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Successful Disability Opportunities Program (SD)

  • The Successful Disability Opportunities Program provides persons with disabilities a greater access to employment opportunities with the State.
  • Applicants must be a customer of the Division of Rehabilitation Services and have a Certificate of Eligibility completed by their Department of Human Services/Division of Rehabilitation Services' vocational rehabilitation counselor for each title on file at the time of testing.
  • Immediately upon completion of the test and receiving a passing grade, in addition to their open competitive grade, their SD grade will be issued.
  • SD grades are valid for one year.
  • An agency may request the SD eligible list when there is a vacancy to be filled by other means.
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