers
DRS can provide:
Pre-screened qualied applicants to reduce your cost of recruitment and hiring On-the-job training to reimburse you a percentage of the trainees wages and workers compensation costs while preparing the trainee for employment Job retention services to reduce the expense of turnover rates by assessing needs and recommending solutions for employees at risk of losing a job because of a mental or physical condition Accessibility assessments and solutions to evaluate the circumstances which may create barriers to employing people or serving customers with disabilities Free consultations about tax incentives, work processes, productivity improvement and specialized job coaching

Custom Solutions Save Your Business Time and Money

A human resources manager had difculty retaining employees. After working with a temp agency that had referred a person with a disability, the employer contacted DRS for additional referrals. DRS worked with the employer to identify the positions qualications and needs. DRS was able to pre-screen and identify additional candidates for employment who have been hired and retained by this business. The CEO of a West Virginia business wanted a simple, no-nonsense on-thejob training contract. An employment specialist from DRS met with the employer to explain the reimbursement process that can assist employers who train a qualied applicant in a specic position. The DRS contract for on-the-job training is simple, easy to read and easy to negotiate. Several DRS applicants were referred to the employer and those needing additional on-the-job training were hired after their training.

DRS can help you meet your workforce needs.