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Thank You!
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Good afternoon Representative Smith, Senator McDowell, members of the Joint Finance Committee and members of the public. My name is Daniel Madrid and I am the Director of the Department of Health and Social Service’s Division for the Visually Impaired (DVI). With me today is Deputy Director, Elisha Jenkins, and Senior Fiscal Administrative Officer, Mary June Peterson. Thank you for allowing us to discuss DVI’s programs with you today.
DVI FY 16 JFC Presentation – February 2015
Working in partnership with individuals who are blind or visually impaired in Delaware, the Division for the Visually Impaired (DVI) aims to empower them towards self-sufficiency. By providing various services such as independent living, education, and vocational rehabilitation, DVI strives to enhance the employment rates and quality of life for those with visual disabilities in the state.
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Division for the Visually Impaired (DVI) "Working in partnership with Delawareans who are blind or visually impaired in empowering them to be self-sufficient Joint Finance Committee Hearing Fiscal Year 2016 Daniel M. Madrid, Division Director Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Overview In Delaware as of 2011 - 19,400 residents report as having a vision related disability. Persons with disabilities have a 34.6% Employment Rate (counts those actively seeking work within the past year) and a 22.5% rate of poverty. In contrast, Delawareans without disabilities have a 74.5% employment rate and 10% rate of poverty.* Leading Causes of Blindness in Delaware Macular Degeneration (31%) Glaucoma (9%) Diabetes Related Vision Loss (7%) Visual Categories of Qualified Consumers 69% Legally Blind (20/200 or worse) 26% Severely Visually Impaired (20/70 20/200) 5% Totally Blind (no light perception) Delaware Health and Social Services
Overview Education and Instructional Resource Material Center Vocational Rehab and Business Services Business Enterprise Program Independent Living Orientation and Mobility/Technology Centers Delaware Industries for the Blind Delaware Health and Social Services
Independent Living Services FY 14 - 414 Persons Served Adaptive skills training and techniques Low Vision Services Sensitivity/Vision Simulation training Staffed by Vision Rehabilitation Therapists Utilizes group training sessions and AT labs to augment one on one training Delaware Health and Social Services
Education Services School Year 14/15 253 Students Enrolled 8 DVI itinerant teachers (Coordinated with 1 District Resource Room in Colonial School District) Provide direct braille instruction, braille and large print materials, consultant services to districts, assistive technology, functional vision assessments, learning media assessments to ensure all students are able to access their curriculum Delaware Health and Social Services
Vocational Rehabilitation Business Services FY 14 336 Persons Served Staffed by qualified vocational rehabilitation counselors and business service specialists. Serving our dual customers of persons with visual impairments and the business community. Services to young persons with visual impairments begin at least four years prior to graduation through coordinated efforts with the Delaware Department of Education. Delaware Health and Social Services
Orientation and Mobility Services FY14 153 - Persons Served Ongoing collaboration with DART and DELDOT to ensure Delaware s roadways, crosswalks, and transportation systems are fully accessible. Provide ongoing instruction to customers in terms of white cane, orientation and effective travel techniques in the community. Delaware Health and Social Services
Delaware Industries for the Blind www.promoplace.com/dib DIB provides a wide array of custom promotional products to our customers Employment opportunities for the blind and visually impaired Over 80% of the direct service staff in this department are legally blind. Partner with other agencies that support the employment of persons with disabilities under the State Use Law. Delaware Health and Social Services
Business Enterprise Program Provides entrepreneurial opportunities for the blind and visually impaired: Doubled the number of licensed business owners FY 14 Gross Sales $1.5 million Average Business Enterprise s Gross Income -$39,720 Delaware Health and Social Services
Opportunities/Challenges The growth of vision related disabilities is expected to grow by 70% in the next decade. (The primary drivers behind this are the aging population/workforce and the obesity epidemic in America) Shifting business models as an employment first leader under changing economic conditions. Delaware Health and Social Services
Opportunities/Challenges Workforce Innovation and Opportunities Act Implementation (July 1, 2104 Ongoing) Implementation of 1915(i) Medicaid Waiver (January, 2015 Ongoing) Blind and Visually Impaired Education Taskforce (February, 2015 June, 2015) Joint Sunset Committee Review of State Use Law Commission (March 5, 2015) Delaware Health and Social Services
. Thank You! Delaware Health and Social Services
