Vocational Rehabilitation Grants to States : Program Overview.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Occupations.

Federal government.

People with disabilities.

Vocational rehabilitation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (23 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2013.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 13-R4-2148a in the 2013 issue.

Provides overview of the Federal vocational rehabilitation (VR) grant program and associated State and territorial programs that provide customized services to individuals with disabilities to assist them in securing and maintaining employment. Explains program funding and administration, including respective roles of Federal Government and cooperating State agencies. Examines current authorization status, eligibility requirements for individuals, services provided, trends in case closures and employment outcomes, and VR population. Discusses current legislative status of the program, recent VR-related bills, and other issues currently before Congress. Includes tables.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed May 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Vocational Rehabilitation Grants to States

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