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
- o. State's Strategies
Describe 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
o. 4. 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:
The Bureau of Services for Blind Persons (BSBP) participates on the Michigan Interagency Transition Team to design and develop collaborative models to use with students with disabilities in the state. BSBP partners with Michigan Department of Education, MRS, Centers for Independent Living, and other community rehabilitation programs to design Pre-ETS and programs in the five required Pre-ETS categories. In collaboration with our partners statewide pilots such as Seamless Transition have been developed to utilize evidence-based practices to increase competitive integrated employment outcomes for students.
BSBP staff attend transition council meetings and statewide transition events such as the Michigan Transition Services Association annual conference. BSBP staff participate in local transition fairs and events to explain Pre-ETS and VR services for students.