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Vermont PYs 2020-2023
C

Vocational Rehabilitation Program (Combined or General)

Located in:
  • Program-Specific Requirements for Vocational Rehabilitation (Combined or General)

    The Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services Portion of the Unified or Combined State Plan [13] must include the following descriptions and estimates, as required by section 101(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by title IV of WIOA:

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    [13] Sec. 102(b)(2)(D)(iii) of WIOA

    • o. State's Strategies

      Describe the required strategies and how the agency will use these strategies to achieve its goals and priorities, support innovation and expansion activities, and overcome any barriers to accessing the VR and the Supported Employment programs (See sections 101(a)(15)(D) and (18)(B) of the Rehabilitation Act and section 427 of the General Education Provisions Act (GEPA)):

o. 4. The methods to be used to improve and expand VR services for students with disabilities, including the coordination of services designed to facilitate the transition of such students from school to postsecondary life (including the receipt of VR services, postsecondary education, employment, and pre-employment transition services)

View corresponding narrative from PYs 2018-2019

Current Narrative:

DVR continues to implement a highly effective Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS) for students statewide.

Vermont DVR developed a comprehensive strategy to implement Pre-ETS in the state. Implementation started in the spring of 2015, and now Pre-ETS are fully operationalized. The following are the primary activities.

  1. DVR has implemented an in school Transition counselor model providing Pre-ETS services. DVR has assigned 20% of the program’s counseling capacity (13.5 FTEs) to work exclusively with students. This provides coverage to all 54 supervisory unions and high schools in the state.
  2. DVR has worked with its primary CRP, VABIR, to implement the Youth Employment Specialist (YES) model. A full time YES is paired with each in school VR counselor to provide a range of Pre-ETS services including the development of work based learning experiences.
  3. DVR has implemented self-advocacy services for students through a contract agreement with the Vermont Center for Independent Living (VCIL).

As noted in the Goals and Priorities Section, DVR will be reassessing our design and implementation of youth transition services including Pre-ETS. Based on the outcome of that assessment DVR may implement changes to expand and improve Pre-ETS services in Vermont.