DORS Caseloads:​ January 2025

Number of active Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Program consumers: 25,424

• Adults (age 25+): 11,444
• Youth (age 14-24): 13,980

Total additional eligible individuals on Wait List: 2,572

VR Program consists of:

Employment Services

• Adults (age 25+) actively receiving employment services: 10,504
• Youth (age 14-24) actively receiving employment services: 7,708

Total Marylanders receiving VR employment services this month: 17,712

Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS)

• Students with disabilities (age 14-21) participating in Pre-ETS this month: 6,772

Independent Living Older Blind (ILOB) Services

• Older blind individuals (age 55+) receiving independent living services this month: 940

​New VR Program Referrals

• Total (all ages) requesting employment services this month: 1,913
• Students with disabilities (age 14-21) requesting Pre-ETS this month: 939
• Older blind individuals (age 55+) requesting independent living services this month: 233

Total Marylanders requesting VR services this month: 3,084

Disability Determination Services (DDS)

• Disability claims adjudication caseload: 29,218​

Total Active DORS Caseload (VR Program + DDS)
in ​December 2024: 54,642​