Evaluation of the Ticket to Work Program Initial Evaluation Report
Evaluation of the Ticket to Work Program Initial Evaluation Report
Evaluation of the Ticket to Work Program Initial Evaluation Report
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TTW EARLY IMPLEMENTATION...............................................................................35<br />
A. ROLLOUT SCHEDULE..............................................................................................36<br />
B. IMPLEMENTATION FROM A SYSTEM PERSPECTIVE ............................................39<br />
1. Social Security Administration .......................................................................39<br />
2. <strong>Program</strong> Manager.............................................................................................46<br />
3. State VR Agencies............................................................................................53<br />
4. Employment Networks...................................................................................59<br />
IV EARLY PARTICIPATION PATTERNS ...........................................................................71<br />
A. ROLLOUT STATISTICS .............................................................................................72<br />
1. <strong>Ticket</strong> Mailings and Eligible Beneficiaries with <strong>Ticket</strong>s .............................72<br />
2. Participation Rate.............................................................................................72<br />
3. Payment and Provider Type...........................................................................74<br />
4. First Assignments and Deactivations............................................................76<br />
B. CHARACTERISTICS OF ELIGIBLE BENEFICIARIES, AUGUST 2003.....................77<br />
1. Characteristics <strong>of</strong> Eligible Beneficiaries........................................................77<br />
2. Variation in Participation Rates .....................................................................78<br />
3. Variation in Provider and Payment Type.....................................................83<br />
C. SYNOPSIS OF PARTICIPATION FINDINGS.............................................................84<br />
V CASE STUDIES OF EIGHT EXPERIENCED TTW PROVIDERS ..............................87<br />
A. SERVICE MODELS AND TARGETED CLIENTS......................................................89<br />
1. AAA TakeCharge.............................................................................................89<br />
2. Arizona Bridge <strong>to</strong> Independent Living.........................................................90<br />
3. Career Consulting Services <strong>of</strong> America (CCSA) .........................................90<br />
4. Employment and Employer Services (EES)................................................91<br />
5. Glick and Glick ................................................................................................91<br />
6. Integrated Disability Resources (IDR)..........................................................91<br />
7. Marriott Foundation Bridges from School <strong>to</strong> <strong>Work</strong>...................................92<br />
8. Oklahoma Department <strong>of</strong> Rehabilitation Services (DRS).........................93<br />
B. OUTREACH, SCREENING, AND TICKET ASSIGNMENTS.....................................94<br />
C. PRIOR RELATED EXPERIENCE OF ORGANIZATIONS AND STAFF....................98<br />
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