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
- i. Comprehensive System of Personnel Development; Data System on Personnel and Personnel Development
Describe the designated State agency's procedures and activities to establish and maintain a comprehensive system of personnel development designed to ensure an adequate supply of qualified State rehabilitation professional and paraprofessional personnel for the designated State unit, including the following:
- 1. System on Personnel and Personnel Development
- A. Qualified Personnel Needs
Describe the development and maintenance of a system for collecting and analyzing on an annual basis data on qualified personnel needs with respect to:
- A. Qualified Personnel Needs
- 1. System on Personnel and Personnel Development
- i. Comprehensive System of Personnel Development; Data System on Personnel and Personnel Development
i. 1. A. ii. The number of personnel currently needed by the State agency to provide VR services, broken down by personnel category; and
Current Narrative:
ICBVI currently employs a total of 37.5 staff necessary to provide VR services. The breakdown of personnel is as follows:
Professional Staff:
- 1 Administrator
- 1 Rehabilitation Services Chief
- 4 Program Managers
- 6 Senior VR Counselors for the Blind*
- 13.5 Instructors for the Blind (includes the State Wide Assistive Technologist / Business Services Coordinator)
- 1 Project Coordinator for Transition Services.
Administrative staff:
- 1 IT Technology Senior
- 2 Fiscal Technician
- 5 Vocational Rehabilitation Assistants
- 1 Management Assistant
- 1 BEP specialist
- 1 Receptionist
* Requirements for Senior VR Counselor for the Blind are consistent with the national standard of CRC. Individuals who do not meet those standards are designated Counselor for the Blind. All counselors currently employed at ICBVI are designated Senior Counselor of the Blind.