ERIC Number: ED607706
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 2
Abstractor: ERIC
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Pre-Employment Transition Services for Students with Intellectual Disabilities. Data Note. Number 67
Migliore, Alberto; Butterworth, John
Institute for Community Inclusion
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) of 2014 requires that vocational rehabilitation (VR) agencies set aside at least 15% of their federal VR services grant funds to assist students with disabilities. These students are entitled to receiving pre-employment transition services (Pre-ETS). Pre-ETS include job exploration counseling, work-based learning experiences, counseling on enrollment opportunities, workplace readiness training, and instruction in self-advocacy. This Data Note explores the effects of this WIOA provision on people with intellectual disabilities (ID) who exited the VR program during program year 2018 (July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019). [This Data Note is a product of ThinkWork! at the Institute for Community Inclusion, University of Massachusetts Boston.]
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Vocational Rehabilitation, Transitional Programs, Federal Legislation, Labor Legislation, Labor Force Development
Institute for Community Inclusion. University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA 02125. Tel: 617-287-4300; Fax: 617-287-4352; e-mail: ici@umb.edu; Web site: http://www.communityinclusion.org
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Numerical/Quantitative Data
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Language: English
Sponsor: Administration on Disabilities (AoD) (DHHS/ACL)
Authoring Institution: University of Massachusetts Boston, Institute for Community Inclusion
Identifiers - Location: United States
Grant or Contract Numbers: 90DNPA0002