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Vocational Rehabilitation

Table 78: In the Federal Fiscal Year 2007, state vocational rehabilitation agencies processed 589,639 applicants.

Table 79: In the Federal Fiscal Year 2007, state vocational rehabilitation agencies closed 341,030 cases of individuals that either initiated or completed services.

Table 80: In the Federal Fiscal Year 2007, state vocational rehabilitation agencies closed 202,728 cases of individuals that either initiated or completed services in which the individuals entered successful employment.

Table 81: In the Federal Fiscal Year 2007, of 341,030 closed cases of individuals that either initiated or completed services, 59.4 percent achieved successful employment; i.e., a rehabilitation rate of 59.4 percent. The agency with the highest rehabilitation was the Connecticut blind agency with 87.0 percent, while the agency with the lowest rehabilitation rate was the Hawaii combined agency.

   
       
 

Table 78. Vocational Rehabilitation—Applicants: Federal Fiscal Year 2007

In some states there are separate agencies for the blind.

State Agency Type Applicants State Agency Type Applicants State Agency Type Applicants
U.S. -- 589,639 LA Combined 11,024 ND Combined 2,302
AL Combined 14,495 ME General 3,378 OH Combined 27,158
AK Combined 1,520 ME Blind 229 OK Combined 7,123
AZ Combined 6,893 MD Combined 8,822 OR General 8,941
AR General 6,284 MA General 12,065 OR Blind 181
AR Blind 461 MA Blind 274 PA Combined 24,546
CA Combined 42,900 MI General 20,825 RI Combined 2,239
CO Combined 7,460 MI Blind 522 SC General 19,866
CT General 3,677 MN General 8,285 SC Blind 510
CT Blind 210 MN Blind 281 SD General 2,043
DE General 2,458 MS Combined 9,451 SD Blind 192
DE Blind 42 MO General 15,809 TN Combined 7,857
DC Combined 2,387 MO Blind 513 TX General 35,079
FL General 39,060 MT Combined 3,229 TX Blind 3,221
FL Blind 2,065 NE General 4,207 UT Combined 6,730
GA Combined 12,038 NE Blind 145 VT General 3,622
HI Combined 2,405 NV Combined 3,377 VT Blind 140
ID General 5,203 NH Combined 2,906 VA General 10,909
ID Blind 134 NJ General 13,735 VA Blind 405
IL Combined 16,765 NJ Blind 613 WA General 6,929
IN Combined 14,655 NM General 5,341 WA Blind 374
IA General 5,553 NM Blind 119 WV Combined 3,291
IA Blind 153 NY General 40,015 WI Combined 16,407
KS Combined 6,031 NY Blind 1,322 WY Combined 1,857
KY General 12,794 NC General 23,723
KY Blind 597 NC Blind 1,267

Source: Rehabilitation Services Administration, Management Information System, Ad Hoc Query of the RSA 113 Cumulative Caseload Report; <http://rsamis.ed.gov/choose.cfm>; (accessed 26 June 2009).

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Table 79. Vocational Rehabilitation—Closures after Services Initiated or Completed: Federal Fiscal Year 2007

In some states there are separate agencies for the blind.

State Agency Type Closures State Agency Type Closures State Agency Type Closures
U.S. -- 341,030 LA Combined 4,030 ND Combined 1,337
AL Combined 11,286 ME General 1,355 OH Combined 14,885
AK Combined 896 ME Blind 232 OK Combined 5,066
AZ Combined 3,977 MD Combined 6,206 OR General 4,411
AR General 3,998 MA General 7,370 OR Blind 138
AR Blind 430 MA Blind 280 PA Combined 19,246
CA Combined 22,837 MI General 14,111 RI Combined 1,244
CO Combined 3,984 MI Blind 431 SC General 13,577
CT General 2,156 MN General 3,914 SC Blind 403
CT Blind 146 MN Blind 198 SD General 1,371
DE General 1,302 MS Combined 6,393 SD Blind 136
DE Blind 21 MO General 6,325 TN Combined 4,492
DC Combined 973 MO Blind 335 TX General 19,597
FL General 18,789 MT Combined 1,576 TX Blind 1,918
FL Blind 1,041 NE General 2,461 UT Combined 4,349
GA Combined 7,783 NE Blind 108 VT General 2,252
HI Combined 1,647 NV Combined 1,820 VT Blind 125
ID General 3,237 NH Combined 1,775 VA General 7,136
ID Blind 141 NJ General 6,739 VA Blind 289
IL Combined 9,347 NJ Blind 427 WA General 3,347
IN Combined 8,669 NM General 2,818 WA Blind 286
IA General 3,617 NM Blind 83 WV Combined 2,521
IA Blind 151 NY General 22,577 WI Combined 7,533
KS Combined 3,038 NY Blind 980 WY Combined 1,027
KY General 7,582 NC General 13,301
KY Blind 465 NC Blind 986

Source: Rehabilitation Services Administration, Management Information System, Ad Hoc Query of the RSA 113 Cumulative Caseload Report; <http://rsamis.ed.gov/choose.cfm>; (accessed 26 June 2009).

