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:
PROGRESS IN ACHIEVING THE SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT (SE) GOALS
The total authorized dollars for CRP supported employment services in FY 2017 was $703,389.53 for 184 consumers with most significant disabilities. This is an increase from FY 2016, when 216 consumers were served and $686,015.47 were authorized for CRP SE services.
As previously addressed in the discussion of DRS Goal 5, DRS continued to promote the expansion community rehabilitation programs to expand their services into potentially unserved or underserved areas. DRS identified new community rehabilitation programs to increase the availability of supported employment services (i.e., job coaching) for West Virginians with significant disabilities. In FY 2015, DRS identified 91 CRPs to serve West Virginians with disabilities. As of the beginning of 2018, the agency has identified 101 CRPs. The agency also emphasized job coaching for DRS consumers who are not in the supported employment program.