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Plan: Colorado PYs 2020-2023
Combined Plan C

Section: Vocational Rehabilitation Program (Combined or General)

Narrative: o. 4.

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  • 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:

    __________

    [13] Sec. 102(b)(2)(D)(iii) of WIOA

    • o. State's Strategies

      Describe the required strategies and how the agency will use these strategies to achieve its goals and priorities, support innovation and expansion activities, and overcome any barriers to accessing the VR and the Supported Employment programs (See sections 101(a)(15)(D) and (18)(B) of the Rehabilitation Act and section 427 of the General Education Provisions Act (GEPA)):

o. 4. The methods to be used to improve and expand VR services for students with disabilities, including the coordination of services designed to facilitate the transition of such students from school to postsecondary life (including the receipt of VR services, postsecondary education, employment, and pre-employment transition services)

View corresponding narrative from PYs 2018-2019

Current Narrative:

Since the implementation of WIOA, DVR has worked to expand transition services and pre–employment transition services, youth and students with disabilities and has developed strategies that have enabled DVR to fully expand the pre-employment transition services set-aside. DVR has expanded pre-employment transition services to potentially eligible students with disabilities. To achieve this DVR will:

DVR agrees that improving transition and pre-employment transition services is an ongoing effort.

  • DVR is adding two new Youth Coordinator positions within its Youth and Transition Services Unit. This represents a significant expansion of available staff resources to improve and expand VR services for students with disabilities 
  • DVR will continue to work toward improving collaboration and stakeholder engagement in order to improve student access to higher quality transition services.
  • DVR will identify opportunities to provide pre-employment transition services more efficiently and continue to improve their effectiveness.
  • DVR will develop a curriculum framework to identify where a student is currently related to pre-employment skills and abilities, in order to guide the nature and scope of pre-employment transition the student may need, and share this resource with staff, parents, education, and other stakeholders.