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Presenters Kevin Smith, Deputy Commissioner ACCES Ceylane Meyers-Ruff, Assistant Commissioner ACCES ACCES ACCES VR VR 1

ACCES-VR assists individuals with disabilities to achieve and maintain employment and to support independent living through training, education, rehabilitation and career development. ACCES VR 2

• Twenty- five District Offices • 725 staff • Serve approximately 93,000 participants annually (54,000 active cases) • Services are primarily provided by contracted vendors (over 600 contracts) ACCES VR 3

o Job Placement o Supported Employment o Psychological Assessments o College Supports o Non Degree Technical Training o Pre-Employment Transition Services o Vehicle Modification o Home Modification o Independent Living Centers o Peer Mentoring ACCES VR 4

• A student with a disability age 14 – 21 ​ • Who is enrolled in a: o Secondary education program; o Non-traditional or alternative secondary education program, including home schooling; o Other recognized educational programs, such as those offered through the juvenile justice system; or o Postsecondary education program. • A student can be eligible or potentially eligible for VR services to receive Pre-ETS. ACCES VR 5

• Job exploration counseling​ • Work- based learning experiences​ • Counseling on postsecondary options​ • Workplace readiness training​ • Instruction in self-advocacy, which may include peer mentoring​ ACCES VR 6

In 2014, WIOA was signed into Law • Help job seekers access employment, education, training, and support services to succeed in the labor market. • Match employers with skilled workers. • Establish performance accountability indicators and performance reporting requirements for States. • Require the reporting of data (quarterly/ per person). ACCES VR 7

State Agency Code 1. Primary Disability 8. Social Security # 2. Secondary Disability 9. Date of Eligibility Date of Birth 10. 3. Determination Gender 4. Source of Referral 11. Race and Ethnicity Date of Individualized Plan of 5. 12. Employment (IPE) Individualized Educational 6. Employment Status at 13. Program (IEP) Application Date of Application 7. Living Arrangement at 14. Application ACCES VR 8

Level of Education Attained at 15. Type of Public Support at 20. Application Application Monthly Public Support 21. Weekly Earnings at Application 16. Amount at Application Services Provided 22. Hours Worked in a Week at 17. Application Cost of Purchased Services 23. Level of Education Attained at 24. Primary Source of Support at 18. Closure Application Occupation at Closure 25. Medical Insurance Coverage at 19. Employment Status at 26. Application Closure ACCES VR 9

Competitive Employment 27. Measurable Skill Gain 33. Weekly Earnings at Closure 28. Reason for Closure 34. Hours Worked in a Week at 29. Date of Closure 35. Closure Veteran Status 36. Supported Employment 30. Status Significant Disability 37. Type of Closure 31. Migrant and Seasonal 38. Farmworker Type of Recognized 32. Credential Youth 2 nd Quarter Placement 39. Youth 4 th Quarter Placement ACCES VR 40.

Approved for Services On going communication (Non-Degree Training, Attend Orientation between VRC and Supported Employment, participant College, etc) Participant Ready for Plan Development within Employment and Submit Application 90 days of Eligibility Continued Communication with VRC Case Closed (Rehab Goal Counseling & Guidance by Assigned to VRC for Achieved, Participant VRC or approved for Eligibility Determination Stops Receiving Services contracted Assessments within 60 days or Post Employment or Evaluations Services may be provided) ACCES VR 11

Gender of those Served in PY 2017-18 58.3% 60% 50% 41.1% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0.6% 0% Did Not Self Identify Female Male ACCES VR 12

Age at Application of those Served in PY 2017-18 40% 36.6% 35% 30% 26.3% 25% 20% 16.7% 15% 12.3% 10% 4.7% 5% 3.1% 0.3% 0% Less than 16 16 to 18 19 to 24 25 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 59 60 + ACCES VR 13

Race/Ethnicity of those Served in PY 2017-18 60% 50.7% 50% 40% 30% 24.2% 20% 17.0% 10% 2.6% 2.2% 1.8% 0.8% 0.6% 0.1% 0% American Asian Black Hisp +1 Hisp Multiracial Pacific Islander Race Not White Indian +Multiracial Identified ACCES VR 14

Primary Impairment of those Served in PY 2017-18 45% 39.9% 40% 35% 30% 25% 22.3% 20% 13.6% 15% 11.8% 10% 7.3% 5.1% 5% 0% No Impairment / Not Sensory / Physical Psychosocial Cognitive Other Mental Yet Reported Communicative ACCES VR 15

Perfo form rmance ance FFY 2017 17 FFY 2017 17 % FFY 2018 18 FFY 2018% 18% Catego gory ry Number ber Number ber Exit as 9,308 22.4% 9,860 25.5% applicants Exit with 10,438 25.1% 8,962 23.2% employment Exit without 13,084 31.4% 9,472 24.5% employment Competitive 10,386 97.5% 8,890 99.2% Employment Average 29.1 n/a 29.2 n/a weekly hours worked Average $12.98 n/a $13.86 n/a hourly wage ACCES VR 16

• 60 Day Eligibility Determination Numbe ber r of Septem tember ber Dece cember ber May 20, Days 2017 17 2018 18 2019 19 0-60 days 78.3% 80.1% 92.3% More than 21.7% 19.9% 7.7% 60 days ACCES VR 17

• 90 Day IPE Development Number ber of Septem tember ber Dece cember ber May 20, Days 2017 17 2018 18 2019 19 0-90 Days 66.4% 37.9% 76.9% More than 33.6% 62.1% 23.1% 90 days ACCES VR 18

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