Chapter 515 Annual Report On Integrated Employment For Individuals With Disabilities SFY 2006/07

Overall Participation in Supported Employment

VESID, CBVH, OMRDD and OMH track participation of individuals in their respective supported employment programs.  A total of 24,781 individuals were working as a result of intensive services provided by VESID and CBVH and in extended services by OMH and OMRDD. 

 

Table 6
Total Number of Individuals Served in Supported Employment
Between 4/1/2006 and 3/31/2007
Agency Individuals Served
VESID/CBVH 12,285
OMRDD 9,136
OMH 3,360
TOTAL 24,781

 

VESID and CBVH are the two State agencies that provide intensive services, which are the initial job development and training phase of supported employment.  VESID and CBVH served 9,042 individuals in intensive services.  Table 7 captures data on the number of individuals who received extended services only and the number of individuals who moved from intensive services to extended follow-along.

 

 

Table 7
Number of Individuals Served in Extended Services Between 4/1/2006 and 3/31/2007
Agency Extended Only From Intensive to Extended Total Extended
VESID/CBVH 3,242 926 4,168
OMRDD 8,223 913 9,136
OMH 2,526 834 3,360
Served by more than 1 Agency 185 Not Applicable Not Applicable
TOTAL 13,991 (nonduplicated) 2,673 16,664

 

 

Table 8
Numbers of Individuals Working Between 4/1/06 and 3/31/07 in Intensive or Extended Services (VESID/CBVH), or in Extended Services Only (OMRDD/OMH)
Agency Number Employed* Average Hourly Wage Average Weekly Earnings Average Weekly Hours Worked
VESID8,219$7.78$196.9925.32
CBVH78$7.39$162.0621.93
OMRDD8,215$7.17$156.5921.84
OMH3,319$8.30$192.3923.18

*Individuals were working while being served by the agency listed.  There are duplicate counts across agencies, but distinct consumer counts within agencies.

 

 

Table 9
For SFY 2006/07 Individuals Who Have Completed Intensive Services and Have Been Successfully Employed for at Least 90 Days
Agency Number Employed Average Hourly Wage Average Weekly Earnings Average Weekly Hours Worked
VESID 2,951 $8.33 $215.80 25.1
CBVH 25 $7.14 $125.66 17.6

 

In Table 10, the data supports the fact that supported employment enables individuals with significant disabilities to participate in stable long-term employment.

 

Table 10
Number of Individuals Who Worked for the Following Numbers of Consecutive Days Between 4/1/2006 to 3/31/2007
Days on the Job 1 – 30 31 – 60 61 – 90 91 – 180 > 180
Number of Individuals 649 619 544 2,314 13,666

 

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