6.2.3.1 DVR Collaboration in Employability Plan Development

W-2 participants with a disability may receive employment planning consultation from a DVR counselor without being enrolled in the DVR program. For these W-2 participants, DVR may provide technical assistance in the development of the W-2 employability plan using the recommendations from a disability or vocational assessment. This technical assistance may include:

Recommending work or training activities to help move the participant towards employment in the local labor market; or

Identifying specific disability accommodations or assistive technology to make work or training accessible to a participant.

For W-2 participants enrolled in both W-2 and DVR programs, the W-2 case manager and the DVR counselor should coordinate the W-2 Employability Plan and the DVR Individual Plan for Employment (IPE). (See W-2 Manual Appendix - W-2/DVR Technical Assistance Guide )