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
- k. Annual Estimates
Describe:
- k. Annual Estimates
k. 1. The number of individuals in the State who are eligible for services
Current Narrative:
The West Virginia Division of Rehabilitation Services (DRS) calculated its estimate of individuals with disabilities who are eligible for services under this State Plan by applying the state incidence of disability rate for individuals ages 18–64 (17.4%) to the state general population figure for individuals who are ages 18–64 (1,118,913). Both statistics are from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2012–2016 American Community Survey five–year estimates.
Based on an estimate from the American Community Survey (as of January 2018), there are 194,175 people with a disability in WV between ages 18–64. If DRS authorizes a Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 average of $1,585 of services per consumer in a fiscal year, then over $307 million would be needed to purchase vocational rehabilitation (VR) services for these potentially eligible individuals to move them toward competitive employment outcomes.