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This document is intended to promote the exchange and utilization of existing information between school practitioners and the Colorado Department of Human Services, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) staff. DVR helps people with disabilities prepare for, obtain, maintain and/or regain suitable employment.

This Transition Plan sets forth in a comprehensive document the steps CDOT will take, working together with its federal, state, and local partners, as well as non-profit groups and citizens, to provide accessibility to persons with disabilities in CDOT transportation projects and services throughout the state. Included in this Transition Plan are CDOT's adopting and implementing policies and procedural directives that it will not discriminate on the...

The Medicaid Buy-In Program for Working Adults with Disabilities (Adult Buy-In) is a Medical Assistance program that provides Medicaid benefits for working individuals with disabilities, ages 16 through 64, whose adjusted individual income is at or below 450% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL).

In states embracing an Employment First approach, employment in the general workforce is the first and preferred outcome in the provision of publicly funded services for all working age citizens with disabilities, regardless of level of disability. "Employment First" refers to state systems change initiatives resulting in increased employment outcomes for people with disabilities.