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. L. iii. I. The Most Recent Comprehensive Statewide Assessment, Including Any Updates;
Current Narrative:
In developing its goals and priorities, MVR analyzed information and results obtained from the most recent comprehensive statewide needs assessment from FY2015, which can be found in section (j) Statewide Assessment. The CSNA revealed that youth with disabilities need guidance with job exploration, work-based learning experiences, exploring opportunities for enrollment in comprehensive or post-secondary educational programs, workplace readiness training and instruction in self-advocacy. Findings indicate that this population has difficulty accessing employment, education and community services, and that youth need to develop the skills necessary to prepare for, obtain, retain or advance in competitive, integrated employment. MVR has made it a priority to improve outcomes for youth with disabilities as evidenced in the setting of goals and objectives in previous and its current state plan. Likewise, MVR has set goals and priorities to increase the number of individuals receiving IPS services, which includes youth with disabilities.
The CSNA also indicated that individuals with ASD were an underserved population. For several years, including this year, MVR has made the improvement of outcomes for this population a goal in its state plan. Several strategies have been developed to achieve success in increasing the competitive, integrated employment outcomes for individuals with ASD.