Exploring Exit from the Vocational Rehabilitation System

Authors

Rebecca Goe, University of Montana - Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural CommunitiesFollow
Catherine Ipsen, University of Montana - Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural CommunitiesFollow
University of Montana Rural InstituteFollow

Document Type

Fact Sheet

Publisher

University of Montana Rural Institute

Publication Date

3-1-2015

Disciplines

Economics | Labor Economics | Social and Behavioral Sciences

Abstract

In the U.S. labor force, the unemployment rate is more than twice as high for people with disabilities (17.9%) than it is for people without disabilities (7.7%; U.S. Census Bureau, 2013). In actuality, this disparity is much higher because many people with disabilities have stopped actively seeking employment. Although unemployment rates are influenced by many intersecting factors, premature exit from Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) services likely contributes to the stubbornly high unemployment rates for people with disabilities.

Keywords

rural, disability, employment and vocational rehabilitation

Rights

© 2015 RTC:Rural

Granting Agency

National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research

Acknowledgement

This research was supported by a grant H133B080023 from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, Department of Education.

Project Number

H133B080023

Recommended Citation

Goe, R. & Ipsen, C (March, 2015). Exploring exit from the Vocational Rehabilitation System. Missoula: University of Montana Rural Institute on Inclusive Communities.