DORS Caseloads:​ October 2023

Number of active Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) program consumers: 20,037

• Adults (age 25+): 8,709
• Youth (age 14-24): 11,579

Total additional eligible individuals on Wait List: 2,237

VR Employment Services

• Adults (age 25+) actively receiving VR employment services: 7,989
• Youth (age 14-24) actively receiving VR employment services: 5,375

Total Marylanders receiving VR employment services this month: 13,364

Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS)

• Students with disabilities (age 14-21) participating in Pre-ETS this month: 6,204

Independent Living Older Blind (ILOB) Services

• Older blind individuals (age 55+) receiving independent living services this month: 720

New VR Program Referrals

• Total (all ages) requesting VR employment services this month: 1,539
• Students with disabilities (age 14-21) requesting Pre-ETS this month: 626
• Older blind individuals (age 55+) requesting independent living services this month: 134

Total Marylanders requesting VR services this month: 2,299

Disability Determination Services (DDS)

• October disability claims adjudication caseload: 39,031

Total DORS Cases (VR Program + Wait List + DDS)
in October 2023: 59,068