Unit 1 Flashcards
(42 cards)
Civil Rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability
Americans with Disabilities Act 1990
Disability Definition
a person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activites, a person who has a history or record of such an impairment, or a person who is perceived by others as having such an impairment
labor force participation rate
percentage of the working age population that is either employed or seeking work
what was the labor force participation rate in 2020
fell to 61.7% the lowest since 1976
vocational rehabilitation
ways of teaching life and work skills to disabled, but functional individuals/ set of services provided to individuals who have mental or physical disorders but who still have the ability and desire to learn and function productively/ services include: education, job training, skills,
____ individuals with disabilites received services from VR1 in 2016
1 million
______ of the individuals who exited the VR program after recieving services in 2016 had a psychosocial or psychological disability as their primary disabling function
33%
percentage of individuals served by visual disability
5%
percentage of inviduals served by auditory and communicative disabilities
11%
percentage of individuals served by primarily physical disability
20%
percentage of individuals served by primary intellectual and learning disabilities
31%
percentage of individuals served by primary psychosocial and psychological disabilities
33%
______ of individuals with disabilites who received services from VR found employment
57%
over ______ individuals under the age of 25 found employment after recieving services from VR
55 thousand
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
state VR program provide individuals with disabilites the services they need to compete for and achieve high quality employment in the 21st century global economy
created unified strategic planning requirements, common performance accountability measures, and requirements governing the one stop delivery
emphasized competititve employment including individuals with the most significant disabilities
expanded services to support transitiong of students and youth with disabilities
order of selection
how division of vocational rehabilitation priorities services for people who need them most, required by federal law when VR doesn’t have enough resources to serve all elgible people
when customers are determined eligible they are assigned _______based on ______________
priority of service category; significance of their disability
during an order of selection priority of service categories are either _____ or _____
open / closed
assigning a priority of service category is based on
impact of their disability
elgiible customers assigned to an open category can receive _______
full range of vocational rehabilitation services
eligible customers assigned to a closed category will be placed on a
statewide waitlist
What is causing the rise in costs associated with spending 15% of the federal grant on premployment transition services, carrying out Section 511 requirements and MO job center infrastructure funding agreements
passage of the WIOA (workforce innovation and opportunity act)
what is the smart principle
specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, time driven
what needs to be in an IPE
specific employment outcome/vocational goal in integrated setting
outcome date (when job is obtained)
specific services to be provided (provider & initial date)
comparable benefits ($)
evaluation criteria
client responsibilites
office of VR responsibilities
Post employment svs
