Kentucky VR assists businesses in hiring, developing and keeping valued employees. We provide an array of services at no cost. The Office of Vocational Rehabilitation wants to work with your business toward placement and retention of people with disabilities in the workforce. Our custom-designed programs and services exemplify your tax dollars at work for Kentucky's business and industry.
How can we help your business?
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Accessibility Checklist
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Employment Services
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Personnel Assistance
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Staff Development
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Financial Incentives
Accessibility Checklist
The Office of Vocational Rehabilitation is pleased to provide our revised and updated Accessibility Checklist. This Checklist is designed to be a convenient source for identifying architectural and communication barriers encountered by people with disabilities in private and public facilities. This Checklist may also assist in planning for removal of barriers. The Checklist may be used to survey an entire facility or specific areas and components. More definite information may be obtained from: The Kentucky Building Code (KBC); the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities (ADAAG); and the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS). The Accessibility Checklist is to be used as a guide to increase awareness of architectural and communication barriers which prevent full access to buildings and facilities by people with disabilities. This checklist is NOT a substitute for federal accessibility guidelines and/or the appropriate state and local building codes.
The Checklist is designed so that a "YES" or "N/A" (Not Applicable) answer indicates "ACCESSIBLE" and a "NO" answer indicates the existence of a "NON-ACCESSIBLE" feature in the building or facility. All dimensions provided in this Checklist are given in units of inches, unless otherwise specified.
The Checklist is based on the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) and Chapter 11 (Accessibility) of the Kentucky Building Code 1997. The ADAAG and other accessibility-related information can be found at The Access Board Web site: www.access-board.gov.
The Kentucky Office of Vocational Rehabilitation does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex. age, religion or disability and provides, on request, reasonable accommodation including auxiliary aids and services necessary to afford an individual with a disability an equal opportunity to participate in all services, programs and activities.
This Checklist will be provided in alternate format upon request. Please contact Veeta Erwin at 1-800-372-7172 to obtain a copy.
Employment Services
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Prescreening of applicants based on essential job requirements
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On-site job trainer and support services
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Job restructuring/work site adjustment
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Accessibility survey of complete work site
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Assistive technology; devices and specialized equipment to assist in job success
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Follow-up services
Personnel Assistance
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Recruiting
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Affirmative
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Workforce diversity consultation
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Reasonable accommodation support
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Employee assistance and/or advisory program
Staff Development
Custom-designed training programs for management, staff, and co-workers:
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Disability Awareness. Understanding how our perceptions affect persons with disabilities
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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
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Technical assistance and resources
Financial Incentives
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JOB RETENTION
Minimize the cost of training new employees by maintaining valued workers who have become disabled through work-related injuries -
BUSINESS TAX INCENTIVES
If you own or operate a business, you should be aware of two tax incentives for hiring workers with disabilities:
DEDUCTION FOR REMOVAL OF BARRIERS (IRS CODE SECTION 190) - You may deduct expenses for making a facility or vehicle used in your business more accessible to persons with disabilities
ACCESSIBILITY CREDIT (IRS CODE SECTION 44) - An eligible small business which pays or incurs expenses for providing access to persons with disabilities is allowed a tax credit
