I know many of you receive the excellent PACER Center Reference Points but thought the VR resources message worth repeating.
And as a reminder, let me know if you would like us to review your Indicator 14 APR as you finalize it for Feb. 2, 2009 submission. Blessings for joy and peace this new year! Jane Jane Falls, Coordinator National Post-School Outcomes Center 1268 University of Oregon Eugene, OR 97403-1268 541-346-0354 jafa...@uoregon.edu http://www.psocenter.org Learn about NPSO products, services and events plus connect other state experts! Subscribe to our NPSO list at http://www.psocenter.org/cofp.html#email ------ Forwarded Message From: <referencepoi...@pacer.org> Reply-To: <ta...@pacer.org> Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2009 14:20:22 -0600 To: <ta...@pacer.org> Conversation: REFERENCE POINTS: Vocational Rehabilitation Resources Subject: REFERENCE POINTS: Vocational Rehabilitation Resources REFERENCE POINTS is an activity of TATRA, a project of PACER Center REFERENCE POINTS: Vocational Rehabilitation Resources NEW REPORT ANALYZES FEDERAL AND STATE ORDER OF SELECTION POLICIES UNDER REHABILITATION ACT A report prepared by Robert Silverstein for the Institute for Community Inclusion analyzes federal and state policy frameworks regarding the order of selection under Title I of the Rehabilitation Act. The purpose of this analysis is to help inform policymakers and other stakeholders about the federal policy framework and state policies currently used by selected states for addressing order of selection policy when a state VR agency anticipates that it will not have sufficient fiscal and/or personnel resources to fully serve all individuals eligible for vocational rehabilitation services The report includes descriptions of state policy frameworks concerning the establishment, implementation, and administration of the "order of selection." For more information, please see the report online at http://www.communityinclusion.org/article.php?article_id=252&type=project&id =50 EMPLOYMENT RATES IN THE GENERAL POPULATION AND VR REHABILITATION RATES The Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) program plays a critical role in assisting people with disabilities gaining integrated employment. In 2006, for instance, 48,876 people with intellectual or developmental disabilities (ID/DD) exited the VR program after receiving services, with 56% of those who received services finding jobs in integrated employment. The findings presented in this report show that a state's employment rate for the general population is a significant but not a strong predictor of how well a state VR agency does in assisting people with ID/DD finding integrated employment. This conclusion is important because it shows that an adverse labor market, within the limits described above, is not necessarily a barrier limiting the employment opportunities of people with ID/DD. http://www.communityinclusion.org/article.php?article_id=247 RSA'S "QUICK TABLES" The Rehabilitation Services Administration is pleased to announce the availability of Quick Tables on RSA's Management Information System (MIS). The Quick Tables provide information generated from grantee-submitted RSA forms and are available to all users. Passwords or user IDs are not necessary in order to access the information. The Quick Tables present data on national totals and averages, totals and averages by type of agency, and other data. To access this information, go to http://rsamis.ed.gov and click on "Quick Tables", For more detailed information about how to run Quick Tables, please see the MIS Help file at http://www.ed.gov/rschstat/eval/rehab/rsamis/rsamis_help_pg7.html 2007 ANNUAL REVIEW REPORTS FOR STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCIES The FY 2007 Annual Review Reports (ARRs) for all state vocational rehabilitation agencies have been published on RSA's MIS. To review the report go to http://rsamis.ed.gov and select "Annual Review Reports FY 2007" from the menu. 2008 SECTION 107 RSA MONITORING REPORTS In September 2008, RSA published the FY 2008 Section 107 monitoring review reports on the vocational rehabilitation and independent living programs for twelve of the fourteen states monitored during FY 2008 (note that the reports for Oregon and Illinois will be published soon). The reports can be accessed at http://www.ed.gov/rschstat/eval/rehab/107-reports/2008/index.html * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * REFERENCE POINTS is administered by PACER Center http://www.PACER.org as a technical assistance activity of the TATRA Project. The TATRA Project is funded by the Rehabilitation Services Administration. To SUBSCRIBE to REFERENCE POINTS go to http://www.pacer.org/tatra/list/index.asp To UNSUBSCRIBE, please go directly to http://www.pacer.org/tatra/list/maildel.asp Readers are invited to send information about new resources on secondary education, transition and vocational rehabilitation topics to ta...@pacer.org. Reference Points received initial support from the National Center on Secondary Education and Transition http://www.ncset.org/. Visit their web site for a wealth of information related to secondary education and transition for youth with disabilities. Note: There are no copyright restrictions on this document. However, please credit the source and support of federal funds when copying all or part of this material. ------ End of Forwarded Message
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