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If you have a permanent disability and are seeking employment or need services to support your current job, please complete the referral form. Our Customer Care unit will direct you to the appropriate office and answer any questions you may have.

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Roosevelt Warm Springs Celebrates Fall Graduates

Celebration and pride filled the Roosevelt Warm Springs Campus recently as the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency (GVRA) honored 97 students with disabilities who successfully completed their training at the Roosevelt Warm Springs Comprehensive Rehabilitation Center. 

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Lights, Camera, Action: How a Former GVRA Client Parlayed her Acting Talent into a Passion for Teaching

November 17, 2025

After appearing in high school stage productions, Paige Ortwein got the acting bug. Being onstage gave her a sense of pride and accomplishment. Because of the …

From Vocational Rehabilitation to Visionary Leader: A former GVRA Client Shares His Story of Recovery and Resilience

October 23, 2025

Current GVRA Client Keeps Tails Wagging at Pet Boarding Facility in Hartwell

September 24, 2025

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Stephen Thomas

Entrepreneur Defies the Odds with Assistance from GVRA

After being involved in an automobile accident, Stephen Thomas's life changed forever. However, through his discovery of GVRA services, he found new opportunities. Thomas became interested in the Business Enterprise Program and began working as a Relief Operator. 

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AgrAbility and GVRA Celebrate Twenty Years of Supporting Georgia Farmers with Disabilities

November 25, 2025

GVRS Welcomes Two New Board Members: Juliet Hardeman and Paul Raymond

November 25, 2025

GVRA Hosts Successful Southeast Regional Institute of Deafness (SERID) Conference

November 25, 2025