Located in:
- Program-Specific Requirements for Vocational Rehabilitation (Blind)
The Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services Portion of the Unified or Combined State Plan [13] must include the following descriptions and estimates, as required by section 101(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by title IV of WIOA:
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[13] Sec. 102(b)(2)(D)(iii) of WIOA
d. 2. A. Consultation and technical assistance to assist educational agencies in planning for the transition of students with disabilities from school to post-school activities, including VR services;
Current Narrative:
The DBVI Director meets quarterly with the Special Education Director of the Vermont Agency of Education, AOE Transition staff, and VR to coordinate the annual Transition Conference and to provide general updates. A person from the AOE Transition staff is a member of DBVI’s SRC. He provides regular updates about school initiatives and resources for transition planning. He recently explained the requirements of the new Personal Learning Plans and how they will be implemented for students with and IEP.AOE, DVR, and DBVI recently developed a new Interagency Agreement as required under WIOA.
Technical Assistance:
To facilitate the process of consultation and technical assistance; DVR, DBVI, and AOE implemented an Interagency Team for interagency planning and policy development. The Interagency Team meets at least quarterly and more frequently if needed. The Interagency Team includes:
- The AOE Special Education Director,
- The AOE Post-Secondary Transition Coordinator,
- The DAIL/DVR Director,
- The DAIL/DBVI Director, and
- The DAIL/DVR Transition Director
The interagency team coordinates training and technical assistance activities for LEAs related to the transition of students with disabilities from school to post-school activities including pre-employment transition services and vocational rehabilitation services. Training and technical assistance activities may include:
- Joint consultation with an individual LEA to address a specific local need.
- Co-sponsorship of local core transition teams including LEAs, DVR, DBVI and local community rehabilitation providers.
- Jointly sponsored regional and statewide trainings.
- Sponsorship and support of the annual core transition conference.
- Consultation and technical assistance that may be provided through alternative means such as webinars, conference calls and video conferences.