Located in:
- Program-Specific Requirements for Vocational Rehabilitation (Combined or General)
The Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services Portion of the Unified or Combined State Plan [13] must include the following descriptions and estimates, as required by section 101(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by title IV of WIOA:
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[13] Sec. 102(b)(2)(D)(iii) of WIOA
m. 1. E. How individuals with the most significant disabilities are selected for services before all other individuals with disabilities
Current Narrative:
DVR, in accordance with federal requirements, has developed criteria that define the three priority categories to assure that individuals with the most significant disabilities are selected for services before all other individuals with disabilities. The priority categories are described below:
Most Significant Disability:
An individual is classified as having a most significant disability when he/she has a severe physical or mental impairment that seriously limits three (3) or more functional capacity areas (mobility, motor skills, interpersonal skills, communication, work tolerance, work skills, self–care and self–direction) in terms of an employment outcome; and, whose successful vocational rehabilitation can be expected to require the provision of two (2) or more core vocational rehabilitation services for at least five (5) months.
Significant Disability:
An individual is classified as having a significant disability when he/she has a severe physical or mental impairment that seriously limits one (1) or two (2) functional capacity areas and who otherwise meets the same criteria for a most significant disability. In other words, the individual’s successful vocational rehabilitation can be expected to require the provision of two (2) or more core vocational services for at least five (5) months. An individual who is determined to be eligible for SSI/SSDI on the basis of his or her own disability is presumed to have at least a significant disability.
Individual with a Disability:
An individual is classified as having a disability when he/she meets DVR eligibility criteria but his or her disability does not meet the criteria for most significant or significant disability.