Located in:
- Program-Specific Requirements for Vocational Rehabilitation
The Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services Portion of the Unified or Combined State Plan* must include the following descriptions and estimates, as required by section 101(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by WIOA:
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* Sec. 102(b)(D)(iii) of WIOA
d. 2. M. i. V. How Individuals with the Most Significant Disabilities Are Selected for Services Before All Other Individuals with Disabilities; and
Current Narrative:
VR has established an Order of Selection based on the number of functional limitations to employment, caused by the disabling condition(s) in combination with the number of VR services needed to address the identified limitations.
Individuals in Priority Category I (Most Significantly Disabled) are served first. Individuals within each category are served based on application date as funds become available.
Definitions
Extended period of time: Needing VR services for a duration of six months or more.
Multiple services: Two or more primary services needed to achieve a successful employment outcome.
Description of Priority Categories
Priority Category I: Eligible individuals with the most significant disabilities.
An individual with a severe physical or mental impairment that seriously limits three or more functional capacities (such as mobility, communication, self-care, self-direction, interpersonal skills, work tolerance, or work skills) in the context of an employment outcome; and whose VR can be expected to require multiple VR services over an extended period of time.
Priority Category II: Individuals with significant disabilities.
An individual with a severe physical or mental impairment that seriously limits one or more functional capacities (such as mobility, communication, self-care, self-direction, interpersonal skills, work tolerance, or work skills) in terms of an employment outcome; whose VR can be expected to require multiple VR services over an extended period of time.
Priority Category III: All other eligible individuals.