Participant tool · Pathway Navigator
Find the stage, the reference point, and the next useful question.
The DVR process is not perfectly linear. This Navigator keeps waiting-list branches, additional assessment, IPE review, appeals, and different closure routes visible instead of forcing every case into one path.
Implementation preview; legal activation requires maintainer approval
The reviewed stage model is implemented, but participant-facing pathway outputs remain disabled until V1B-06 is explicitly approved.
Current stage is uncertain
That uncertainty is preserved. The generated questions ask DVR to identify the stage and the document or decision supporting it.
Healthy/reference baseline
application
Completed application requires a qualifying request/application, information needed to begin eligibility assessment, and availability to complete the assessment process.
Sources: WAC 388-891A-0410; 34 CFR 361.41
DVR Signal does not calculate an exact stage deadline here.
Healthy/reference baseline
eligibility
Eligibility determination uses the 60-day framework with stated extension/trial-work exceptions.
Textual timeframe: 60 days subject to applicable extension or trial-work/exploration provisions
Sources: WAC 388-891A-0510; 34 CFR 361.41(b); 34 CFR 361.42
DVR Signal does not calculate an exact stage deadline here.
Healthy/reference baseline
assessment
Identify VR needs, employment outcome, and services using existing information to the extent possible and additional assessment when needed.
Sources: WAC 388-891A-0900; 34 CFR 361.45(b),(f)
DVR Signal does not calculate an exact stage deadline here.
Healthy/reference baseline
ipe
Develop a written, signed IPE with employment outcome, services, timelines, providers and progress criteria.
Textual timeframe: 90 days after eligibility, or after release from an order-of-selection waiting list when that branch applies, unless a specific-date extension is agreed
Sources: WAC 388-891A-0916; 34 CFR 361.45; 34 CFR 361.46
DVR Signal does not calculate an exact stage deadline here.
Healthy/reference baseline
IPE review / amendment
Review the IPE at least annually and amend it when substantive changes require an amendment.
Sources: WAC 388-891A-0950; 34 CFR 361.45(d)(5)-(7)
DVR Signal does not calculate an exact stage deadline here.
Healthy/reference baseline
services
Provide services in accordance with the IPE and its individualized timelines/providers.
Sources: 34 CFR 361.45(a)(2); 34 CFR 361.46(a)(2),(4)-(5)
DVR Signal does not calculate an exact stage deadline here.
Healthy/reference baseline
employment
Employment alone is not successful closure; successful closure requires the regulatory conditions, including at least 90 days of maintained employment outcome.
Sources: 34 CFR 361.56
DVR Signal does not calculate an exact stage deadline here.
Healthy/reference baseline
closure
Closure type matters. Participant involvement/notice and appeal/CAP information apply under Washington closure rule; successful-employment closure has separate federal conditions.
Sources: WAC 388-891A-1320; 34 CFR 361.56
DVR Signal does not calculate an exact stage deadline here.