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:
- G. Coordination with Employers(Formerly known as Attachment 4.8(b)(5)). Describe how the designated State unit will work with employers to identify competitive integrated employment and career exploration opportunities in order to facilitate the provision of:
- G. Coordination with Employers
- 2. Information on the Formal Interagency Agreement with the State Educational Agency with Respect To:
- d. Coordination with Education Officials
d. 2. G. ii. Transition Services, Including Pre-employment Transition Services, for Students and Youth with Disabilities.
Current Narrative:
IDVR has worked with Union Pacific to provide students with an information/recruitment day with the Nampa school District. Students filled out applications ahead of time and recruitment personnel from Union Pacific went over the applications and provided feedback to the students. They also practiced panel interviews and watched presentations on what Union Pacific looks at as far as positives and negatives in applications and resumes. Union Pacific will also be working with students who attend Academy NexT. Academy NexT is an IDVR project where students spend one week on the Idaho State University campus to participate in job exploration, career counseling, practice interview skills in a simulated environment using an avatar, self-advocacy, independent living skills, community integration, and college life. Students will learn to budget, experience college classes, learn to use technology to support note taking, use of Livescribe pens, Chromebooks, and iPads, tour campus, and with meet disability services staff to better understand services and resources available to them.
IDVR has also coordinated with Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Idaho Parents Unlimited to offer the Work of Art Program during the 2016-2017 school year. Idaho Parents Unlimited offered a program to students where students work with HP to secure a job to create corporate art. Students were paid minimum wage by Idaho Parents Unlimited for their work on the project. The program connected youth with disabilities to HP and provided them with a meaningful employment opportunity. HP provided the students, their families, and agency partners with a reception following the experience where they could display their creations. The reception was a way to thank the students for their hard work and dedication to the project.