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. II. Describe the Factors That Impeded the Achievement of the Goals and Priorities.
Current Narrative:
• DVR has several goals and strategies in place (listed earlier in this document) with the overarching goal of improving outcomes for individuals with significant disabilities, including adults and students with intellectual and developmental disabilities which is the population that Maine would most likely be serving within the supported employment program. During FY 2014, Maine DVR served 181 individuals with the primary disability of intellectual and developmental disability and 52 were successfully closed in competitive employment. In FY 2015, DVR served 241 individuals with Intellectual and developmental disabilities with 48 closed successfully in competitive integrated employment and to date (FFY 2016), DVR has served 399 individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities with 40 successful closures in integrated competitive employment. There are improvements in how we are serving this population, and the addition of employment and career services that are being provided to this population with waiver funds is helping with this effort. DVR plans to continue to reach out and improve services to this population by expanding efforts in the use of progressive employment (discussed earlier in the plan), and training and supports for the Jobs for Maine Graduates programs so that they are better able to serve students with disabilities.