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time had .elapsed, however, for this to be a significant measure of the
success of VR involvement in terms of the long-term effectiveness of
services provided.
Only eight people in the three years studied received an extended
evaluation. Does this mean that the most severely handicapped were not
given the benefit of an extended evaluation and were screened out, or are
there really only a few EMR's who need such an evaluation and that it is
used primarily for the trainable mentally retarded?
A study of rehabilitated closures shows that 73% were identified as
mildly retarded, 24% as moderately retarded and three per cent as severely
retarded, as defined by the DVR Case Process Guide (see Chapter IV, p.age
68, of this paper). It would be interesting to compare these figures witk
a breakdown of the total population of EMRts reported to determine if the
percentages served within each. level of retardation differ s.ignificantly
from the percentages reported.
The average case service costs varied considerably among districts.
These differences raise questions regarding the types of services provided
as well as their costs within the respective districts. Do some districts
use rehabilitation facilities (sheltered workshops) more extensively than
others, i.e., for la.rger numbers of clients and/or for longer periods of
time? What are the district policies regarding reimbursement for on-the-
training i.e., rate of reimbursement and length of subsidized training?
job
study reported that 81% of the rehabilitated closures were closed
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as competitively .employed; however, only information on work status and
was reported. It would be interesting to study these closures
earnings
todetermine the type ofjob and the tasks performed; what
more'comprehensively
intellectual, personal, social andvocational skills and training are
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