83,977 87,054 Total Disposition of SSI/SSDI Cases: 91,657 96.4% 96.2% Accuracy of Initial Decisions: 98.6% 90.6% 90.6% Federal Accuracy of Decision Standard: 90.6% *Based on federal fiscal year. Vocational Rehabilitation Services: The Vocational Rehabilitation Program assists individuals with physical, psychiatric and/or learning disabilities in facing the challenges of the modern workplace. This may include identifying job goals based on individual interests and aptitudes, providing funds for college and vocational training, assessing work site accommodations, educating an employer about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), or assisting an individual returning to work. Vocational rehabilitation services can often reduce or remove barriers to employment. Priority is given to those individuals who have the most significant disabilities in areas such as communication, learning disabilities, mobility, work tolerance, and work skills. 2016 2017 2018 25,125 27,028 29,463 Consumers actively receiving services: Consumers enrolled in training/education 16,513 17,685 18,471 programs: Consumers with disabilities competitively 100% / 3,816 100% / 3,973 100%/4,053 employed: Consumers employed with medical insurance: 95.9% 96.6% 98.7% Consumers satisfied with services: 84.0% 86.0% 88.0% Average Age of Consumer: 33 32.4 31.8 Average Hourly Wage: $13.18 $14.11 $14.65 Average Work Hours Weekly: 26.8 26.7 27.3 Services for Youth in Transition As a result of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act’s (WIOA) requirement of services to be spent on youth, the SRC has shared the following statistics: The Vocational Rehabilitation Program served 11,057 youths age 16 to 24 during State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2018. 1,060 of these consumers were placed in employment, with an average hourly wage of $12.55 Employed young consumers worked an average of 26.5 hours per week.
Total Disposition of SSI/SSDI Cases: 91,657 87,054 83,977 Accuracy of Initial Decisions: 98.6% 96.2% 96.4% Federal Accuracy of Decision Standard: 90.6% 90.6% 90.6% *Based on federal fiscal year. Vocational Rehabilitation Services: The Vocational Rehabilitation Program assists individuals with physical, psychiatric and/or learning disabilities in facing the challenges of the modern workplace. This may include identifying job goals based on individual interests and aptitudes, providing funds for college and vocational training, assessing work site accommodations, educating an employer about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), or assisting an individual returning to work. Vocational rehabilitation services can often reduce or remove barriers to employment. Priority is given to those individuals who have the most significant disabilities in areas such as communication, learning disabilities, mobility, work tolerance, and work skills. 2016 2017 2018 Consumers actively receiving services: 25,125 27,028 29,463 Consumers enrolled in training/education programs: 16,513 17,685 18,471 Consumers with disabilities competitively employed: 100% / 3,816 100% / 3,973 100%/4,053 Consumers employed with medical insurance: 95.9% 96.6% 98.7% Consumers satisfied with services: 84.0% 86.0% 88.0% Average Age of Consumer: 33 32.4 31.8 Average Hourly Wage: $13.18 $14.11 $14.65 Average Work Hours Weekly: 26.8 26.7 27.3 Services for Youth in Transition As a result of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act’s (WIOA) requirement of services to be spent on youth, the SRC has shared the following statistics: The Vocational Rehabilitation Program served 11,057 youths age 16 to 24 during State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2018. 1,060 of these consumers were placed in employment, with an average hourly wage of $12.55 Employed young consumers worked an average of 26.5 hours per week.
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