Located in:
- Program-Specific Requirements for Vocational Rehabilitation (Blind)
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
- q. Quality, Scope, and Extent of Supported Employment Services
Include the following:
- q. Quality, Scope, and Extent of Supported Employment Services
q. 2. The timing of transition to extended services
Current Narrative:
Transition to extended services occurs at the point job stabilization is reached. RSB defines "job stabilization" as follows: 1) employer satisfaction with productivity and social and work behaviors; 2) co-worker acceptance of the individual; 3) completion of training, adjustment and fading activities of the job coach; 4) IPE objectives have been met; and 5) the individual is suitably employed in competitive integrated employment and is satisfied with the job.
RSB will provide supported employment services following job placement to individuals with the most significant disabilities, including youth with the most significant disabilities for up to 24 months and will extend, if necessary, should these services be needed. WIOA permits DSU’s to utilize the funds reserved for supported employment to provide extended services to youth with a disability for a period of 4 years, or until an individual turns 25 and no longer meets the definition of a youth with a disability, whichever occurs first.