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
- g. Coordination with Employers
Describe how the designated State unit will work with employers to identify competitive integrated employment and career exploration opportunities in order to facilitate the provision of:
- g. Coordination with Employers
g. 2. Transition services, including pre-employment transition services, for students and youth with disabilities.
Current Narrative:
MVR is utilizing its business outreach specialists to work with employers on providing paid and unpaid work experiences for youth and students with disabilities. It has been coordinating with employers, school districts, CRPs and CILs to provide summer work experience programs. During 2019, 29 CRPs and 653 VR-eligible students participated in summer work experiences, and nine CILs worked with 46 potentially VR-eligible students. The business outreach specialists work with employers, MU transition specialists and local education agencies on creating work experiences for students with disabilities. This collaboration, known as Groundhog Job Shadow Month, occurs in February. In 2019, there were 2,823 work experiences for 1,483 students. MVR is working with Wonderland Camp on an internship program. MVR continues to collaborate with its WIOA partners in providing seamless, coordinated services to youth and students with disabilities.