Type: White Paper
Publisher: WGU Labs · Feb 11, 2025
This white paper explores the opportunities and challenges within the vocational rehabilitation (VR) system, focusing on how innovation can transform employment outcomes for individuals with disabilities. Despite a critical role in helping people access the workforce, VR programs are often constrained by outdated practices, geographic limitations, and administrative hurdles. The paper argues that integrating cutting-edge technologies — such as virtual delivery platforms — into VR programs, coupled with regulatory changes, can address these challenges by improving VR process efficiency, expanding access, and increasing employment rates for individuals with disabilities. Additionally, it emphasizes the economic potential of tapping into this underutilized talent pool and calls for investment in innovative solutions that support VR programs.
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