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Plan: Alaska PYs 2016-2017
Combined Plan C

Section: Vocational Rehabilitation Program (Combined or General)

Narrative: d. 2. O. iv.

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d. 2. O. iv. 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).

Current Narrative:

DVR issued an invitation to submit a proposal to CRPs across the state in FFY2015 to provide pre–employment transition services to students with disabilities in coordination with Local Education Agencies (LEAs). DVR funded nine PETS Projects for funding, in both urban and rural locations, with a goal of providing 125 youth with intensive PETS activities that lead toward an Individualized Plan for Employment. This project resulted in expanding CRPs to include Independent Living (IL) Centers and Behavioral Health organizations and increasing DVR’s ability to provide substantial services in rural locations.

The Transition Coordinator is providing Transition Camps in conjunction with several partners. In November 2015, a camp was run by a CRP, and enrollees were inmates in the Juvenile Justice System. The University of Alaska Southeast provided one college credit for attending the all–day session. Transition age students were given presentations by an array of employers, DVR staff, and others to broaden horizons for these students and to offer assistance in achieving current employment–related or postsecondary goals. The response from the participants was very positive. There are several more Transition Camps scheduled for FFY2016.