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What percentage of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities close out of vocational rehabilitation services?
Performance measurement and data
A popular saying in our field is, "If it gets measured, it gets done." Measuring performance--whether of staff members or of employment outcomes--is crucial for understanding what we're doing well, where we're lacking, and how we can improve. Explore this topic in the resources below.
Employment Snapshot 2023
What percentage of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities are work
Data Note 87: Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Agencies’ Employment And Day Services (1988–2021)
Data Note 87 summarizes findings core findings from the Institute for Community Inclusion’s (ICI) National Survey of State Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Agencies’ Employment and Day Services through FY 2021.
Data Note 86: Defining Intellectual and Developmental Disability: A Comparative Overview Across Five National Datasets
Data Note 86 shares a comparative overview of the different definitions of intellectual and developmental disability (IDD) from five national data sources on employment outcomes.
Data Note 85: Comparing VR Services Rate Between Black and White Job Seekers Across the US
Data Note 85 explores differences in receiving VR services between Black and white job seekers.
Data Note 84: Social Security Administration Data Trends: Key Findings on Work Incentive Programs (2000–2021)
This Data Note summarizes Social Security Administration data from 2000-2021 on work incentives and their underutilization by Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients. It compares younger and older recipients’ likelihood of working and participating in work incentives. It also examines the employment rate trends of SSI recipients across four disability sub-groups.
Data Note 83: The Amercian Community Survey
The American Community Survey (ACS) offers a broad population view of employment outcomes for working-age people with disabilities. Data Note 83 summarizes findings from an analysis of 2021 ACS data on employment rates, weeks worked, and poverty rates of people with and without disabilities across the US.
Data Note 82: Vocational Rehabilitation Services and Outcomes of People with Intellectual Disabilities: 2013–2022
This DataNote describes the characteristics, services received, and employment outcomes of adults with an intellectual disability (ID) who exited from the vocational rehabilitation (VR) program during fiscal years (FY) 2013 through 2022, in the 50 states and the District of Columbia (DC). We compare the findings of adults with ID to the findings of people with other disabilities.
Data Note 78: Ethnic Disparities in Vocational Rehabilitation Access and Employment Outcomes Among Youth and Young Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Data Note 78 explores the employment outcomes of youth with intellectual disabilities of Hispanic ethnicity compared to non-Hispanics.
Data Note 77: Older Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Recipients Work Less Frequently Than Their Younger Counterparts, But Use Work Incentive 1619(B) at Higher Rates
Data Note 77 examines Social Security Administration data that shows that younger SSI recipients were three times more likely to be working than older SSI recipients. However, younger recipients participated in work incentives at a lower rate compared to older SSI recipients.