Located in:
- Program-Specific Requirements for State Vocational Rehabilitation (Combined or General)
The Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services Portion of the Unified or Combined State Plan must include the following descriptions and estimates, as required by sections 101(a) and 606 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by title IV of WIOA.
- i. Comprehensive System of Personnel Development.
In accordance with the requirements in Section 101(a)(7) of the Rehabilitation Act, the VR agency must develop and maintain annually a description (consistent with the purposes of the Rehabilitation Act) of the VR agency’s comprehensive system of personnel development, which shall include a description of the procedures and activities the State VR agency will undertake to ensure it has an adequate supply of qualified State rehabilitation professionals and paraprofessionals that provides the following:
- i. Comprehensive System of Personnel Development.
i. 1. E. Projected number of individuals to be served in 5 years:
Current Narrative:
According to the 2021 American Community Survey, 897,969 Missourians have reported that they have some type of disability. The rate of disability in the state is 14.8 percent. Individuals within this population could be eligible for vocational rehabilitation services in the next five years. MVR estimates that a yearly average of 28,745 individuals will be served in PY 2028, including individuals with the most significant disabilities. This estimate is the sum of the unique count of individuals who would have an open case and an application date within PY 2028. The estimate for PY 2028 also assumes that MVR’s federal spending authority will be restored, and all categories will be open.