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. 6. Strategies to improve the performance of the State with respect to the performance accountability measures under section 116 of WIOA
Current Narrative:
- Continuous collaboration with WIOA partners, i.e. advocacy for presence on local workforce boards that allows BSBP professionals to advocate for inclusion of blind and visually impaired consumers in all programs where they may be eligible. This enhances co- enrollment opportunities, opportunities for education and training and ultimately competitive integrated employment outcomes.
- Inclusion on the state level workforce board where the interests of blind and visually impaired persons are considered as well as all persons with disabilities when high level decision regarding resources and initiatives are made that could affect competitive integrated outcomes for persons with disabilities.
- Developing Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) with local One-Stop centers where the interests of persons with disabilities especially blindness can be advocated for and services can be made available.
- Development of MOUs with education, and the Behavioral Health and Development Disabilities Administration (BDDA) that will outline how collaborative relationships can enhance service delivery and inclusion of persons with disabilities especially those who are blind or visually impaired.
- Continuous monitoring of data dashboards and case management system metrics to evaluate and adjust bureau performance.