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. P. ii. I. Identify the Strategies That Contributed to the Achievement of the Goals.
Current Narrative:
Goal Three: The agency will increase by 10% case service funds spent on consumers receiving supported employment services and increase by 10% the number of consumers participating in supported employment. This goal was accomplished. The increase in those consumers receiving an assessment or service with supported employment was over 15% from 2014 to 2015. There was over a 19% increase in successful closures of consumers in supported employment. In terms of expenditures we also met our goal by increasing expenditures by over 10% for individuals receiving supported employment and by adding an additional 3 contracts for additional Project SEARCH sites. Identify the strategies that contributed to the achievement of the goals— The goal was to expand supported employment program including long term supports. Many strategies were used to accomplish this above goals including: (1) concerted efforts by counselors who work with consumers with more significant disabilities, (2) an increased participation in projects like SEARCH and GATE, IPS Supported Employment, and,(3) working with students with more significant disabilities earlier in secondary education. .