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Article type: Research Article
Authors: Honeycutt, Todd | Thompkins, Allison | Bardos, Maura | Stern, Steven
Affiliations: Mathematica Policy Research, Princeton, NJ, USA | University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Note: [] Address for correspondence: Todd Honeycutt, P.O. Box 2393, Princeton, NJ 08543, USA. Tel.: +1 609 945 3397; Fax: +1 609 799 0005; E-mail: [email protected]
Abstract: BACKGROUND: State vocational rehabilitation (VR) agencies play a critical role in helping transition-age youth with disabilities attain their vocational goals, though there is insufficient knowledge about how agencies serve this population. OBJECTIVE: The study examines the extent to which states' transition-age youth with disabilities apply for VR services, receive services, and are employed at case closure. METHODS: The analysis included five ratios for each state VR agency reflecting their involvement with transition-age youth at distinct stages, using data from the RSA-911 Case Service Report and other sources to identify a cohort of individuals who applied between 2004 and 2006. RESULTS: The percentage of a state's transition-age youth population that applied for VR services ranged from 4 to 14 percent, the percentage of applicants who received VR services ranged from 31 to 82 percent, and the percentage of youth who received services and closed with an employment outcome ranged from 40 to 70 percent. Several agency- and state-level factors were correlated with these ratios. CONCLUSIONS: The wide variation in transition statistics suggests that policymakers could improve VR services for transition-age youth by developing specific standards and guidelines for VR agencies serving this population, though this study points out several limitations and challenges with such an approach.
Keywords: Youth with disabilities, vocational rehabilitation agencies, transition
DOI: 10.3233/JVR-140721
Journal: Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, vol. 42, no. 1, pp. 17-30, 2015
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