State vocational rehabilitation programs and federal disability insurance: An analysis of Virginia's vocational rehabilitation program

We examine the association between the receipt of vocational rehabilitation (VR) services and Federal Disability Insurance using a unique panel data source on persons who applied for assistance from Virginia's VR program in 2000. Three central findings emerge: first, VR services are associated...

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Published in:IZA journal of labor policy 2014-04, Vol.3 (1), p.1-19, Article 7
Main Authors: Dean, David, Pepper, John V, Schmidt, Robert M, Stern, Steven
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Beneficiaries
Disability
Disability insurance
Earnings
Economic Policy
Economics
Economics and Finance
Employment
Labor Economics
Labor market
Original Article
Panel data
Participation
People with disabilities
Population Economics
Services
Social Policy
Social security
Social Security Disability Benefits: Finding Alternatives to Benefit Receipt
Studies
Treatment programs
Unemployment insurance
Virtual reality
Vocational rehabilitation
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Summary:We examine the association between the receipt of vocational rehabilitation (VR) services and Federal Disability Insurance using a unique panel data source on persons who applied for assistance from Virginia's VR program in 2000. Three central findings emerge: first, VR services are associated with lower rates of participation in disability insurance programs-a nearly 2 point drop in SSDI receipt and 1 point drop in SSI receipt. Second, VR service receipt is associated with lower take-up rates of SSDI/SSI. Finally, among VR applicants on SSDI/SSI, those who receive substantive VR services are more likely to be employed.
ISSN:2193-9004
2193-9004
DOI:10.1186/2193-9004-3-7