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:
SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT GOAL - DVR will meet the needs of individuals with the most significant disabilities who need supported employment and will do so through collaboration with partner systems.
Strategy - DVR will continue collaborative efforts and working relationships between local DVR office and mental health centers and between local DVR offices and agencies serving clients with intellectual disabilities.
Progress: DVR and the Office of Behavioral Health maintain a formal agreement that stipulates collaborative planning and coordination of services by local mental health centers and DVR offices. This agreement successfully drives local interactions that support enhanced service delivery and decrease duplicative service delivery. Local DVR staff and vocational staff from all twenty community center boards have developed collaborative referral and service delivery processes to identify individuals who are appropriate referrals for supported employment services through DVR. DVR will continue this strategy and will expand upon collaborative partnerships and agreements between DVR and local providers who serve clients with mental health concerns and intellectual disabilities.
Strategy - DVR will continue to work actively within the realm of education to assure that youth with the most significant disabilities are accessing career, transition and employment services, including supported employment.
Strategy - During FFY 2015, Colorado’s team of DVR and Department of Education Transition Specialists continued their work to infuse transition best practices into local school districts through the provision of onsite training, technical assistance and facilitation regarding the provision of transition services to youth and students with disabilities, including those with the most significant disabilities. Additionally, in FFY 2015 Colorado developed a “Transition Community of Practice”. DVR is a key player in this Community, along with state-level partners from the Office of Behavioral Health and the Office of Community Living. A goal of this group is to assure that all youth, including youth with most significant disabilities, receive excellent transition services that lead to desired post-school outcomes. DVR will continue this strategy.