Located in:
- Program-Specific Requirements for Vocational Rehabilitation
The Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services Portion of the Unified or Combined State Plan* must include the following descriptions and estimates, as required by section 101(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by WIOA:
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* Sec. 102(b)(D)(iii) of WIOA
- d. Coordination with Education Officials
- 2. Information on the Formal Interagency Agreement with the State Educational Agency with Respect To:
- O. State's StrategiesDescribe the required strategies and how the agency will use these strategies to achieve its goals and priorities, support innovation and expansion activities, and overcome any barriers to accessing the VR and the Supported Employment programs (See sections 101(a)(15)(D) and (18)(B) of the Rehabilitation Act and section 427 of the General Education Provisions Act (GEPA)):
- O. State's Strategies
- 2. Information on the Formal Interagency Agreement with the State Educational Agency with Respect To:
- d. Coordination with Education Officials
d. 2. O. iv. The Methods to Be Used to Improve and Expand Vr Services for Students with Disabilities, Including the Coordination of Services Designed to Facilitate the Transition of Such Students from School to Postsecondary Life (including the Receipt of Vr Services, Postsecondary Education, Employment, and Pre- Employment Transition Services).
Current Narrative:
- Students with Disabilities
- o State memorandum of understanding with Michigan Department of Education, and Michigan Rehabilitation Services and local interagency cash transfer agreements
o Expansion of work-based learning programs during the school year and in the summer
o Adjudicated youth specific program and funding
o Project SEARCH training and supports and dedicated funding to expand
o Strong partnerships and collaboration at the state level resulting in joint trainings, improved systems of support and more seamless processes for students and families
o Summer program at Western Michigan University for student with autism to increase skills to be successful in future postsecondary training
o Partnership with Michigan State University Project Excellence to expand vocational rehabilitation services to students with disabilities in postsecondary education
Description of methods used to improve and expand vocational rehabilitation services for students with disabilities, including the coordination of services designed to facilitate the transition of such students from school to postsecondary life (including the receipt of vocational rehabilitation services, postsecondary education, employment, and pre-employment transition services).
Michigan Rehabilitation Services values the achievement of competitive integrated employment so that people with disabilities can be independent. Postsecondary education and job training beyond secondary education is critical to the achievement of independence for many people with disabilities. Through the provision of pre-employment transition services which allows for a continuum of developmental experiences, Michigan Rehabilitation Services will be able to help students (and their guardians) be better informed and prepared to choose careers.