Our assessments review important service areas. We propose how to make services for people with disabilities better. State law calls for us to assess two areas each year.
Pre-Employment Transition Services and Barriers to Competitive, Integrated Employment
Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS) are services that help students with disabilities explore careers and prepare for work. We looked at barriers that make it hard for students to get Pre-ETS and offer ways to improve awareness and access to Pre-ETS in Virginia.
We also looked at what makes it hard for people with disabilities to get and keep competitive, integrated employment, and how to remove those barriers. Our recommendations respond to challenges such as low expectations, limited knowledge of services and transportation issues.