The Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center for Quality Employment (VRTAC-QE) is conducting a national needs assessment to identify areas of technical assistance and training required to provide high-quality vocational rehabilitation services leading to competitive, integrated employment for individuals with disabilities. The purpose of the VRTAC-QE is to support state vocational rehabilitation agencies in their efforts to provide these services. The needs assessment survey seeks input from individuals with disabilities, their families, service providers, employers, and others and takes about 15 minutes to complete. Participation provides the opportunity to receive one continuing education credit.

1. Technical Assistance Center for Quality Employment
To whomit mayconcern:
The Vocational RehabilitationTechnical Assistance CenterforQualityEmployment(VRTAC–QE) is
requestingyourassistance.The purpose of the VRTAC–QEisto supportState Vocational Rehabilitation
(VR) agenciesintheireffortstoprovidehighqualityvocational rehabilitationcounselingservicesto
individualswithdisabilities.Centraltothispurpose isthe provisionof technical assistance andtraining
aimedat upgradingandincreasingthe competencies,skills,andknowledge of VRpersonnel to
implementandsustainstrategiesleadingtocompetitive integratedemployment.Tolearnmore about
thiscenterand future trainingopportunities,pleasevisit: www.tacqe.com.
The VRTAC‐QEis conductinganational needsassessmentaspartof oureffortto identifyareasof
technical assistance andtrainingrequiredtoprovide highqualityvocational rehabilitationservice to
individualswith disabilitiesthatleadtocompetitive,integratedemployment.Iamseekinginputon
technical assistance needsfromindividualswithdisabilities,theirfamilymembers,vocational
rehabilitationservice providers,centersforindependentliving,service providersinotherfields,
employers,andanyotherindividualorservice systemthatseeksthe fullinclusionof personswith
disabilitiesinthe workplace.Ihope thatyouare willingtoshare yourknowledge andexperience with
the VRTAC‐QEby completingthe needsassessmentsurvey.Ianticipate the surveytakingnomore than
15 minutesof yourtime,butthe informationyouprovide will be veryimportantinidentifyingthose
areas of greatestneedinvocational rehabilitationservices.
One additional,optional benefitforthose whocompletethe surveyisthe opportunitytoreceive a
continuingeducationcreditfortheirparticipation.The CommissiononRehabilitationCounselor
Certification(CRCC;https://www.crccertification.com/) hasapprovedone (1) general education
continuingeducationcreditforreviewinganarticle (providedinthe survey) andforcompletingthis
survey.Instructionsonhowtoreceive thiscreditare providedinthe survey.
To access the survey,please selectone of the followinglinks:
https://uwmadison.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7O1GTrd9pNeGuSV
OR
https://tinyurl.com/TACQE‐GA
If the linkdoesnottake youdirectlytothe survey,please considercopy‐and‐pastingthe linkinto the
URL windowonyourpreferredInternetbrowser.
I knowyouare busy,and I thankyoufor takingthe time to share your insightswiththe VRTAC‐QE.I
appreciate yoursupportof thisprojectand our effortstoincrease capacityamongstate VRagenciesand
theiraffiliatestoprovide vocational rehabilitationservicesleadingtoqualityemploymentoutcomes.
Sincerely,
TimothyTansey,Ph.D.,CRC
Principal Investigator,Vocational RehabilitationTechnical Assistance CenterforQualityEmployment
Professor, Departmentof RehabilitationPsychologyandSpecialEducation
Universityof Wisconsin‐Madison