DVR serves persons who want to work but have difficulty obtaining and/or maintaining employment due to a physical, sensory, and/or mental disability. DVR provides vocational Assistance, independent living, and job support services.
DVR ServicesIncluded in this presentation: |
Independent Living (IL) Case Management,
Expenditures and Part B: Independent Living Case Management
includes evaluations and social services that assist persons in dealing
with life issues that get in the way of rehabilitation and employment
goals. Case managers help clients to access community resources and
develop self-advocacy, money management, and personal organization skills.
Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Case
Management - Pre, Post, PES. Vocational Rehabilitation
services help participants assess job skills and find suitable employment.
Case managers assist a small segment of clients who are severely disabled.
To maintain employment, these clients require ongoing follow-up and
post-employment services. Other agencies provide long-term follow-up
and employment services.
Vocational Assessment (Assessment/Job
Skills): Agencies contracted by DVR identiFiscal Year clients' interests,
readiness for employment, work skills, and job opportunities in the
community.
Medical and Psychological Services:
Agencies contracted by DVR provide medical or psychological evaluations
needed to identiFiscal Year work potential and/or enhance job accessi/ms/rdability.
Medical and Psychological Services include the purchase of adaptive
devices, prostheses, eye glasses, and job site re-engineering
Training, Education, and Supplies:
DVR funds the direct costs of post-secondary Training. DVR also assists
clients with Education and Supplies including tuition, school books
and equipment, interpreter or reader services, and lab fees.
Personal Support Services: DVR
funds services associated with the completion of a rehabilitation plan
and with finding employment. Personal Support Services include payments
for transportation, day care, independent living services, and vehicle
modifications necessary to accommodate a disability.
Placement Support Services (Work Support):
DVR funds services associated with job placement. Placement
Support Services includes the purchase of work clothing, books, tools
or equipment necessary for job placement; Assistance with resumes, job
applications, business licenses and fees; and job placement fees.
Service definition changes from the Needs Assessment Data Base (NADB) Fiscal Year 94 to CSDB-Fiscal Year 99
- Independent Living Case Management was not reported in NADB for Fiscal Year 94. This service was reported for the first time in CSDB for Fiscal Year 99.
- Regular Case Management and Supported Employment Case Management were reported separately in NADB for Fiscal Year 94. These services have been combined in CSDB for Fiscal Year 99 and are now reported as Vocational Rehabilitation Case Management
