Mission: Employment & Independence for Georgians with Disabilities

5 Programs & 1,500 Employees:

• Vocational Rehabilitation (VR)
• Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation (RWS)
• Business Enterprise Program (BEP)
• Georgia Industries for the Blind (GIB)
• Disability Adjudication Services (DAS)

Funding:

• $20M state funds & $80M federal VR funds (VR, RWS, BEP)
• $77M federal SSA funds (DAS)
• $10M state & federal contract funds (GIB)
• $15M other funds

Data:

• National unemployment rate for PwD = 70%
• 1.2 million Georgia PwD
• 650,000 of working age
• Georgia VR’s serves 30,000 & 5,000 employed
• National VR decreased 11% in total served & employed

Vision:

Every Georgian with a disability can work and live independently

Opportunities:

• Georgia’s low graduation rate for HS students with disabilities
• W.I.O.A. – students & youth with disabilities (in/out of school)
• W.I.O.A. – Pre Employment Transition Services mandate (15%)
• Governor’s “Go Build Georgia”  initiative
• Governor’s “High Demand Career” initiative
• Federal Career Pathways demonstration grant