Rehabilitation Services News

Stout Vocational Rehabilitation Institute partners with Project SEARCH to offer career exploration opportunities

Hands-on internships help train interns for employment; info session Nov. 17

October 21, 2022

Asking questions part of 4.0 graduate’s success

Renee Murphy believes in asking questions and making sure she understands the material.

December 28, 2020

Compassion and drive lead graduate to rehabilitation services, social work

Daye built a community at Stout, seeks to strengthen other communities

June 2, 2020

Rehabilitation services graduate moves on to master’s

Bahr hopes to make a difference in people’s lives through vocational counseling

June 1, 2020

Home calls to students provide personal connection, career support

With only a summer session to go before she graduates, Natasha Martin recently was applying for a field experience position.

May 19, 2020

Winter course in Mexico gives students special experiences

For Heidi Fliehs, an enduring memory will be working one-on-one with excited Mexican schoolchildren.

February 17, 2020

Rehabilitation alumna is new director of Minnesota agency for the blind

Beginning when she was a student at UW-Stout, Natasha Jerde had no doubt about her career path — once she discovered vocational rehabilitation.

October 22, 2019

Restorative justice expert to speak at criminal justice conference

An expert in restorative justice will be the keynote speaker at the Criminal Justice and Rehabilitation Conference set for Tuesday, Oct. 29, at UW-Stout.

October 21, 2019

SVRI strives to help people enter, stay in workforce

When his father lost his sight from diabetic complications and ended up using a wheelchair because he didn’t know how to use an assistive cane, Kyle Walker lear

July 2, 2019

University offers service to maintain, clean wheelchairs

Wheelchairs like any machine need regular maintenance and repair.

June 28, 2019