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:
Information from the 2017 American Community Survey (ACS) Five-Year Estimates show that among Virginia’s civilian non-institutionalized population, 11.5% reported having a disability. Moreover, the likelihood of having a disability varied by age. The following is the breakdown of age categories and associated estimates: 0.7% under 5 years, 5.0%, 5.7% 18-34 years, 11.5% 35 to 64 years, 23.1% 65 to 74 years and 48.2% for 75 years or older.
The disability rate for females was 11.6% versus 11.4% for males. The racial breakdown for Virginians with disabilities is presented in greater detail in the Statewide Assessment Section (Item j).
Ambulatory impairment was found to be the most prevalent type of disability in Virginia at 4.5% followed by cognitive (4.0%) impairment, independent living (3.3%), vision impairment (2.0%), hearing impairment (1.8%) and self-care (1.7%).
Data from the Virginia Department of Education identified 52,771 students between the ages of 14-18 having a disability in Virginia as of December 1, 2018.
The 2016 employment rate for individuals with disabilities between 18 to 64 years of age in Virginia was 37% compared to 77.2% among people without disabilities according to the 2018 Annual Disability Statistics Compendium. In 2017, the percentage of working-age civilian veterans with a Veteran’s Administration (VA) determined Service-Connected Disability was 30.4% in Virginia.
DARS estimates that 24,213 individuals with disabilities are eligible for VR services.