DARS Statistics


Expenditures by Category SFY 2005


Category Million $
Services & Grants 296.9
Salaries & Wages 112.1
Operating Expenses 52.4
TOTAL 461.4

Source: LAR for 2006-7


Method of Finance SFY 2005


Funds Million $
Federal Funds 347.2
General Revenue 91.7
Interagency Contracts 18.1
Earned Federal Funds 3.0
Other 1.4
TOTAL 461.4

Budget by Division SFY 2005


Division Million $
Rehabilitation Services 187.8
Early Childhood Intervention 127.1
Disability Determination Services 82.6
Blind Services 41.4
Program Support 22.5
TOTAL 461.4


Division for Rehabilitation Services


Successful Closures by Occupation for SFY 2005 Percent
Professional, Technical & Managerial 18.64
Clerical Sales 21.07
Service 32.91
Agricultural Related 1.78
Processing 1.39
Machine Tools 3.89
Benchwork 2.12
Structural Work 6.98
Miscellaneous 10.32


Services Purchased for VR Consumers SFY 2005 Percent
Maintenance & Transportation 2.54
Training:
academic, vocational & technical
on-the-job vocational adjustment
28.75
Restoration Services:
surgery & hospitalization, prosthesis,
appliances & devices, other restoration services
48.69
Diagnostic & Evaluation 10.05
Other Services 9.97


VR Employment Outcomes SFY 2005 Percent
Competitive Employment 98.5
Self Employment 1.5


Eligible Serviced by Primary Disability in VR Program SFY 2005 Count Percent
Musculo-skeletal 21,869 28.65
Substance Abuse 4,973 6.51
Deaf & Hard of Hearing 6,201 8.12
Mental/Emotional 14,229 18.64
Cardiac/Respiratory/Circulatory 1,464 1.92
Cognitive 11,883 15.57
Neurological 3,145 4.12
Traumatic Brain/Spinal Cord Injury 2,248 2.94
Other Impairments 10,325 13.53
TOTAL 76,337 100.00


Division for Blind Services


VR Employment Outcomes for SFY 2005 Count
Professional, Technical and Managerial 23
Service 22
Clerical and Sales 19
Processing 11
Benchwork 7
Miscellaneous 6
Structural Work 5
Machine Trades 4
Agricultural Related 3


Percentage of Total Served for SFY 2005 Percent
Independent Living Program 26
Blind Children's Vocational Discovery and Development Program 17
Vocational Rehabilitation Program 57


Blind Services at the National Level –
Consumers Receiving Planned Services*

State Total
Texas 6,807
New York 5,311
North Carolina 3,344
Florida 2,508


Blind Services at the National Level –
Consumers Closed Successfully Employed*

State Total
Texas 1,354
New York 1,414
North Carolina 700
Florida 644


Blind Services at the National Level –
Number of Closed At/Above Federal Minimum Wage*

State Total
Texas 1,129
New York 360
North Carolina 660
Florida 636

*Based on FFY 2004 reports. May not match state fiscal year numbers.


Division for Early Childhood Intervention Services


Sources of Referrals to ECI Services for SFY 2005 Percent
Medical/Health Services 40
Parent/Family Friends 38
Social Services 10
ECI Programs 8
Educational Entities 4


Reasons for Eligibility for Children Enrolled in ECI

Basis for Eligibility Percent
Medical Diagnosis 11
Of those with medically diagnosed condition:  
Chromosomal Anomalies 32
Disorders of the Nervous System 16
Congenital Anomalies – Brain/Spinal Cord 14
Symptoms and Ill-Defined Conditions 12
Congenital Anomalies – Facial Clefts 9
Conditions Originating in Perinatal Period 6
Congenital Anomalies – Musculoskeletal 5
Developmental Delay 74
Atypical Development 15

33% of children have delays in more than one area.



Number of ECI Programs by Affiliation for SFY 2005 Affiliation
Private Non-Profit Organization 16
Independent School District 5
Education Service Center 7
Community MHMR 29
Other 3

Local agency affiliation.


Types of ECI Direct Service Personnel (Percent FTEs) Percent
Early Intervention Specialist 41
Occupational Therapist 10
Physical Therapist 8
Nurse/Medical 2
Social Worker/Counselor/Psychologist 9
Speech-language Therapist 17
Program Administrator 6
Other Direct
Other Direct includes:
Dietician
Child Find Coordinator
Audiologist
Paraprofessional
Translator/Interpreter
7

Source: Funding applications, submitted SFY 2005


Division for Disability Determination Services


Percent of Initial Disability Cases Allowed Compared to National Average


  2003 2004 2005
DDS 38.5 36.7 39
USA 36.7 36.5 35.7

Total Disability Cases Processed by DDS


  2003 2004 2005
Disability Cases 273,768 279,957 283,306


DDS Average Initial Case Processing Time Compared to National Average


  2003 2004 2005
DDS 68.5 62.8 67.3
USA 84.9 85.7 87.2

Types of Disability Cases Received for FFY 2005 Percent
SSI Only 41.4
SSDI Only 27.1
Dual Entitlement 31.5

All DDS data is for the Federal Fiscal Year, October-September.