I kept bumping into Deafies in Arizona who aren't satisfied or happy with Vocational Rehabilitation's decisions. I kept asking the Deafies if they asked V.R. why and how they come up with the decision to support or not to support the client's career plan. Most of their replies were that V.R.'s excuse is lack of money. I have a rant about that, but will save it for another time. I also asked the Deafies if they tried contacting CAP - Client Assistance Program. I still haven't met an Arizonan Deafie who knew what CAP meant and what it does for its clients!!! Vocational Rehabilitation is required to inform all their clients upon the first appointment and explain what CAP is and what it is for. I did a little research and googled for some CAP programs in Arizona. So far, I found two of them: Arizona Center For Disability Law and Community Provider of Enrichment Services, Inc. If you are a Deafie living in Arizona and if you think you were treated unfairly by your Vocational Rehabilitation Representative, give CAP a call! They will sit down with you, go over your case file and your background. CAP will determine whether V.R. made the right decision or not. If not, then CAP will inform you the next steps you will have to take. Do the steps! The effort and motivation rest on your hands. If you want it, you have to give in your best! No one else is going to do it for you.
If you are living in another state in the USA, just go to Google and add your state's name along with the "CAP client assistance program" in the search box. Click search. You should find your local CAP programs.
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