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Table 80. Vocational Rehabilitation—Closures with Successful Employment Outcomes: Federal Fiscal Year 2007

In some states there are separate agencies for the blind.

State Agency Type Successful Closures State Agency Type Successful Closures State Agency Type Successful Closures
U.S. -- 202,728 LA Combined 2,375 ND Combined 893
AL Combined 7,802 ME General 697 OH Combined 8,988
AK Combined 529 ME Blind 184 OK Combined 2,218
AZ Combined 2,096 MD Combined 3,097 OR General 2,871
AR General 2,309 MA General 3,871 OR Blind 113
AR Blind 347 MA Blind 191 PA Combined 11,228
CA Combined 13,282 MI General 7,680 RI Combined 745
CO Combined 2,509 MI Blind 285 SC General 8,765
CT General 1,319 MN General 2,502 SC Blind 301
CT Blind 127 MN Blind 81 SD General 860
DE General 850 MS Combined 4,544 SD Blind 100
DE Blind 13 MO General 4,280 TN Combined 2,828
DC Combined 575 MO Blind 256 TX General 11,024
FL General 11,605 MT Combined 912 TX Blind 1,385
FL Blind 710 NE General 1,530 UT Combined 3,156
GA Combined 4,545 NE Blind 57 VT General 1,456
HI Combined 577 NV Combined 1,161 VT Blind 101
ID General 2,120 NH Combined 1,213 VA General 4,277
ID Blind 91 NJ General 4,369 VA Blind 197
IL Combined 5,603 NJ Blind 303 WA General 1,831
IN Combined 5,046 NM General 1,705 WA Blind 172
IA General 2,130 NM Blind 42 WV Combined 1,587
IA Blind 124 NY General 13,198 WI Combined 3,165
KS Combined 1,853 NY Blind 665 WY Combined 696
KY General 5,063 NC General 6,271
KY Blind 377 NC Blind 700

Source: Rehabilitation Services Administration, Management Information System, Ad Hoc Query of the RSA 113 Cumulative Caseload Report; <http://rsamis.ed.gov/choose.cfm>; (accessed 26 June 2009).

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Table 81. Vocational Rehabilitation—Rehabilitation Rate: Federal Fiscal Year 2007

In some states there are separate agencies for the blind. The rehabilitation rate is the number of closures with successful employment outcomes divided by the number of closures after initiating or completing services.

State Agency Type Rehab Rate State Agency Type Rehab Rate State Agency Type Rehab Rate
U.S. -- 59.4 LA Combined 58.9 ND Combined 66.8
AL Combined 69.1 ME General 51.4 OH Combined 60.4
AK Combined 59.0 ME Blind 79.3 OK Combined 43.8
AZ Combined 52.7 MD Combined 49.9 OR General 65.1
AR General 57.8 MA General 52.5 OR Blind 81.9
AR Blind 80.7 MA Blind 68.2 PA Combined 58.3
CA Combined 58.2 MI General 54.4 RI Combined 59.9
CO Combined 63.0 MI Blind 66.1 SC General 64.6
CT General 61.2 MN General 63.9 SC Blind 74.7
CT Blind 87.0 MN Blind 40.9 SD General 62.7
DE General 65.3 MS Combined 71.1 SD Blind 73.5
DE Blind 61.9 MO General 67.7 TN Combined 63.0
DC Combined 59.1 MO Blind 76.4 TX General 56.3
FL General 61.8 MT Combined 57.9 TX Blind 72.2
FL Blind 68.2 NE General 62.2 UT Combined 72.6
GA Combined 58.4 NE Blind 52.8 VT General 64.7
HI Combined 35.0 NV Combined 63.8 VT Blind 80.8
ID General 65.5 NH Combined 68.3 VA General 59.9
ID Blind 64.5 NJ General 64.8 VA Blind 68.2
IL Combined 59.9 NJ Blind 71.0 WA General 54.7
IN Combined 58.2 NM General 60.5 WA Blind 60.1
IA General 58.9 NM Blind 50.6 WV Combined 63.0
IA Blind 82.1 NY General 58.5 WI Combined 42.0
KS Combined 61.0 NY Blind 67.9 WY Combined 67.8
KY General 66.8 NC General 47.1
KY Blind 81.1 NC Blind 71.0

Source: Rehabilitation Services Administration, Management Information System, Ad Hoc Query of the RSA 113 Cumulative Caseload Report; <http://rsamis.ed.gov/choose.cfm>; (accessed 26 June 2009).

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