Phone: (580) 421-7711
Fax: (580) 436-0830
300 Rosedale Road., Ada, OK 74820
Email: vocrehab@chickasaw.net

The Chickasaw Nation Programs and Services Directory

Vocational rehabilitation programs are designed to assist people with disabilities to enter or return to suitable employment. This program provides services to American Indians with disabilities in a manner that is consistent with each individual consumer’s strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities and capabilities.

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Division of Education Mission: To promote life-long learning by providing opportunities and services that enhance personal and professional development

Goal: To enhance the lives of American Indians with disabilities through successful employment outcomes.

Vision: To be a model program that sets a standard of excellence for tribal vocational rehabilitation across the nation.

Please email our office with any questions or to request information

• Proof of income
• Membership in a federally recognized tribe
• Mailing address/verification of residency
• Proof of disability

• Reside within the Chickasaw Nation Service Area
• Be a member of a federally recognized tribe
• Have a documented physical or mental disability which results in a substantial impediment to employment
• Require VR services to attain or maintain suitable employment

1. Contact the Chickasaw Nation Vocational Rehabilitation Program either by phone or in person.
2. A vocational rehabilitation team member will take some basic referral information and either hand, mail, or fax you an application packet to complete.
3. A vocational rehabilitation team member will contact you to schedule an appointment with a vocational rehabilitation counselor for an initial interview.

Information Needed at the Initial Interview:

• Proof of membership in a FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBE
• Proof of a physical or mental disability that has kept you from getting or keeping suitable employment
• Proof of residence within the Chickasaw Nation service area
• Proof of income

Cathy Chouteau, a Chickasaw Citizen, has been interested in art and illustration since she was in high school. 

Her passion for art was put in danger when, at the age of thirty-two, she was diagnosed with premature cataracts. This condition hindered her ability to perform daily activities, including caring for her  children, working and drawing.

In 1998, with the assistance of  the Chickasaw Nation Vocational Rehabilitation department and the Chickasaw Nation Health Systems, Ms. Chouteau was able to have cataract surgery which restored much of her lost vision. 

On January 5, 2010, The Adventures of Button Broken Trail, a book written by Dr. Leech and illustrated by Cathy Chouteau, was published. 

In the future, she hopes to further her potential as an illustrator. “With much thanks to  the Voc Rehab services and the Chickasaw Nation,” says Ms. Chouteau, “I have my  sight back and I have it set on good things.”