Since the amendments to the Rehabilitation Act made by title IV of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), the vocational rehabilitation (VR) program can be characterized as providing a continuum of services beginning with pre-employment transition services (Pre-ETS) for students with disabilities in the early stages of career and employment exploration.
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VR Continuum of Services
Pre-ETS Services
- earliest set of services for potentially eligible or eligible students with disabilities
- short term in nature to help identify career interests
- specific set of five required activities provided directly to students with disabilities under Pre-ETS
- states must reserve a minimum of 15% of federal funds to provide Pre-ETS services
Transition Services
- available for eligible students with disabilities through an IPE
- help further develop and pursue career interests through post-secondary education, vocational training, job search, job placement, job retention, job follow-up and job follow-along services
Employment Related Services
- typically provided once eligible students with disabilities have further identified, developed and pursued career interests, offered through transition services, and are pursuing specific employment outcomes through an IPE
- assist in preparing for, securing, retaining, advancing in or regaining an employment outcome